Benefits Of An Agv Assembly Line

The last decade has seen technology gradually being incorporated into specific areas to help with tasks that human labor has difficulty performing effectively and safely. That is why implementing AGV Assembly Line in production or warehousing lines has been a huge step for any company, whether it is dedicated to storage or production. Some of the benefits this technology offers in the long term are the following.

Increased productivity

An AGV Assembly Line is programmed with specific tasks that make moving any type of goods much easier without interruptions. While with a human hand, this process can be slowed down by the weight of the material or because it requires dangerous maneuvers, an automated guided vehicle can do it without any problem or risk.

This is not at all futuristic; it is something that, over the years, has evolved to the point that any company is capable of having one, as long as they have the necessary infrastructure for installation. If you have that, installing an AGV Assembly Line will significantly help the company’s productivity in a progressive way and with a system autonomous enough to do its task.

Reduced labor costs

The AGV Assembly Line offers an advantage by reducing labor costs. Whereas in the past, a large staff was needed to move, guide and position the material, now only one person is required to manage the speed and movement of this system via a control panel. 

In addition, the AGV Assembly Line reduces maintenance costs. Unlike other conventional methods, AGVs are effective because they have a low cost of ownership, avoiding preventive and corrective maintenance. This system guarantees a reliable solution that does not generate high maintenance costs. In addition, it has a system that responds 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Increased safety

Installing an AGV Assembly Line guarantees a safer work area because, in addition to having the programs mentioned above, it has the particularity of having proximity sensors, which are of great help so that it does not deviate from its trajectory and make the various maneuvers that are difficult or impossible for humans to perform. This also allows flexible trajectories, which can even be modified as often as you want and adapted to a low assembly cost.

The design of the AGVs allows them to support large amounts of weight (although, of course, each AGV has a weight limit). Of course, its design is also made so it can move freely within the company without fear of collision with other nearby devices. On the other hand, the AGV Assembly Line has an automatic charging system that will not need anyone’s intervention to get them to their charging station. As if this were not enough, on the same control panel, you can adjust the speed, and distance, among other necessary features for safe operation.

Improved accuracy

The sensors that the AGVs have allowed them to quickly know their environment and everything that surrounds it. The installation of the AGV Assembly Line implies that the same system has precision when moving the material from one point to another and, as mentioned above, if there is any other object that is interfering with its path, it can quickly stop until that is hindering it is removed, thus continuing with its natural course.

With this same precision, when an AGV Assembly Line needs to accommodate the material in question, it only needs sensors that allow it to interact with its environment and recognize the exact position where each product or package should go. Another particularity is that all those AGVs connected to a control panel can communicate with each other to avoid errors and accidents.

Increased consistency of output

In the end, the purpose of all this is that the whole AGV Assembly Line works in a coherent, uniform way without the interruption of the human hand. The only way the human can intervene is when you want to change the time, speed, distance, etc., and all this through the control panel, also known as Fleet Management software.

In AMS, we have this and other automation systems for companies dedicated to producing or storing goods. Acquire this type of system with the plus that being a green technology, you will save on energy consumption, and in turn, you will be contributing to the environment.