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Automated Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS) are an important component of intralogistics. The technological standard and the experience with this automation technology that is now available have led to AGVS finding their way into almost all industries and production areas. The history of AGVS began in the USA in the mid 1950s.
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VDI FML (= Fördertechnik, Materialfluss und Logistik)—German for: Conveying technology, material flow, logistics.
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The AGV conference is held every two years since 2012 at the Fraunhofer Institute IML in Dortmund (www.fts-fachtagung.org), from 2002 to 2010 at the University of Hanover and at the beginning, i.e. in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1998 and 2000 at the University of Duisburg.
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www.forum-fts.com, where you will also find a list of the currently successful European AGV manufacturers.
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James P. Womack, Daniel T. Jones, Daniel Roos: The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production. Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Editin: Reprint (1st November, 1991).
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Abbreviations (based on German language): AWT—Automatic goods transport system; EHB—Electric Monorail System; P&F—Power and Free (chain conveyor).
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Ullrich, G., Albrecht, T. (2023). History of Automated Guided Vehicle Systems. In: Automated Guided Vehicle Systems. Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-35387-2_1
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