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SmartCart AGCSmartCart™ AGC

  • A self-propelled, battery powered single directional vehicle
  • Follows magnetic tape (or bar)
  • Less expensive, more reliable than an AGV
  • Uses latest Wireless LAN technology
  • Ideal for simple, repetitive, point-to-point movement of material
  • Ideal for low to medium volume assembly (30-80 jobs per hour)
  • Ideal for applications where constant cost cutting is required

SmartCart AGCThe SmartCart AGC is ideal for use as an assembly platform in low to medium volume production where the product is set on a fixture attached to the drive module frame or to an optional load handling frame up to 60" x 120".

Assembly production rates can be increased or decreased on demand simply by adding or removing AGC's from the line. This is a substantial benefit over conventional assembly conveyor methods which require the assembly line to be designed and installed up front for the maximum potential production rate.

Material Transportation: The SmartCart AGC can be used as a load carrier, with load platform or transfer mechanism such as a non-driven conveyor bed. A prime area for cost savings in manufacturing plants is in-process inventory reduction. A SmartCart system will move material between stations with regularity and predictability.

Uses for SmartCart AGC

SmartCart AGC Strengths vs. Conventional Conveyor

  • Scalable Material Handling
    A unique advantage to SmartCart AGCs is that you "only purchase the throughput you need - when you need it". While conventional conveyor requires you buy the entire throughput at once. This allows a system to be installed inexpensively to perform a low throughput. Then as activity/revenue increases, so can your throughput.

  • Portable Material Handling
    A SmartCart AGC system can be installed in an area or facility this year and quite easily moved and retooled as necessary. A SmartCart AGC module is like an engine in an automobile, changing the outer shell changes it's purpose while allowing you to keep the core the same. This means that as economies change so can where you put your automation.

  • Easy Installation
    Magnetic Tape and Flat Transponder Tags are about a 1/16" thick, so they can mount "on" the floor, with no need for drilling or cutting. Installation is as easy as: sweep the floor, measure and snap some chalk lines, mark your turn radii, stick down your tape and transponders, and run your SmartCart AGCs.

  • Eliminate Barriers
    Floor mounted conveyor can impede access. But since all of the floor level installation is noninvasive, SmartCart AGC systems only create orchestrated traffic. Access is only blocked while travelling through an area or while sitting in a station.

  • Easy Modification
    Simple system changes can be made in a matter of hours. Extensive system changes can usually be made over a weekend.

  • Less Potential System Downtime
    When a drive fails in a conventional conveyor system it can bring the whole system to a halt while repairs are made. If a SmartCart AGC ever fails it only halts the system until the cart can be moved out of the way allowing for reduced system throughput while repairs are made.

  • Clean and Quiet
    No chains and sprockets means that the hassle and noise are eliminated.