Lazerway - Lazer Guided AGV Systems

For twenty years Excel have earned and developed engineering knowledge and expertise in designing and supplying automated guided vehicles (AGVs). In 1998 we were proud to be the first engineering company to introduce lazer guided vehicle technology into the United Kingdom. Our commitment to excellence means we have developed the expertise, and gained the experience, to enable us to design to suit a variety of applications. We can also supply wire or tape guided systems should the application or environment require such technology.

Excel Lazerway automated guided vehicles have been used in applications ranging from body assembly and automated sub-assembly, to the transport of hazardous products for the pharmaceutical industry - as well as pallet handling, and the linking of storage to production facilities. Our advanced vehicle control system is provided by Excel's partner, Netzler and Dahlgren Company of Sweden - a world leader in AGV control technology. The ACC70 vehicle controller provides great possibilities for lazer guided vehicle systems offering modular solutions for advanced vehicle control and load handling.

lazer guided technology overcomes many of the traditional drawbacks associated with conventional hardwired or tape guided systems. Lazerway enables free range navigation without the need for physical floor reference points, in-floor wires or position ID's. A map of the entire vehicle route is stored in the ACC70, allowing the vehicle by itself to find a path to any destination in the layout. The navigation map is easily generated from a CAD drawing with the Layout and Reflector Definition Programme. Each vehicle is in constant contact with the off-board control system by either radio or infra-red communications.

The off-board master control programme is NT7000. This powerful order manager and traffic controller with advanced diagnostic and statistic functions runs on Windows NT. This master controller can be used for stand alone applications as well as interfacing with a host computer. It can control up to 50 vehicles in one system as standard. The operator interface programme is CWAY which also runs under Microsoft Windows. Using a layout diagram and tables CWAY makes it possible for total operating control over the AGV system.

A graphically displayed layout can be accessed to view the route and vehicles during their operation. Diagnostic functions at both system and vehicle ensure good system overview. The total automated guided vehicle system is designed to be user friendly. With our specialist knowledge and experience of designing vehicles to suit a wide range of applications, Excel Lazerway can provide AGV's as a real alternative to many other materials handling applications, having the ability to offer systems built to suit customer requirements for a wide range of industry sectors. We have the expertise and commitment to remain at the forefront of development, and we have the quality of production to be your number one choice.