Outdoor AGVs

Meeting the needs

At MasterMover, innovation is central to our ethos. We were recently challenged by a customer to demonstrate that one of our AGV (Autonomous Guided Vehicle) machines could meet their requirements…

A manufacturer of cars and commercial vehicles, the customers’ manufacturing process takes place across multiple buildings, with parts being brought to the production line as required.

Could this process be automated? Could additional efficiency be realized, through delivering materials on time, every time, and achieving better use of the available resources?

The answer to these questions was yes…

But with AGV solutions often deployed in internal environments, designed for their operation – think clean, flat, dry terrain – could MasterMover offer a solution that would work outside, even in challenging weather conditions across all seasons?

Navigating the way

With a safety solution in place that could operate outside and inside, navigation was the next step.

With MasterMover already operating AGV solutions at the customer site, the existing navigation system was utilized given its track record of success.

Taking on the terrain

So with safety, navigation and protection from the elements covered, we needed to ensure our AGVs wouldn’t be impacted by the less-than-perfect terrain often found outside, away from the controlled environments of production and manufacturing facilities.

MasterMover has a long track record of producing electric tugger machines that operate in tough and uncontrolled environments, so this wasn’t an issue. Featuring solid rubber tires and a secure coupling to ensure maximum load security, heading outside a building isn’t an issue for MasterMover!