... production process and automated guided vehicles (AGV) transportation (flexible jobshop scheduling problem-AGV) in an intelligent manufacturing system and get the scheduling scheme with the maximum job completion time and the shortest AGV transportation time. Design/methodology/approach The mathematical...

...Brian Rooks The automated guided vehicle (AGV), one of the popular new technologies of the 1980s, is now seen more as a part of automated handling systems not a standalone concept. It is now applied across a range of industries and several applications are described. At Denso Manufacturing, AGVs...

... The strength and long-term continuity of the AGV supplier are important if a warehousing operation or manufacturer is considering investing in this type of equipment. Peter Holdcroft of Indumat Systems stresses that the company has been trading continuously in the UK for the past 20 years while...

...Jack Hollingum © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> AGV Drives Design Controlling tractive force Keywords: AGV, Drives, Design Applicant: Aichi Mach. Ind. Co. LtdPatent number: JP11240446Publication date: 7 September 1999Title: Automated guided vehicle A pair of left...

... © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Denso AGV Materials handling automated at car component factory Keywords: Denso, AGV Much has been said of the negative effects of automation on employment but the reverse is true at the Telford factory of DENSO Manufacturing UK Ltd...

...Jack Hollingum Obstacle detection for AGV Keywords: Lasers, AGV Applicant: Mitsui Shipbuilding Eng. (JP)Patent number: US5970433Publication date: 19 October 1999Title: Laser obstacle detection method and sensor © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Lasers AGV A sensor...

...Jack Hollingum © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> AGV Guidance Systems Guidance system for AGV Keywords: AGV, Guidance Systems Applicant: Jervis B Webb Int. Co. (USA)Patent number: EP0942345Publication date: 15 September 1999Title: Guidance system for an automated guided...

...Jack Hollingum Stopping device for AGV Keyword: AGV The problem addressed by the patent is to position an automated guided vehicle securely at an optional stopping position on a track. During travelling,a control unit drives a linear motor drive, and puts a solenoid...

...Jack Hollingum © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> AGV Tyres Preventing tyre deformation Keywords: AGV, Tyres Applicant: Komatsu Forklift Co. Ltd (JP)Patent number: JP11268895Publication date: 5 October 1999Title: Tyre deformation preventing device for automated guided...

... AGV Automation Assembly Lift truck manufacturer automates handling of welded fabrications Keywords: AGV, Automation, Assembly © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> An automated guided vehicle (AGV) system from Indumat has been installed in the Basingstoke factory of lift...

... Egemin is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of automatic guided vehicles and material handling equipment. Its experience dates back to the early days of AGVs in the 1970s and it now markets its unique E'GV vehicles and E'TRICC Windows software (Plate 6).   Plate 6 Automatic...

... © MCB UP Limited 1998 --> AGV Automation Pick and place Royal Navy automates its main store Keywords AGV,Automation, Pick and place As part of a multi million pound investment in "100 Store", the Central Storage and Distribution Facility(CSDF) at Her Majesty's...

...Jack Hollingum Inductive guidance system for the SmartCart AGV allows very fast installation and re‐layout using adhesive stainless steel strips on the floor. Vehicles are self‐contained and can be individually programmed. The manufacturer gains its experience in AGVs through contract manufacture...