Kollmorgen NDC Flex groundbreaking system

NDC Flex

The best of two worlds

NDC Flexis a ground breaking system concept that merges the efficiency of

automated guided vehicles (AGVs) with the adaptability of autonomous mobile

robots (AMRs). This hybrid approach ensures peak site productivity while

mitigating risks related to potential disruptions. Whether partners are facing

a specific logistic challenge or aiming to optimize their operations, NDC Flex

is designed to meet their needs.

Key features

• Adapting to the environment

• Dynamic docking.

• Obstacle avoidance.

• Navigating using the existing environment

• Easy surveying using SLAM.

• Noartificial landmarks needed.

• Handles dynamic environments.

• Easy commissioning with Cirrus

• Anyone canedit the layout to enable easy and fast automation while

you as a supplier maintain control.

• Service technicians can take part in the commissioning phase.

• You canusethevehicle's position to update stations and paths in

the layout.

Dynamic docking: The vehicles can adjust their paths dynamically

during the "last mile" of their journey. The vehicles adapt to the real-world

load position, ensuring maximal system throughput.

Obstacle avoidance: Supports uninterrupted operation by allowing the

vehicles to maneuver around unexpected objects and seamlessly continue

along their designated path.

Natural navigation: Our comprehensive training and established best

practices, simultaneous localization and mapping(SLAM)solution, and

improved configuration ensure high performance over time.

Quick commissioning: Cirrus is a cloud-based solution enabling efficient

collaboration between employees stationed on-site and employees located

in the office. Cirrus simplifies the tuning and verification of the layouts

during commissioning, which significantly reduces setup time and accelerates

deployment.

Note that while AMR behavior, such as obstacle avoidance and dynamic

docking, improves the flexibility of the system, it may at the same time have

a negative impact on the throughput. As long as the supplier and the end

user are in agreement onsystem performance versus flexibility, NDC Flex

opens up for satisfying customer needs morethanever before.