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Ensuring the Uptime of Your Wireless Network For AGV and AMR Systems

Automated material handling (AMH) systems are expected to keep booming in the coming years thanks to developing trends in e-commerce and smart factories. Among the AMH market segments, autonomous mobile robots (AMR) have the highest potential for growth (CAGR 43%*) followed by automated guided vehicles (AGV) (CAGR 24%*), in the 5-year period from 2022 to 2027*.

AGV and AMR systems are considered “mission-critical” assets. An unstable wireless signal could easily disrupt the operation of these systems. To ensure continuous operation, a reliable wireless solution with seamless Wi-Fi connectivity and easy network management is an absolute must.

*Source: AGV-AMR Market (3rd Edition), LogisticsIQ

Key Challenges for Wireless Networks

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Hard to Manage
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Unreliable Connectivity
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Limited Space and Interference

Why Moxa Wireless Solutions Are a Perfect Match for Your AGV and AMR Systems

  • Simplified Network Management
  • Reliable Networks for Mobile Operations
  • Compact but Rugged
  • Management
  • Environment

Simplified Network Management

MXview Wireless gives you a clear view of your AGV and AMR systems' wireless network through the visual interface from which you can view the real-time network topology and the network status dashboard. Moreover, whenever there is an anomaly, the system will send out an alert automatically. You can also play back the roaming history to identify and solve the root cause and get your systems running normally again as quickly as possible.

Reliable Networks for Mobile Operations

To ensure continuous AGV operations, our AWK Series AP/bridge/clients feature Turbo Roaming technology to achieve millisecond-level handoffs. Moreover, the unique MAC Clone function can be enabled on all the AWK Series to support PROFINET communication over wireless networks. The AWK Series with Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) offers future-proof wireless with the latest WPA3 encryption for enhanced wireless security to help protect sensitive data on wireless networks.

Compact but Rugged

The industrial EMC-certified AWK Series wireless clients are small yet strong, and feature built-in antenna isolation to protect against interference and all AWK Series devices undergo rigorous testing to ensure suitability for environments with extreme vibration. Moreover, with a wide operating temperature range of -40 to 75°C, the AWK Series wireless products are deployable in cold-storage warehouses.

04 - The Necessary Evil of Building the Industrial IoT

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) aims to increase productivity and make users lives easier. However, this can only be achieved when the Industrial IoT environment has reliable network connectivity. An unreliable network presents users with several challenges including: longer system downtime, cyber security risks, and unstable operations, especially when using a wireless connection. The diagram below uses factory automation as an example to illustrate what kind of concerns our industry partners face when trying to adopt lndustrial loT applications and benefit from them.

05 - The Necessary Evil of Building the Industrial IoT

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) aims to increase productivity and make users lives easier. However, this can only be achieved when the Industrial IoT environment has reliable network connectivity. An unreliable network presents users with several challenges including: longer system downtime, cyber security risks, and unstable operations, especially when using a wireless connection. The diagram below uses factory automation as an example to illustrate what kind of concerns our industry partners face when trying to adopt lndustrial loT applications and benefit from them.

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