CE marked heavy payload AMR pallet stacker

The CE classification indicates that the Max-NPS, which offers a standard payload capacity of 800 kg and a high-capacity version up to 1,200 kg, adheres to the European Union’s directives and standards for health, safety and environmental protection.

”European companies needing to lift heavy pallets can now do so safety, easily and autonomously with the Max-N Pallet Stacker,” said Jan Nicolay, AutoGuide’s new European sales director. “While it is not a requirement to comply to EU laws and standards outside the EU, the CE mark also gives global manufacturers confidence that they can implement our safe AMR systems in factories across regions.”

Built on AutoGuide’s patent-pending modular design, the Max-NPS attaches to AutoGuide’s common heavy-payload AMR platform that can be adapted for a wide range of manufacturing, warehouse and e-commerce material handling tasks. Guided by the company’s SurePath fleet-management software, the Max-NPS is easy to deploy and program, reduces costs and increases operational efficiency, all while improving worker safety over traditional fork lifts.

AutoGuide’s smart pallet-finding capability allows the Max-NPS to even pick pallets that have been displaced from their expected location and to pick a specific pallet from a stack. The vehicle sensors identify the pallet, its location and orientation, and then dynamically plan the best travel path for a successful pick.

“While the Max-NPS is our first CE product, AutoGuide’s advanced, flexible and modular platform means that other modular attachments, once CE marked, can be attached to the same robotic platform to be used for different applications,” added Rob Sullivan, president and CEO, AutoGuide. “This modular approach offers the most economical capital efficiencies for customers, helping to deliver a much faster ROI.”

AutoGuide builds to the EU’s directives and standards

To produce the required EC Declaration of Conformity, AutoGuide ensured it designed and manufactured the Max-NPS to conform to the essential requirements of the directives and standards as outlined below:

• Machinery Directive (2006/42/EC) covers the safety aspects of machinery, including safety components, ropes, chains, etc.
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive (2014/30/EU) ensures that electrical and electronic equipment does not generate, or is not affected by, electromagnetic disturbance.
• Radio Equipment Directive (2014/53/EU)establishes a regulatory framework for placing radio equipment by setting essential requirements for safety and health, electromagnetic compatibility, and the efficient use of the radio spectrum.
• Standards:
• EN 12895:2015
• EN 301 489-1 V1.9.2
• EN 301 489-17 V3.1.1
• EN 1525-1:1998 + A1:1999
• EN 1175-1:1998+A1:2010
• EN ISO 12100:2010
• EN ISO 13849-1:2008/AC:2009
• EN 300 328 V2.1.1
• EN 301 893 V2.1.1