Goods Transfer Station with Safely Wirelessly Connected AGVs

Problem statement

Customers’s safety assessment required to implement remote safety stop control for their AGVs in goods transfer zone.

Implementation scenario

We installed a wireless network to provide a on-demand low-latency zero-downtime wireless link for AGVs to establish a safe communication link to central PLC.

Business impact

Our solution enabled our cooperation partner to smoothly integrate this function using standard safety components using our Bridge E for black channel communication.

Traffic: CIP Safety
Latency: 20 ms
Coverage: 10 x 10 m
Roaming: No
Network: 6 devices