Leine & Linde Ethernet/IP™:  Ideal for AGVs

Schaumburg, IL - (October 2016) – Industrial automation applications using the EtherNet/IP™ communication network are well established worldwide, and are now being found in dedicated motion control applications. Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGV) for example are now taking advantage of this industry standard using motion feedback provided by Leine & Linde encoders with integrated EtherNet/IP.   To improve warehouse productivity and reduce material storage area, racking and shelving systems have been designed to be so densely packed that human workers are not able to support the picking and