Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Technical Review
    Vol. 59 No. 1 (2022)   New Products & Technologies
    New Products

    Development of Improved Performance Laser-guided AGF

    Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd
    Material Handling Solution Engineering Division
    Engineering Headquarters

    In recent years, the need for automation in fast-growing multi-tenant warehouses has been increasing and more companies are considering introducing Automatic Guided Forklifts (hereinafter referred to as AGF(s)). However, the travel speed of AGFs is low compared to manned forklifts and AGFs cannot be operated using the same rack layout for manned forklifts. This problem has been a substantial impediment to the introduction of AGFs. Therefore, we developed a new AGF that can travel at substantially increased speeds and be operated using the same rack layout for manned forklifts and commenced sales in August 2021.