Magnetic Strip-Guided AGV

The Magnetic Strip-Guided AGV Cart is a low-cost, highly stable, and path-flexible automatic guided vehicle. It uses magnetic tape on the floor for automatic tracking. It does not need complex vision algorithms or QR code scanning. It follows the preset route to complete material transfer, station docking, material supply, and finished product collection.

This cart is widely used for workshop line material transfer, warehouse entry and exit, machine loading and unloading transfer, and assembly line material delivery. It suits high-volume, high-frequency, and routine unmanned transfer. It is a low-cost upgrade from manual handling and fixed-track RGV.

Zhejiang Luban has strong experience with magnetic tape AGV. Our products are used successfully in many automation projects. From hardware processing to warehouse logistics, they perform reliably.

QR-code AGV is flexible but faces challenges in some workshop environments. Floor oil can cover QR codes. Strong light can interfere with the camera. Dust can affect lens clarity. These problems may not be serious in clean electronics workshops, but they are big problems in hardware processing and foundries.

The Magnetic Strip-Guided AGV Cart solves this with magnetic sensing. The magnetic sensor detects the tape on the floor. It is not affected by light, dust, chips, oil, or electromagnetic interference. Even if the tape has a thin layer of oil, the sensor still reads it accurately. In harsh workshop conditions, magnetic tape AGV is much more stable than QR-code AGV. One foundry customer told us that after using this AGV, they never had the problem of the AGV getting lost or stopping due to floor contamination. The equipment runs 24 hours a day and material transfer has never been interrupted.

The cart reads the magnetic tape through a magnetic sensor on the bottom. The sensor detects the tape position in real time. The control system adjusts the travel direction based on the sensor reading. This keeps the cart on the tape path.

The control uses a dedicated AGV system. It supports automatic tracking, fixed-point stopping, precise station positioning, automatic start/stop, empty standby, task queuing, and automatic return. Travel speed and stop accuracy can be adjusted freely. The cart body uses an integrated steel structure. It has high load capacity and is wear-resistant. Safety features include infrared obstacle detection, mechanical bumpers, emergency limits, sound and light alarms, overload protection, and emergency stop.

Magnetic tape path recognition is precise and responsive. It is not affected by workshop lights, dust, chips, oil, or electromagnetic interference. The working temperature range is -10°C to 45°C. It supports multiple AGVs on the same path and multiple branch paths. The system automatically keeps distances, controls intersections, and splits tasks.