(AGVs) Automated Guided Vehicles in the Chemical Industry

FMC Technologies will design and deliver a system to handle all the difficult material handling challenges in batch chemical industry applications. Transportation of raw material bins to the blender, blended bins to other areas for final processing/packaging, empty bins to the washer and clean bins from the washer to the raw materials area where the process starts all over again. FMC Technologies vehicles will perform the repetitive tasks over and over, maximizing plant safety and product consistency. The applicable vehicles for the Chemical Industry include Outrigger, Counterbalance, Tug/Tow, or Narrow Aisle vehicles.

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• Armstrong - Unit Load delivered to a hopper

FMC Technologies is a world leader in AGV - Automatic Guided Vehicle System supply.

Our Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) deliver maximum return on investment (ROI) by reducing labor and material costs while improving safety and equipment damage. FMC Technologies offers a full array of ruggedly built Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) types with standard and custom AGVs to meet the toughest material handling challenges.

The Automated Systems group of FMC Technologies is being built on a tradition of providing world-class AGV Systems to meet our customers' needs. In the 1880's Inventor John Bean developed a new type of pump for spraying pesticides in the almond orchards of California. When his neighbors clamored for the pump, he began production. The company that would become FMC Technologies was born.

More than a century later, FMC Technologies is working with clients around the world to design, develop and deploy effective products and services that solve the material handling challenges faced by our customers. FMC Technologies' position as a leader reflects its record of providing outstanding service to each and every customer. Reaffirming our commitment to strengthening relationships with our customers as partners, FMC Technologies strives to work with them hand in hand, because we know that their success is the true measure of our performance.

The effort required to develop leading-edge AGV technologies involves a personal as well as professional commitment from people at FMC Technologies. Our dedication to excellence has earned the admiration of clients worldwide. The depth of experience and the spirit of invention that we possess is key to the company's success and to our customers' success.

Today, the people of FMC Technologies are improving operations within the automotive, newsprint, pharmaceutical, commercial print, warehousing, manufacturing, healthcare, paper, plastics, and food industries. Contact us by using the links to the right for your specific needs and applications.