In today’s industrial landscape, the demand for smarter, more efficient material handling solutions is growing rapidly. Manual tow trucks have long been a reliable choice for moving large volumes of parts or stock in warehouses and plants. However, with challenges in recruiting forklift- and tugger drivers and the need to allocate staff to higher-value tasks, automation is becoming essential.
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Enter tugger AGVs and AMRs—sophisticated automated guided vehicles designed to revolutionize traditional towing operations. These cutting-edge machines not only automate repetitive transport tasks but also enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and reshape material flow in modern facilities.
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Tugger AGVs, or Tugger AMRs, are commonly utilized in industries like manufacturing and logistics, where efficient transport of materials over long distances within facilities is essential. These automated vehicles are valued for their ability to streamline operations, boost efficiency, lower costs, and improve workplace safety. As a result, more companies are turning to Tugger AGVs or AMRs to automate towing processes, replacing traditional manual equipment to free up operators for more productive tasks while automating repetitive ones.
Milk runs are an example of a process that manufacturers can benefit from automating. This involves a predefined loop with designated areas for loading and unloading materials, which can be done by a forklift or manually if using totes. Since milk runs already have a clearly defined process, it remains consistent when transitioning from a manual system to an automated towing solution.
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With the capability to tow multiple carts simultaneously, Tugger AGVs and AMRs offer a cost-effective solution, helping businesses achieve a strong return on investment.
The FlexQube AMR system consists of a single robot that integrates with a range of load carriers, making it adaptable to various payloads depending on the specific use case. Common loads include pallets, racks, material kits, and totes, particularly in applications where automation is viable with typical payload capacity required is between 2,000 and 3,000 kg.
Our tugger AMR, which we call the Navigator AMR Tugger, is unique in the market with a standardized and patented coupling that can automatically couple and uncouple from a full train set. The system is based on a modular ‘one robot/multi-carrier’ concept, where the AMR itself is a non-load carrying system – equipped with a navigation system, safety system and battery – which couples with the motorized load carrier.
The navigation system operates in a mixed-traffic environment without the need for any physical guidance on the floor and uses advanced navigation technologies to autonomously move through environments. Sensors, camera-based vision and mapping are used to allow the AMR to navigate dynamically and to avoid obstacles in real-time. In addition, different payload dimensions require customized safety fields to ensure proper navigation and collision avoidance, as larger or irregularly shaped loads need extended or differently shaped safety zones which is a unique feature on the market.
With advanced safety systems and an advanced fleet management system, the Navigator AMR can respond to its environment and the traffic around it to ensure it delivers materials to the right place, at the right time, in a safe manner. If there are obstacles that interfere with its route, the safety system triggers the AGV to slow down or stop until the object is removed to ensure high safety for other traffic and operators.
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