Automatizācija optimizē preču plūsmu, vienlaikus samazinot bojājumus, laiku un izmaksas. Darbinieki kļūst pieejami, lai atkārtotu procesu vietā veiktu sarežģītākus uzdevumus. Automatizētai palešu apstrādei ir nepieciešama arī mazāka apkope un enerģija, un tā veicina produktivitāti un drošību, parasti 2 gadu laikā panākot ieguldījumu atdevi.
Toyota autopilota iekrāvējus atbalsta divas ļoti precīzas un adaptīvas navigācijas tehnoloģijas: atstarotāju vai dabisko navigācija, vai arī kombinētas kā dubultā navigācija. Pēdējais ļauj iekrāvējiem pārslēgties, izmantojot atstarotājus vienā apgabalā un noliktavas vidi kā atsauci uz citu izkārtojuma zonu.
Autopilots are programmed to complete all tasks safely, and to work alongside manual operators. The built-in safety scanners and obstacle detection units prevent collisions by reacting accordingly to obstacles crossing the trucks’ path. Load sensors and vision cameras further ensure accurate and safe load handling.
All Autopilot trucks are controlled by the Order Manager designed in-house by Toyota. This software works as a standalone or as a communication layer with warehouse management and production systems. The Order Manager keeps track of goods storage, orders, traffic and flow thanks to its intelligent fleet control and the integration with ERP/WMS.
The Autopilots can be equipped with Lithium-ion batteries that are up to 30% more energy-efficient whilst reducing CO2 emissions. With the ability of auto charging, the trucks can charge quickly in between tasks without the need of personnel or charging rooms, making it fully automated.
The Autopilot range is based on the industry-proven Toyota warehouse trucks and is fully supported by the Toyota Material Handling Europe service network. To ensure maximum return on investment, professional services are included, ranging from system support to change request handling to preventive system maintenance.
A unique benefit of Autopilot trucks from Toyota is the fact that the navigation system can support either reflector or natural navigation, but also both. In case of dual navigation, one area of the layout uses the warehouse environment as a reference, while another area uses reflectors, which allows the Autopilot to switch seamlessly between natural and reflector navigation. This is possible thanks to the laser scanner, which is identical in natural and dual navigation, so reflectors can simply be added to the environment in order to convert it to a dual navigation system.