Materials handling challenges
Transporting and storing goods in warehouses and distribution centers generates key challenges:
- In the ecommerce era, more and more pallets containing products need to be transported and stored.
- Using traditional forklift trucks driven by humans is labor-intensive, time-consuming and prone to costly mistakes.
- Automation is essential if you’re looking to eliminate operational inefficiencies and increase productivity.
Automated guided vehicles for optimized transport and storage
Körber’s vehicles can be deployed in a wide range of different configurations such as reach truck, fork-over counterbalanced forklift, very narrow aisle, and so forth. We know that your requirements are unique and we have an AGV solution to suit you.
Autonomous navigation is achieved via laser reflection, sensors, inductive wire, magnetic strip/spots or a combination of these. It all depends on your warehouse or distribution center requirements.
From transporting goods to feeding production lines, one of the major advantages of our AGVs is that, for many applications, there is minimal need for additional infrastructure – no rails or tracks, just lasers, wires or magnets.
Key benefits
AGVs for all applications
For decades, Körber has developed an extensive line of AGVs, ranging from the standard single pallet forklift truck AGV to highly customized vehicles suited to specific customer applications.
The Körber difference
With our AGVs, you can reduce your reliance on costly forklift trucks and drivers, and manage your warehouse transport and storage processes more effectively. Ultimately, this will help you to significantly increase operational efficiency and reduce costs by storing more pallets in less time with greater accuracy.
Körber vehicles in use:
The Navigator Company (Portugal)
This leading force in the international pulp and paper market uses Körber AGVs to accurately and quickly transport and store reels of paper, supply empty pallets, replenish packaging material and feed production lines. An automated battery exchange hub also increases efficiency, while a designated maintenance area ensures everything runs seamlessly.
