Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV's) -- The Safe and Efficient Way for the Handling of Heavy Cable Reels

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV’s) — The Safe and Efficient Way for the Handling of Heavy Cable Reels

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Almost all types of cable production require the transport of heavy reels with intermediate or final products. This transport is mainly done with fork lifts, which represent a source of accidents in all factories. Injuries, product damage and air pollution by fork lifts are well known in the cable industry.A new type of AGV, specially conceived for the needs of cable industry, now permits elimination of these above mentioned risks. Fully compatible with pay-offs and take-ups, this system allows all possibilities from manual up to fully automatic reel handling operations.

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Description

Almost all types of cable production require the transport of heavy reels with intermediate or final products. This transport is mainly done with fork lifts, which represent a source of accidents in all factories. Injuries, product damage and air pollution by fork lifts are well known in the cable industry.A new type of AGV, specially conceived for the needs of cable industry, now permits elimination of these above mentioned risks. Fully compatible with pay-offs and take-ups, this system allows all possibilities from manual up to fully automatic reel handling operations.

Additional information

Author(s)

Axel Sandt Nokia-Maillefer, Switzerland and Pekka Melander, Nokia-Maillefer, U.S.A.
Publication/Event/Pages

Paper presented at WAI 61st Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA USA. Paper published in Wire Journal International, July 1992, pg. 73.
Year

1991

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