[Nikkei News Network Release] Driver Shortages Affecting Production and Intralogistics; Automated Forklifts Solve the Issues
Date：2025-05-28
The recent decline in population and birthrate has resulted in an increasingly serious shortage of labor. In response, efforts are underway in all areas of industry to utilize digital technology to automate tasks that were previously performed by people.
In the production and logistics fields, attention is often focused on the shortage of truck drivers, but there is also a serious shortage of forklift operators, who are indispensable for transporting, loading, and unloading goods in factories and warehouses. National certification is required to operate forklifts, making it difficult to secure human resources. In addition, the aging of the population makes it easy to fall into a labor shortage. Automated guided forklift (AGF) is attracting attention as an automated technology that can solve these problems.
This document describes the features and actual products of the AGF, which is equipped with numerous sensors and is capable of autonomous operations such as identifying cargo and avoiding obstacles. It can automate operations such as loading and unloading trucks. The AGF can be used for various shapes of cargo, such as pallets, soft packs, and rolled materials, etc. The introduction of the AGF will enable 24-hour unmanned operation, which is expected to prevent accidents, improve work efficiency, and reduce costs.
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The counterbalanced forklift truck AGV E series is applied for automatic transfer and handling of cargo on two or four-way entry pallets between different storage locations. with loading capacity up to 4000 kg and lifting height up to 6600 mm, the E series is characterized by high operating speed, good climbing ability and high loading capacity. The E Series is widely used in various scenarios including goods stacking, equipment docking, horizontal handling, high-level storage and truck loading/unloading.
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