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The AGVE Group has received an order for an AGV-system including 16 large conveyor vehicles for the Volvo Car Group in Sweden.

Volvo Cars is a premium car manufacturer owned by the Geely Holding Group and producing more than 500,000 cars per year with its main factories in Sweden, Belgium and China. The group has a turnover of SEK 125 billion and approximately 28,000 employees worldwide.

The AGV system will be part of Volvo’s material supply system.

Delivery will take place during the first quarter of 2017

AGVE has received an order from IFÖ in Sweden, part of the Geberit Group, for further development and extension of the existing IFÖ AGV system involving A4 FL vehicles and layout changes. AGVE has 15 vehicles running in the IFÖ plant within 6 AGV systems.

The Geberit Group is a European leader in the field of sanitary products and bathroom ceramics.

Their production network encompasses 35 production facilities with more than 12,000 employees in over 40 countries. Geberit generates net sales of CHF 2.6 billion.

Delivery will take place during first quarter 2017

AGV Solutions, part of AGVE Group, has received an order for an AGV-system of A4 FLC’s (Counter-balanced) from Pratt & Whitney in the US.

Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company, is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units.

The AGV system will be part of their production and storage system with the capability of lifting tailored pallets.

Pratt & Whitney had a revenue of USD 14 billion in 2015 and they employ approximately 33,500 employees working worldwide.

Delivery will take place during the first quarter of 2017

AGVE has received an order for two AGV systems from ABB in Norway. One system will include 3 tailored A4 FL’s and the other system is supplied with a high lifting A8 with side-loading telescopic forks. AGVE already has one system with A4 FL’s running at ABB.

ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility, industry, transport and infrastructure customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in roughly 100 countries and employs about 140,000 people.

Delivery will take place during the fourth quarter of 2016

The AGVE Group has received an order for a 2 vehicle AGV-system of A4 FLs for Elkem in Norway.

Elkem is one of the world’s leading companies for environmentally responsible production of materials. Its principal products are silicon, silicones, ferrosilicon, foundry alloys, carbon materials and microsilica. The company has four business areas with a 2015 turnover of NOK 14.5 billion. Elkem has approximately 3600 employees worldwide.

Delivery will take place during the fourth quarter of 2016

At the beginning of March AGVE attended the LogiMAT 2016 at Stuttgart, THE international fair for the logistic sector. With its 43.466 visitors the fair turned out to be a big success, also for AGVE. During these 3 inspiring days, AGVE found the possibility to conversate with international professionals from the logistic sector and inspire them with our Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) solutions. Furthermore, we showed interested visitors the benefits of an AGV and demonstrated this with one of our Self Driving Fork Trucks.

We are very satisfied with this successful outcome and would like to thank all our visitors for your interest.

Hopefully until next year at the LogiMAT 2017!

The AGVE Group

The AGVE Group has received an order for a 4 vehicle system of A4 FLC’s from Van Genechten in Germany. Van Genechten Packaging is a leading independent packaging company providing custom folding carton products with an annual turnover of MEUR 300 (2014) and it employs about 1500 people in the group.

Delivery will take place during the third quarter of 2016

AGVE has received an order for an extension to the existing 19 special AGVs system at Plastal in Sweden. Plastal is a leading supplier of engineered plastics to the automotive industry. Plastal, part of the Plasman Group since 2016, manufactures and surface-treats exterior and interior plastic components. It has an annual turnover of close to 2,000 Million SEK and employs about 900 people in the group.

Delivery and commissioning will take place during the second quarter of 2016

The AGVE Group has received an order for a 4 vehicle AGV system of A4 FL’s from Systemair in Denmark. Systemair is one of the leading players in the global ventilation industry with subsidiaries in 49 countries in Europe, North & South America. Systemair has 4,800 employees and had an annual turnover of about of SEK 6.1 billion in the financial year 2015/16.

Delivery will take place during the fourth quarter of 2016

AGVE has received an order for an extension of an existing AGV system from Swisslog. Swisslog is a global supplier of integrated logistics and automated solutions for warehouses, distribution centers and healthcare facilities with an annual turnover of about M€ 550 (2014) and has about 2300 people working in the group.

The end customer is a world leading provider of coffee and coffee related products.

Delivery will take place during the second quarter of 2016