Under-Pallet AGV Application Scenarios: Unlocking Flexible Automation in Warehouses and Production Lines

In modern warehousing and logistics systems, AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) play a crucial role. They can autonomously transport goods, effectively improving warehousing efficiency and reducing operating costs. As a member of the AGV family, the under-pallet AGV has gained widespread application in multiple industries such as healthcare, 3C electronics, 3PL, and automotive parts, thanks to its characteristics of ‘low-profile operation, flexible adaptation, and efficient collaboration.’

1. ‘Goods-to-Person’ Handling in E-Commerce Warehousing

E-commerce warehouses face the challenges of ‘multiple categories, small batches, and high turnover.’ Traditional manual picking is inefficient and has a high error rate. Under-pallet AGV are suitable for narrow aisles and meet high-density storage requirements. By connecting to smart shelves, they can accurately transport entire sets of shelves to the picking station, achieving efficient ‘goods-to-person’ operations.

2. Electronic Manufacturing Line-side Material Supply

Electronic workshops (such as SMT production lines) have strict requirements for the ‘timeliness and cleanliness’ of material distribution. Under-pallet AGVs can replace manual labour to accurately transport PCB boards and components.

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3. Low-Temperature Transportation in Pharmaceutical Cold Storage

Pharmaceutical cold storage involves high risks of manual operation and low efficiency. Cold-resistant under-pallet AGVs have become a compliant solution, increasing the average daily transportation volume, reducing the risk of frostbite to zero, and providing full data traceability. 

4. Pallet Transfer in the Food and Beverage Industry

Food warehouses must strictly comply with hygiene standards. Under-pallet AGVs are equipped with food-grade materials (stainless steel body, food contact certified components) to meet scene requirements. They automatically identify pallet barcodes and link with ERP systems to achieve full process traceability from ‘raw material entry to warehouse, production and distribution, and finished product delivery.’

5. Flexible Delivery of Automotive Parts

In mixed-line automotive production, there are many types of parts. Under-pallet AGVs can use a flexible scheduling system to customise lifting heights and connect to various carriers such as material racks and turnover boxes to dynamically match the material requirements of different car models.

6. Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Multi-Client Shared Warehousing

3PL warehouses need to serve clients from multiple industries. The AGV adapts to the warehousing rules of different clients through its ‘multi-task mode switching’ function. Through the central dispatching system, it can switch modes from ‘e-commerce parcel sorting’ to ‘industrial pallet handling’ in a short time without the need for manual reprogramming.

結論

Choosing a under-pallet AGV that is suitable for your application can deliver the dual benefits of cost reduction and efficiency improvement, driving logistics automation from ‘fixed processes’ to ‘flexible intelligence.’

If your warehouse needs such a under-pallet AGV, please contact AiTEN Robotics.