Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) utilize software to determine their positioning, movement, and location. Equipped with automatic guidance systems and powered by motors, they are capable of performing material handling, transportation, assembly, delivery, and storage tasks across various industries, including greenhouse farming, manufacturing, plastics and metals, postal/mail services, automotive, aerospace, food and beverage, and packaging.
AGVs can move and stack pallets, complete assembly tasks, or tow heavy loads, making them ideal for repetitive operations. AGVs integrated with robotic arms excel at picking and transporting items. Designed to enhance productivity and efficiency, they can operate continuously unlike human workers, only pausing when requiring charging. By performing monotonous tasks in potentially hazardous conditions, AGVs eliminate human errors and minimize the risk of personal injury.
HKP provides a range of technologies and products for AGVs, including brushless DC motors with gearboxes, brakes, and encoders. These products continuously drive the wheels of AGVs, enabling precise control over start/stop, acceleration/deceleration, rotation, and turning. They also manage lifting and landing functions when AGVs reach target positions.
Key application challenges for AGVs:
• Compact design with high output power and efficiency
• Uninterrupted operation and long service life
• Excellent product consistency
HKP's solutions are a popular choice for AGVs for the following reasons:
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Gearboxes:
HKP offers a range of cost-effective spur gearboxes featuring sintered steel gears that complement HKP motors. When paired with HKP motors, these gearboxes provide designers with significant flexibility. Spur gearboxes have an eccentric output shaft and can be equipped with sliding or ball bearings, optional lubricants suitable for extreme temperatures, and resin gears for noise reduction.
HKP also provides a series of planetary gearboxes with different gear ratios and stages. The planetary gear series offers centralized output shafts for servo and continuous-duty power transmission applications. Planetary gearboxes are available with plastic or metal gears and can be customized with sliding or ball bearings on input and output shafts.
Encoders:HKP encoders are compact and space-efficient, offering products based on reflex optical technology with options for differential signals or non-differential signals. Transmissive optical technology and multiple precision grades are also available. Additionally, bearing-type encoders undergo rapid start-up testing before delivery to ensure product performance. Key features include:• Resolution ranging from 120 CPR to 8192 CPR• TTL quadrature outputs• Frequency response up to 960 kHz• Low power consumption: 5V @ up to 60mA• Plugs with self-locking functionBrakes:Take the B30A brake as an example, designed to hold loads in place when both the motor and brake are powered off. This compact 30mm brake provides a holding torque of 0.113 Nm (1 lb-in). Typically mounted on the rear of the motor, it features:• Holding torque of 0.113 Nm• Pre-set precision air gap from the factory• Thin mounting plate• High-hardness molded friction disc• High-speed compression spring• MIL-W-22759/34D military-standard wiring• Hex drive nut with positioning screw.
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