Creform’s model CA2-A3800C BST AGV travels up to 50 MPM

Creform Corp. has developed an AGV and flow rack system for an automotive parts company in Mexico. The BST AGV, model CA2-A3800C, transports powertrain components as they travel between machining to the clean room area for assembly. Full carts are delivered, and empty carts returned.

The AGV with brushless motor works as an automated tugger and pulls each of the eight flow racks through the system. It can travel up to 50 MPM and has a load capacity of 1,322 lbs. The tugger moves along a magnetic guidepath and travels about 600 ft. It makes a circuit of the route every hour during production over a two-shift operation. The AGV automatically exchanges full carts and empty carts during the run.

Each of the flow racks is made utilizing the company’s system of 28-mm pipe and joints. The rack’s dimensions are 63 by 31 by 65 in.