Empowering food manufacturing
October 1st 2007 Batteries and HF chargers from Chloride Motive Power are powering a fleet of 25 new
self-guided vehicles (SGVs) at a food manufacturer.
Capable of transferring over 100 pallets an hour from the ends of production line
palletisers to either shipping conveyors or ASRS storage conveyors, the SGV and
battery charging system work seamlessly to ensure vehicles remain charged. When an
SGV approaches a pre-programmed state discharge, it automatically manoeuvres to
one of eight charging points and positions itself on a charging plate on the floor which
is connected to a 48v, single-phase wall mounted charger.
Recharged within 5 hours and able to opportunity charge, the new SGV fleet is fully
powered much faster than the old AGV fleet (which took 8 hours with 6 AGVs charging
at any one time). Now there are usually only one or two SGVs on charge at any time,
freeing up vehicles for material transport, maximising
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