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Global AGV now handles up to 2 tons

At the request of its customers, Danish company Global AGV has developed a new version of its autonomous forklift truck: Global AGV L20, which effortlessly handles loads of up to two tons. Despite its increased lifting capacity, the new model has grown by only 12 cm. This allows it to operate safely in both production environments and densely packed warehouse facilities.

”We have successfully increased the payload capacity of our existing model by 40 percent without significantly changing its footprint. This is great news for companies across all industries that need to transport pallets carrying heavier loads. Our new model, the L20, effortlessly handles loads of up to two tons, turns in very confined spaces, and operates safely without taking up much more room than our other models,”

• says Majbritt Svane, Sales Director at Global AGV.

Successfully Handles Heavier Transport Tasks

The L20 is a further development of Global AGV’s popular L14 model. Despite an increase in lifting capacity of 600 kg, the L20 maintains exactly the same width and height as the company’s other models.

”The new model was developed in close collaboration with customers who needed a higher lifting capacity than the 1,400 kg offered by the L14. This is particularly relevant in industries such as food processing, where ingredients like flour or butter are often transported in heavy bulk bags. The first three L20 units are already in operation at international production facilities, two of them in Iceland where they transport heavy pallets of fish,”

• explains Majbritt Svane. 

Easy to earn money

Global AGV is part of the BILA Group. Ten years ago, the Group’s CEO, Jan B. Sørensen, came up with the idea of freeing forklift operators from repeatedly driving the same routes and instead assigning them to more value-creating tasks. As a result, the truck now operates autonomously, transporting loaded pallets from one location to another and ultimately delivering them to the loading dock for shipment. 

”This smart little machine creates so much value for our customers that it’s hard not to make money from it. In many cases, the AGV pays for itself in less than a year. If, for example, it frees up two employees who can be reassigned to other tasks, it immediately increases productivity,”

• explains Majbritt Svane.

Facts About the Global AGV Autonomous Forklift

AGV stands for Automated Guided Vehicle. 

Global AGV is based on a standard pallet stacker. The thoroughly tested AGV is operated and accessed through a web browser on a tablet or PC. It can be easily configured for both fixed and new routes. At the same time, the autonomous truck can be operated manually via the tiller, allowing it to function both as an AGV and as a manual stacker (dual mode). 

Operating 24/7/365 and thereby:

• Increasing efficiency
• Savings of at least 60% on simple pallet transport
• Improving internal logistics
• Less damage to goods

Global AGV is used by companies including Danpo, SKY-LIGHT and AVK GUMMI.

The autonomous truck is available in three versions: 

• L12 with a capacity of 1,200 kg. Ideal for handling US, UK and SEA pallets
• L14 with a capacity of 1,400 kg. Ideal for handling EUR pallets
• L20 with a capacity of 2,000 kg. Ideel for handling EUR pallets