AGV Specialists Contour, Laser and Wire Guidance

Company Profile AGV System DesignAGV System Design AGV System Installation and IntegrationAGV System Installation and Integration AGV System Expansions and RetrofitsAGV System Expansions and Retrofits AGV System Repair and SupportAGV System Repair and Support AGV Electronics North American RepresentativeAGV Electronics North American Representative Increased and more Efficient Productivity Through AGV Solutions Is Our Business!

Established April 1988Established April 1988 Projected sales for 2013 is $4MProjected sales for 2013 is $4M Over 100 AGV system customersOver 100 AGV system customers Laser, contour, magnetic, optical, vision and wire guiding capabilityLaser, contour, magnetic, optical, vision and wire guiding capability Development participant with Seegrid ‘s vision guidance and Sky-Trax’s target guidance systemsDevelopment participant with Seegrid ‘s vision guidance and Sky-Trax’s target guidance systems Company Background

AGV Electronics - Laser, Contour, Magnet, and Wire guided vehicles and controls.AGV Electronics - Laser, Contour, Magnet, and Wire guided vehicles and controls. Amerden is an AGVE certified factory trained repair facility with factory test equipmentAmerden is an AGVE certified factory trained repair facility with factory test equipment Seegrid - 3D vision AGV guiding and NAV systems, nationwide reseller.Seegrid - 3D vision AGV guiding and NAV systems, nationwide reseller. Sky-Trax - Centrally Controlled Vehicle Systems (CCVS) and Sky-Trax guidance, nationwide reseller.Sky-Trax - Centrally Controlled Vehicle Systems (CCVS) and Sky-Trax guidance, nationwide reseller. Amerden Represents

Fuel manufacturing customer - Retrofit of 35,000 lbs AGVs in a heavy load operation. Hydraulic drive, differential steer, the 4 th unit in the fleet retrofitted by Amerden Projects In Progress Projects In Progress

Warehouse rack operation - Two new 30 feet high lift swing reach vehicles, 2,000 lbs capacity, with fast hydraulic lift, all other drives and controls electric. The system has 4000 pallet rack positions with full barcode scanned inventory control with remote WMS and ERP control from the customer HQ. Projects In Progress Projects In Progress

Automotive plant - Onboard and offboard software and implemen- tation of 3 separate systems for JIT parts delivery, 28 vehicles total. Automatic battery charging with Lithium batteries. Venture project with a Hyundai/Korean AGV builder. Projects In Progress Projects In Progress

Automotive Plant, Canada all electric assembly line vehicles delivered in a joint venture with other companies.Automotive Plant, Canada all electric assembly line vehicles delivered in a joint venture with other companies. Retrofit of two custom 51 feet long, 35,000 lbs. capacity, 4 drive/4 steer, laser guided AGVs, new controls, electric.Retrofit of two custom 51 feet long, 35,000 lbs. capacity, 4 drive/4 steer, laser guided AGVs, new controls, electric. Paper Mill application - Retrofit of two 50,000 lbs capacity paper roll, 2 drive/ 2 steer, wire guided AGVs, new controlsPaper Mill application - Retrofit of two 50,000 lbs capacity paper roll, 2 drive/ 2 steer, wire guided AGVs, new controls Injection Molding Plant I- Counter balanced vehicles with a pusher in a production/warehouse application with production and inventory control to stack two 8.5 feet high pallet less loads, all electric.Injection Molding Plant I- Counter balanced vehicles with a pusher in a production/warehouse application with production and inventory control to stack two 8.5 feet high pallet less loads, all electric. Injection Molding Plant II – High stacking vehicles in a production/warehouse with production and inventory control. Top of the load at 29 feet, moving laser mast.Injection Molding Plant II – High stacking vehicles in a production/warehouse with production and inventory control. Top of the load at 29 feet, moving laser mast. Large and significant projects Large and significant projects

De’Carte AGV offboard softwar De’Carte AGV offboard software Leading edge control software for AGV systems User friendly and modular The advantages with De’Carte™ software are: Will easily interface with any other standard WMS software Allows for customer changes Developed on MS Visual Studio.Net platform Use MS Visio layout definitions

Offboard control Offboard control AGV control system is De’Carte, non-proprietary, using De’Carte will dispatch all the AGVs safely, intelligently and dynamically as per the order of the WMS via TCP / IP communication set-up All AGV moves and AGV status are monitored and recorded, priority settings are built-in AGV battery levels are monitored constantly AGV maintenance schedules are built-in and the system will notify the operator or the AGV can automatically be sent to the maintenance area

AGV offboard control system Industry standard WiFi (b, g, n) Communication via Ethernet High quality PC server with UPS Wireless I/O, or OPTO22 or PLC

AGV Battery Charging AGVs have several options when it comes to battery charging, manual, automatic, and opportunity. For a 24 hr. operation, manual battery change is often used, or you may use fast automatic/opportunity charging, to keep up with production, or add a few vehicles. For 8-16 hrs of operation or in systems with AGV idle locations automatic charging is very feasible. Battery type is selected for the actual operation, wet lead acid, maintenance free AGM, Lithium/Li-Ion or NiCad. The system battery and charging requirement is studied and the customer may participate in selecting the most feasible solution for the actual operation.

Pallets are stacked, pre-wrapped, inspected and labeled.Pallets are stacked, pre-wrapped, inspected and labeled. The customer I/O system will send a message to the AGV PC system via Devicenet or Ethernet that a load is ready.The customer I/O system will send a message to the AGV PC system via Devicenet or Ethernet that a load is ready. The Amerden De’Carte PC system will dispatch an AGV for pick-up, deliver it to the final destination and track the inventory.The Amerden De’Carte PC system will dispatch an AGV for pick-up, deliver it to the final destination and track the inventory. De’Carte will keep inventory and communicate with a WMS, ERP or any other Host system local or remote.De’Carte will keep inventory and communicate with a WMS, ERP or any other Host system local or remote. General Production/Warehouse AGV System Overview

General Production/Warehouse AGV System Overview – Vehicle type

A common load pickup locationA common load pickup location Production statisticsProduction statistics General Production/Warehouse AGV System Overview

Stacking in the Warehouse Stacking in the Warehouse 3 or 4 high is also possible 3 or 4 high is also possible Production control Production control Inventory Management Inventory Management WMS/ERP local or remote host comm. WMS/ERP local or remote host comm. General Production/Warehouse AGV System Overview

Single load Double load Triple load Quad load Single load Double load Triple load Quad load General Production/Warehouse AGV System Overview

Counter balanced AGV, Outrigger AGV, Reach truck AGV, Swing-Reach AGV, Combinations.Counter balanced AGV, Outrigger AGV, Reach truck AGV, Swing-Reach AGV, Combinations. All electric, fast hydraulic mast optional, laser and contour guided, laser bumpers front and rearAll electric, fast hydraulic mast optional, laser and contour guided, laser bumpers front and rear Lifting capacity of 2,000 lbs up to feet to stack one or two 56 x 42 x 104” tall pallets.Lifting capacity of 2,000 lbs up to feet to stack one or two 56 x 42 x 104” tall pallets. Options to explore with a system are:Options to explore with a system are: Onboard barcode reader or RFID to verify load IDOnboard barcode reader or RFID to verify load ID Production/Inventory control, WMS, ERP comm.Production/Inventory control, WMS, ERP comm. Automatic battery charging.Automatic battery charging. General Production/Warehouse AGV System Alternatives AGV System Alternatives

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