How Mobile Automated Vehicles can benefit your operation: MAVs operate 24/7 and the systems are designed to meet peak demand. MAVs allow for the shifting of available labor to mutually beneficial roles. MAVs are designed for long-term operational excellence with many systems operating longer than ten years. One of the key points is the number of working hours of MAV. If you spend $500K for a MAV system, this amount will be the same (almost) whether the MAV works 8 hours or 24 hours, 5 days a week or 7 days a week.

MAVs deliver a lot of benefits, including higher efficiency, productivity, safety, and flexibility. To provide safe, efficient, and cost-effective movement of materials. To supplement or replace manually-operated material handling vehicles, such as forklifts, tuggers, and order pickers. For greater flexibility in material transport compared to fixed solutions, such as conveyors. In response to shortages in labor, allowing reassignment of employees to areas where they can add more value. To eliminate associate travel time during picking and order fulfillment.

This Module is all about how MAVs fit into the bigger picture and what areas need to be considered for a successful automation project.1. Vehicle(s)2. Stationary Sensors and / or Cameras3. Communication4. Mapping, Layout, and Configuration Software5. Traffic Controller / Management Software6. Middleware Software to ERP / WMS / WCS / WES7. Human / Machine Interface (HMI)8. Battery Charging