Stringo 550 AGV


- Automatic Guided Vehicle

The Stringo 550 AGV has now been developed so that it is possible to transport cars without using a driver. It is intended to be used for long transports of vehicles, which due to the fact that they can be transported without a driver, becomes more economic at the same time that it can be done with greater safety. It can also be used on smaller assembly lines where it stops at every assembly station and continues the transport through a simple push of a button when the assembly sequence is completed.

The Stringo 550 AGV is guided by a magnetic coil in the floor, which can either be cut into the concrete or attached on top of the floor. The machine has a safety system that causes the machine to shut down if any obstacle is in its way, and starts transport again as soon as the obstacle is removed.

The Stringo 550 AGV (Automatic guided vehicle) is two machines in one; a manual standard version and one with AGV function.
This means that an operator can pick up a car anywhere in the production line manually, and then place Stringo at a location where a magnetic coil is placed in the floor. There are also other possibilities to control unmanned transports, but the magnetic coils are reliable in service and well-established.
For use in an assembly line, an unlimited number of stop/assembly stations can be used.
 
It is now possible to develop an assembly line quickly and easily with a number of Stringo machines, something that Bob Lutz, vice president at GM, can also recommend. He said:
"less automation would allow faster and cheaper start up".  
 
In certain markets, cars are delivered as kits, so-called knock downs, where parts of cars are picked up in order to be assembled. In those markets, AGV solutions can be appropriate.
 
The AGV system has been developed in cooperation with an Austrian company that is a specialist within the area. Safety is a major focus; a laser continuously checks to ensure that no foreign object is in the way during the unmanned transport. If an object is in the way, the vehicle stops and then starts again once the foreign object has been removed.
 
One of the major advantages with the Stringo 550 AGV is its flexibility. This means that it is possible to use the Stringo 550 AGV in simulated 0-series, something that is otherwise very time-intensive and costly.
 
The Stringo 550 AGV can be adapted to customers' needs, such as different heights, widths, types of batteries and many other options.

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