Cygnet Shows Automated Loading Vehicle Robot-AGV At ITMA

UK based Cygnet Texkimp, showed its compact Robot-AGV, which is an automated loading vehicle and also its full range of fibre unwinding and tensioning creels for traditional as well as advanced textile markets at ITMA.

The Robot-AGV can load and unload fibre or yarn packages weighing up to 100 kg, on and off cabling and twisting machines; winders, tyre cord creels; and shelving and racking structures.

According to Cygnet Texkimp, the Robot-AGV allows manufacturers to reduce manual handling and improve processing speeds.

The Robot-AGV fits between narrow shelving aisles or between creels and other equipment. It can also can reach down to lift from floor-level package holders or up to load and unload above operator height.

A large-scale demonstrator rig also highlighted its range of bespoke fibre unwinding and tensioning creels for all materials.

These include mechanical tyre cord creels for the global tyre industry, high-capacity weaving creels with intelligent controls and customised guide system.

It also showed company’s low-pressure, pneumatic Flatline creel for the unwinding of high-end carbon fibres used in the manufacture of prepregs and other composite materials.