PH-2301 · High-volume automotive assembly, Ontario

Autonomous differential & driveshaft delivery

A magnetic-guided AGV that delivers differentials and driveshafts to lineside. No operator, no forklift traffic.

Fig. 01 · AGV conveyor system cycling during in-house testing at PH Engineering

DrawingPH-2301 · Autonomous differential & driveshaft delivery

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Drawn byPH Engineering

LocationWoodstock, ON

The situation

Differentials and driveshafts are heavy, awkward and consumed at line rate. Moving them by forklift means traffic in a pedestrian zone and a hard dependency on a driver being available exactly when the line needs parts.

What it delivers

Completely autonomous pickup and drop-off, integrated with the line's controls. The system was designed, built and proven on our floor, then installed and commissioned on-site.

What we built

01Magnetic-guided AGV route between the prep area and lineside
02Powered-roller decks on cart and stands, so pickup and drop-off run without an operator
03Battery-powered shuttle carts with onboard I/O and charge management
04Interroll DriveControl roller drives coordinated with the vehicle's motion
05Full electrical design, AGV programming and commissioning

Record photographs

Fig. 02 — Battery-powered roller shuttle cart with safety bumpers and E-stops

Fig. 03 — Interroll DriveControl 20 roller drives wired on the shuttle frame

Fig. 04 — PH-built oil assurance control panel for the rear differential line

Capabilities on this job

Capability	What it covered here
Electrical & Control System Design	Panel and control system design that holds up in the environments other designs fail in.
PLC & HMI Programming	Ladder and structured text written to be read by the next engineer, and by your maintenance team at 2am.
Automated Delivery & Material Handling	Conveyance, AGVs and automated storage, integrated into the systems that have to talk to them.

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