Automated Guided Vehicles - An Accelerating Market - NEWS ARTICLE

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"Roland Anderson, president of AGV manufacturer Amerden, believes that the current crisis has made people think about their futures which may affect the post-COVID-19 labour market. The overall impact will be a significant acceleration of automation, perhaps sooner that has been forecast," he predicts.This global crisis has also highlighted the worlds dependence on a steady and reliable flow of goods from manufacturer to retailer and customer. " Coppus believes that by 2025, the industry will see both large and small operations combining automation technology along with skilled labour in order to enhance health and safety efforts while also minimising costs and increasing throughput. Amerden has regular inquiries for AGVs moving truck trailers in yards and they are common in heavy industries such as Aluminium plants," says Anderson. Automation, he says, is already moving into tradition manual forklift areas including mining and will continue to make forays into vertical industries, such brick, stone, tile and metal yards.

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