Machinery Attachments

What is AGV?

An AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) is a mobile robot used in manufacturing plants, warehouses, and distribution centers to transport materials, products, or components without human intervention. AGVs follow pre-defined paths and use various guidance systems such as lasers, vision, or magnetic tapes to navigate within their environment. They improve efficiency, reduce labor costs, and increase safety by automating repetitive material handling tasks.

What is AGV Slew Bearing?

An AGV slew bearing, also known as a slewing ring or turntable bearing, is a large, specialized rotational bearing used in AGVs to enable smooth and controlled rotation of specific components, like robotic arms or cargo handling attachments. These bearings are designed to handle complex load combinations, offering precision and accuracy in AGV systems.

Features of AGV Slew Bearing

Some key features of AGV slew bearings include:

Load Handling: AGV slew bearings can handle complex axial, radial, and tilting moment loads, ensuring stable and precise rotational motion.

Precision: They provide accurate and controlled rotation, minimizing backlash and ensuring AGVs can position themselves and maneuver loads precisely.

Durability and Reliability: Slew bearings made of high-quality materials and manufactured to rigorous standards ensure long service life, durability, and reliable operation of AGVs.

Modularity: They are available in various sizes and configurations, allowing integration into AGV systems with different design requirements, space constraints, and payload capabilities.

Applications of AGV Slew Bearing

AGV slew bearings are utilized in a variety of applications, including:

Material Handling: AGV slew bearings facilitate precise rotational control in AGVs employed in material handling tasks, such as pallet transportation, order picking, or assembly line operations.

Mobile Robotics: They can be integrated into other mobile robots, such as those used for inspection, surveillance, or search and rescue, providing smooth and precise motion control.

Storage Systems: AGV slew bearings can be an integral part of autonomous storage and retrieval systems, facilitating precise positioning and handling of stored items.

Industrial Automation: AGV slew bearings can enhance the performance of AGVs in various industrial automation processes, such as component or product placement, assembly, or machine tending.

Supplier of AGV Slew Bearings

ZENITH-DRIVE is a professional manufacturer of AGV slewing bearings and we can design and manufacture slew ring bearings, precision bearings, slew drives and custom bearings for construction, engineering, mining, marine, chemical, military, wind turbine, medical equipment, and many other industries.

By virtue of expertise team, advanced manufacturing technologies and strict quality management system, ZENITH-DRIVE takes the lead in the R&D of slewing bearings, which are designed with reasonable construction, light weight, good load carrying capacity and high versatility. The bearings’ diameters range from 200 to 10000mm and the accuracy covers PO, P6 and P5 class. Now, we can manufacture CCS, ABS, BV, GL and other certified bearings.