{"id":8501,"date":"2021-04-13T16:40:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T14:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendly-liskov.89-200-172-203.plesk.page\/?p=8501"},"modified":"2025-01-21T16:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T15:55:11","slug":"agv-fleet-for-combine-harvesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendly-liskov.89-200-172-203.plesk.page\/en\/group-references\/agv-fleet-for-combine-harvesters\/","title":{"rendered":"AGV fleet for combine harvesters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCLAAS is one of the world\u2019s leading manufacturers for agricultural machinery. Because the new generation of combine harvesters follows modular product architecture, production and assembly processes also had undergo a thorough reorganization. High flexibility, greater efficiency, and consistent security for workers were central factors. The ROFA Group was able to satisfy these needs with a custom AGV fleet management system.<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe project\u2019s origins lay in restructuring the combine harvester product portfolio: two older series were intended to be gradually replaced with two modular successor series. In this process, CLAAS also decided to combine two production lines into one, and to rely on the principle of mixed assembly across lines from now on. The purpose of this was to optimize capacity utilization and to make more efficient line balancing possible - combined with the desire to keep changeover times for the new series short. \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe AGVs newly designed by the ROFA Group, totaling 49, serve an important function in this context. They are deployed at each station and drive essential components or assemblies to the assembly lines. Unlike in the past, this is no longer done with a track-mounted, fixed concept embedded in the floor. The AGVs supplied by ROFA can now be freely programmed to navigate the area. Intelligent on-board technology from MLR provides the prerequisites for this: The navigation data for travel routes is transmitted directly to the vehicle control system via an IT interface, while LogOS\u00ae the control and guide software designed by MLR, takes care of seamless communication between customer IT and AGV. Magnet points embedded in the floor keep navigation on track and are robust and not tied to expensive floor work.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s how dynamic the new process is: at no point is personal safety called into question. To prevent collisions between workers and AGVs, the vehicles have been equipped with 360-degree scanning field coverage. If a worker is on the track, the AGV will immediately come to a stop or won\u2019t even accelerate in the first place. In addition to the combined AGV expertise from MLR, ROFA AG\u2019s expertise with heavy loads was also crucial to winning the contract. An integrated hydraulic hub helps the worker to start the assembly process when joining individual assemblies, universal receivers for all combine harvester types guarantee a fast workflow without long changeover times.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Client<\/b>: Claas Harsewinkel
Project:<\/strong> Automated guided vehicle system for assembly lines in the agricultural industry
Product:<\/b> Combine harvester
Project duration:<\/span>\u00a02 years<\/p>

Involved group companies:
<\/b>ROFA INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION AG
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