Is your facility ready for AMRs?

1. Start with the material movement

Document the load, pallet or container, collection and delivery points, trip frequency, required throughput and operating hours. Stable, repetitive routes usually offer a clearer starting point than highly variable manual work.

2. Check floors and operating conditions

Review floor levelness, joints, slopes, thresholds, damage, liquids, dust and debris. Clean, organized environments with predictable routes are generally easier to automate. The selected vehicle must be assessed against the actual floor and environmental conditions.

3. Measure routes, turns and interfaces

Measure usable aisle width, turning space, doorways, crossings, staging areas and docking points with the intended load included. Also identify lifts, shutters, conveyors, machines and other equipment the AMR may need to coordinate with.

4. Map people and vehicle traffic

Record pedestrian flows, forklifts, blind corners, shared aisles, emergency routes and peak periods. Safety controls, traffic rules, warning devices and stopping zones must reflect the real facility.

5. Confirm charging and connectivity

Plan a suitable charging location and review wireless coverage along operating routes. Integration requirements for WMS, ERP, production systems, doors, lifts or conveyors should be identified before scope and timing are finalized.

6. Assign ownership and acceptance criteria

A successful project needs an operational owner, technical contacts, user training, maintenance responsibility and measurable acceptance criteria. Define what the pilot must prove: for example route completion, docking repeatability, throughput, safe stopping or system communication.

What happens next?

WFC Systems can review the application, discuss available AMR types and identify what a detailed site assessment would need to cover. A final solution depends on verified site conditions and requirements.