Outdoor AGVs

Challenge accepted – safety first with SICK

Our design engineers set to work. Working with our partners at SICK, a technology and market leader in sensor solutions for mobile platforms, we utilised a state-of-the-art outside scanning system, to further enhance the MasterMover AGV in terms of safety systems.

Designed to operate outside, and amend speed depending on weather conditions, the enhanced sensing solution was a perfect fit for this use case. When visibility is reduced, so does the speed the AGV travels, ensuring maximum safety and control.

IP rating & the rain

Take a look at many marketing videos of outside AGV products, and the sun is shining. But the reality is the weather is not always kind, especially in this particular location.

Of course, the customer needed to operate efficiently come wind, rain or shine, and operate safely in all weather conditions. Our AGV needed to be built to get wet and cope with the rain.

For this requirement, we delivered a machine built to IP55, meaning protection against jets of water coming from any direction.

Proving the capability of our AGV solution

As the video shows, MasterMover passed the test! Our AGV electric tug met the challenge posed by this customer, and we delivered a solution that would automate the movement of heavy materials from one building to another, safely, efficiently, and regardless of what the weather was doing that day.

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Accuracy & performance

In addition to these benefits, AGV solutions offer manufacturers huge benefits in terms of operating efficiency.

AGVs offer accuracy in terms of ensuring loads are delivered on time, every time, and they do this as quickly as possible, with little or no requirement for human intervention.

In fact, from a people perspective, AGV solutions allow your people to focus on the aspects of their role where they can add maximum value, adding further operational efficiency benefits.