Application 08

Automated Guided Vehicles

Transport without forklifts.

Today forklifts and pallet jacks move pallets, carts and containers between press, finishing and dispatch. Automated guided vehicles (AGV, AMR) take over these runs around the clock, without rebuilding the hall and safely in mixed traffic with people.

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At a glance

from €45k

Entry investment

Compact AMRs with cart pickup start at around €45,000; fork AGVs for pallets including fleet management cost €80,000 to €180,000.

2–3 yrs

Payback

With four hours of forklift and pallet-jack time tied up per shift, one vehicle pays back in roughly two and a half years in two-shift operation.

0 rebuild

No floor work

Modern vehicles navigate by laser contour. No induction loops, no magnetic tape; routes are changed in software.

Typical use cases

Pallet transport between press, finishing, wrapping and dispatch
Printing plates from the CTP imagesetter to the press
Empties, cartons and reels delivered to the line
Finished goods from the case sealer to the dispatch warehouse
Transport between halls, including outdoor routes

What it solves for you

No waiting at the machine because no forklift driver is free
Night shift without a dedicated forklift driver
Fewer transport damages and accidents in the hall
Call by button, tablet or automatically from the machine
Start with one vehicle, the fleet grows with demand

Market data

Automated guided vehicles are the fastest-growing segment in intralogistics. Fork AGVs pick up Euro pallets of up to 1,000 kg straight from the floor; compact AMRs tow existing carts without modification. All vehicles are certified to EN ISO 3691-4 for mixed traffic with people.

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