Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a rail guided vehicle (RGV)?
A rail guided vehicle (RGV) is an automated cart that runs on rails fixed to the floor, picking up pallets from one conveyor or station and delivering them to another along a set route. Addverb's Travect runs on a twin-rail loop, carries pallets up to 3,300 lb at up to 9.8 ft/s and transfers loads directly to and from conveyors. Several RGVs can share one loop. -
What is the difference between an RGV and an AGV?
An RGV runs on fixed floor rails, which gives fast, highly predictable movement on a set route, while an AGV or AMR travels freely using floor guides or onboard navigation, which gives more routing flexibility but lower speed. Choose Addverb's Travect for repetitive, high-throughput pallet moves between fixed points. Choose a robotic pallet mover or autonomous forklift when routes change or share open floor. -
Is a rail guided vehicle better than a pallet conveyor?
A rail guided vehicle is often more economical than a pallet conveyor for linking several distant points, because one track loop and a few vehicles replace long runs of fixed conveyor and complex transfer junctions. Addverb's Travect moves pallets at up to 590 ft/min, far faster than Addverb's pallet roller conveyor at 59 ft/min. Conveyors still suit short, continuous flows and buffering between machines. -
What tasks can a rail guided vehicle handle in a distribution center?
Addverb's Travect rail guided vehicle handles material movement between conveyors, storage infeeds and shipping, and with the right load-handling attachments it supports order picking and sortation by diverting pallets based on destination or priority. It receives a pallet from a conveyor, travels the twin-rail loop and drops the pallet accurately at its destination. Several vehicles on one loop raise throughput. -
When is a rail guided vehicle not the right choice?
A rail guided vehicle is a poor fit when routes change often or loads must reach many unplanned locations, because it can only travel where rails are installed. Floor rails also need a dedicated path that associates and forklifts must cross carefully. Travect operates from 41°F to 113°F, so freezers need another solution. For flexible routing, a robotic pallet mover or autonomous forklift suits better.