Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
SI Systems’ Simon™ Automated Guided Vehicle is a battery operated automated guided vehicle (AGV) that improves productivity and throughput in order fulfillment, assembly, manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution operations.
The Simon AGV is fully programmable and configurable to adapt to changing needs.
Flexibility is a key feature of the Simon AGV as it can pick up and drop off companion carts at any location along its route, while offering the efficiency of non-synchronous system that reduces the number of AGV’s required for automation.
The Simon AGV is the cost-effective solution for repetitive movement and regular delivery applications in manufacturing, assembly, distribution, and warehousing operations, and is an alternative to package and pallet conveyors, power and free conveyors, monorail, and lift trucks.
Simon provides immediate increases in productivity and creates new opportunities for cost savings in your facility and among your workforce. You will see near-instant improvements in your operations. With Simon, you will experience the quickest ROI of any AGV on the market.
Simon AGV Features:
- Battery operated
- Automatic contact charging
- Compact design
- Guided by easy-to-install magnetic tape – can be up and running in two hours
- Path adjustments are quick and easy to meet your changing needs: reconfigure paths at any time to free up floor space or change projects
- 360° rotation
- Can work solo or in a fleet
- Point-to-point or route driven
- Tunneling capability
- Signal connector for third-party on-board electronics
- Wireless control via off-board pushbuttons
- Reduces product and facility damage caused by human transport
- Frees up significant space for additional manufacturing lines or warehousing
Simon AGV Benefits:
- Exceptional Return on Investment (ROI)
- Cost effective alternative to lift trucks and pallet conveyors
- Easy programming and re-programming
- Doesn’t require Wi-Fi, GPS, or Bluetooth – no connectivity issues or hacking concerns
- Programming, expensive IT support or software maintenance agreements are not required
- Routes and speeds can be modified to meet changing needs
- Improves operational throughput and productivity
- Reduces labor requirements, thus minimizing workplace injury and liability
- Can move a wide range of loads
SPECIFICATIONS:
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Deck Capacity
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Up to 2,500 lbs.
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Towing Capacity
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Up to 5,000 lbs.
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Speed
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Up to 225 fpm
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Stopping Accuracy
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±.5 in
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Ground Clearance
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Up to 0.90" for use on uneven floors
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Empty Weight
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500 lbs.
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Dimensions
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52.3” (L) × 44.3” (W) × 10.8” (H) with top plate
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Power Source
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Two 12V AGM batteries (standard)
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Standard Platform Configuration
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40” × 48” for standard skids & euro skids
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