BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Automatic Guided Vehicle System
- a transportation system consisting of driverless electric vehicles that follow a predetermined track, used for the distribution of materials around a plant
Additional Resources
- Here's a fast-track AGVS solution.(Chrysler's automated guided vehicle system for V-10 engines)
- Chrysler's automatic guided vehicle system for V-10 engines was designed, built, installed, debugged-all in seven weeks! How's this for a tough assignment? Design an automatic guided vehicle system, manufacture the vehicles, install the system, th Chrysler's automatic guided vehicle system for V-10 engines...
- Research articles 1995-03-01
- AGV Products awarded contract for The N.Y. Times AGV system installation. (New Products).
- AGV Products, Inc., has been awarded the contract for installation of an automatic guided vehicle system AGVS to be installed at The New York Times facility in Edison, NJ. Twenty-one AGVs will deliver various size paper rolls and perform automatic reel loading ARL at the reel ...
- Research articles 2002-11-01
- KUKA Robotics Selected by Transbotics Corporation to Supply Robotics for Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems
- KUKA Robots Integrated into Automatic Trailer Loading System Streamlines Material Handling Process
- Research articles 2007-02-28
- Polaroid's AGVS: from blueprint to integrated automation. (part 3) (Debugging the automatic guided vehicle system)
- Part III: Debugging the AGVS Polaroid's AGVS: From blueprint to Integrated automation No matter how well you prepare for a complex materials handling system, problems do occur. At Polaroid, planning, teamwork, and an implement in-stages a ...
- Research articles 1990-03-01
- Handling system key to company's modernization. (Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada Ltd.'s use of automatic guided vehicle system) (1990 Casebook Directory)(application case history)
- Conveyors, AGVS, Robots and Overhead Equipment Handling system key to company's modernization Pratt & Whitney Canada is positioning itself for the future through a step-by-step expansion and renovation of its current manufacturing processes. The goal--a computer integrated manufacturing...
- Research articles 1989-09-15
- How Sears moves six pallets at a time. (Sears Logistics services) (Cover Story)
- The concept is a straightforward one: use tugger AGVs to tow trailers of loaded pallets from receiving to storage, and from storage to sortation and shipping. But why choose an automatic guided vehicle system AGVS rather than a more traditional t The concept is...
- Research articles 1991-04-01
- AGV system design made easier
- Higgins, Amy Machine Design 08-22-2002 AGV system design made easier Byline: Higgins, Amy Volume: 74 Number: 16 Supplement: Machine Tools & Automation Technology ISSN: 00249114 Publication Date: 08-22-2002 Page: S6 Type: Periodical Language: English IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH Siemens Dematic, Grand Rapids, Mich., has developed a PC program that lets...
- Research articles 2002-08-22
- Webb hopes SmartLoader is smart for its business.(Jervis B. Webb Co)
- Byline: Sheena Harrison Jervis B. Webb Co. hopes nearly $3 million spent developing a new unmanned loading vehicle will boost revenue by 10 percent this year and guide it into new areas of revenue. The SmartLoader is an unmanned "automatic-guided vehicle''...
- Research articles 2006-02-27
- AGVs On The Move
- With today's current labor shortages and the need to improve warehouse efficiency, the automatic guided vehicle AGV is making the transition from a distribution center rarity to an essential piece of warehousing equipment. AGV systems have effectively incorporated the most advanced cutting-edge technology, which has significantly expanded their once-limited role...
- White papers 2000-12-01
- Portal aids in AGV systems design
- Anonymous Transportation & Distribution 11-01-2002 Portal aids in AGV systems design Byline: Anonymous Volume: 43 Number: 11 ISSN: 08958548 Publication Date: 11-01-2002 Page: 14 Type: Periodical Language: English The Rapistan material handling automation division of Siemens Dematic has launched AGVsystems.com, an educational reference site for automatic guided vehicle...
- Research articles 2002-11-01
- Northrop Grumman's Hunter Unmanned Air System Successfully Completes GPS-guided Viper Strike Testing
- Northrop Grumman's Hunter Unmanned Air System Successfully Completes GPS-guided Viper Strike Testing September 1, 2009 HERNDON, Va. - Sept. 1, 2009 - Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System UAS, in use with the U.S. Army since 1996, has successfully completed testing of the new GPS-guided Viper...
- News items 2009-09-02
- 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10 Arrives In Australian Showrooms
- AUDI'S FASTEST CAR YET, the V10-powered R8 5.2 FSI, is now on sale nationwide. Since debuting at the Detroit Auto Show at the start of this year, it's been an eight-month wait for the car to arrive on Australian shores. However for a select few Australians, it will be worth...
- News items 2009-08-12
