The development process of AGV electric pallet truck

From the initial application of AGV electric pallet trucks to the basic formation in the world, AGVs have played the role of material transportation for more than 50 years. The first AGV was born in 1953. It was converted from a towed tractor with a car pocket and transported goods along wires arranged in the air in a grocery warehouse. By the late 1950s and early 1960s, there were many types of trailed AGVs used in factories and warehouses.

In the 1970s, basic guidance technology relied on induction of electromagnetic frequencies generated by wires buried in the ground. A device called a 'ground controller' turns the frequency in the wire on or off, directing the AGV to follow a predetermined path.

In the late 1980s, wireless guidance technology was introduced into the AGV electric pallet truck system, such as the use of laser and inertial guidance, which improved the flexibility and accuracy of the AGV system, and , and when the path needs to be modified, there is no need to change the ground or interrupt production. The introduction of these guiding methods makes the guiding methods more diverse.

Since the 1980s, the automatic guided vehicle (AGV) system has developed into one of the largest professional branches in the production logistics system, and there has been an industrialized development. It has become an indispensable and important part of modern enterprise automation equipment. In developed countries such as Europe and the United States, the development is the most rapid and the application is the most extensive; in Japan and South Korea in Asia, it has also been rapidly developed and applied, especially in Japan, product specifications, varieties, technical level, equipment quantity and degree of automation, etc. It is rich in aspects and has reached the level of standardization, serialization and assembly line production. In my country, with the rapid development of the logistics system, the application scope of AGV is also expanding. How to develop AGV system technology that can meet the needs of users in all aspects (function, price, quality) is a realistic problem that we must face in the future. . Many storage equipment manufacturers in Taixing have been committed to this research, and Taixing New Pallet Truck Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is one of them.