Project Background
Warehouse operations demand increasingly higher precision in cargo management and operational efficiency. However, the dense shelving in warehouses often creates communication blind spots. AGVs, unmanned forklifts, and handheld terminals require extremely high levels of concurrent processing and mobility management from the wireless network. Ensuring the continuity and efficiency of overall warehouse operations is paramount.
Solution
Maxon's comprehensive Wi-Fi coverage solution successfully achieved a complete wireless upgrade of the warehouse environment:
Full Coverage of the Working Area
A core switch and wireless controller (AC) were deployed in the dispatch center. The AC centrally manages wireless APs distributed across various work areas, ensuring stable, high-bandwidth wireless signal coverage throughout the entire working area without blind spots.
Uninterrupted Robot Operation
AGVs and unmanned forklifts establish stable connections with wireless APs through the installation of highly reliable vehicle-mounted wireless terminals (MX8012C). With dual-link wireless functionality, it can achieve zero latency and no packet loss during true wireless roaming. All equipment commands are centrally scheduled and issued by the dispatch center, achieving precise wireless control of the robot fleet. This effectively replaces traditional manual operations, saving labor resources and reducing operating costs while significantly improving inbound and outbound efficiency and overall management effectiveness.
Real-time and Efficient Cargo Management
Operators use handheld terminals to access the network via wireless APs such as MX6022Aseries, allowing for real-time querying and updating of inventory information, and instant data collection and uploading. This ensures dynamic consistency between system data and physical inventory, providing a real-time data foundation for refined management.
Industrial-grade (IP68 protection level)/explosion-proof (Ext IIB/IIC) wireless APs (access points)/wireless bridges, wireless controllers (AC), industrial switches, and routers form a redundant wired and seamless wireless network covering the entire warehouse area (including high-bay storage areas, receiving areas, picking areas, and shipping areas). This network provides stable, low-latency communication connections for industrial-grade vehicle-mounted clients (such as AGVs/AMRs, unmanned forklifts, and handheld smart terminals), supporting the 7x24 uninterrupted operation of warehouse management systems, warehouse control systems, and various automation equipment, ultimately achieving the digital, automated, and intelligent upgrade of warehouse operations.
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