Definitions
G2P Robotics – Goods to Person Robotics - G2P robotics are Goods to Person robots such as AMR's (Autonomous Mobile Robots), ASRS (Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs).
G2P is predominantly used by automated warehouse and fulfilment centres within the manufacturing, distribution, grocery, and eCommerce industries.
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VDMA Standard - VDMA is the Association of German Machine and Plant Construction (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V.) which publishes industry standards, including those used to describe floor levelness and flatness for:
- Guided VNA (Very Narrow Aisle) Industrial Trucks and other Industrial Trucks travelling with elevated loads (see EN 1726- 2/ prEN ISO/DIS 3691-3)
- Operator positions inside very narrow aisles, or near racking in wide aisles.
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Wire Guidance - Wire guidance is used to improve the accuracy of the movement of an MHE in a VNA.
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Floor Flatness - Surface regularity over short distances.
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Slip Resistance - The ability of a floor surface to resist pedestrian slippage.
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MHE - Materials Handling Equipment (MHE) is used to carry goods around a warehouse.
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Yield Strength - Yield Strength of a material is the amount of stress it can take before it begins to deform plastically.
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Workability - The workability of a concrete mix relates to its ability to be transported, placed and consolidated without excessive segregation. It can also mean the mix’s ability to overcome its internal frictional forces whilst moving i.e. its ability to flow.
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Wide Bay Pour - Wide bay pours are an increasingly common method of constructing an industrial concrete floor where a Defined Movement flatness classification is required.
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Wide Bay Construction - This method can be considered as a hybrid between the large pour and long strip methods.
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