 Automation is becoming familiar also in the warehouses. |
Warehouses with 30,000 to 50,000 pallets can benefit from AGVs. The cost implications depend on the tasks to be automated, as well as scale. Two-shift operations will see full ROI in probably 18 to 24 months and three-shift facilities will get ROI in 12 to 18 months.The actual return in practice will depend heavily on the applications the system is being used for, but there is little doubt that
AGVs start off with an advantage. There will be savings in labour costs and it is as well to highlight it. And there is the question of safety:
AGV equipment is much safer and it is OK to operate it in the same areas as people.
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