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Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs are increasingly used in the Industry 4.0 domain and largely benefit from the upcoming deployment of 5G networks.

With 5G enabled by our in-house developed Google Coral Board that is mounted straight on the AGV, it can simultaneously use the latest navigation, sensing and vision technologies in combination with machine learning techniques to move autonomously through facilities. Currently, most AGVs are relying on Wi-Fi, which does not provide the reliability, bandwidth, coverage and security required to safely operate AGVs.

AGVs are able to perform simple processing tasks within facilities, including the shipment of assets from one production step to another, without human interaction. Moreover, by remotely controlling the AGV using the deployed 5G network, AGVs can be steered from locations all around the world.

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In general, reactive maintenance might be the worst machine reliability strategy. Maintaining equipment only after it breaks can mean unexpected downtime, emergencies, rush charges, overtime, and replacement of expensive parts.

However, predicting and diagnosing a machine’s health before it is running into serious issues requires insights that can only be obtained by having accurate and reliable data in place. Vibration analysis, for example, measures the vibration of the equipment while it is still in service, allowing the technician to plan for repairs and avoid unexpected downtime. For most cases, vibration, current, and temperature data are sufficient to derive those insights and predict when and why a problem may occur.

X-BRAiN offers a dedicated solution for Preventive Maintenance scenarios based on our in-house developed Environmental Sensor.

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