Product Profile

Automatic Guided Vehicle

Management and
Control System

SAM is a robust, easily-configured

control system for Automatic Guided
Vehicles (AGVs) and SmartCart®
Automatic Guided Carts (AGCs).
Daifuku, with its subsidiary Jervis
B. Webb Company, is one of the
largest AGV manufacturers in
the world. SAM is the result of
more than 60 years of experience
engineering, manufacturing and
installing more than 20,000 vehicles.
We developed SAM’s framework so
it can be easily customized to meet
our customers’ individual needs and
improve the efficiency of our AGV
and AGC systems.
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Comprehensive Reports
Benefits Include: All vehicles displayed on one Reports include historical data,
screen allowing users to visually vehicle status, alarms, activity
Centralized Vehicle Management
see when vehicles need attention. logging, faults and customized
A single controller manages
production.
movement of all vehicles providing
Easy Integration
traffic management, dynamic
Interfaces with major PLCs,
routing, transport, and assembly
Warehouse Management Systems
management.
(WMS), and HMI displays.
Centralized Vehicle Management
SAM talks to each vehicle every
second via wireless Ethernet
(Wi-Fi).  Communication to the
host (PLC or WMS) system KVM Switch

is constantly maintained via a SAM

hardwire connection. Primary Server SAM
Windows 2019 Server Backup Server
 
Traffic Management
SAM monitors the locations and
destinations of all vehicles. It makes SMARTView External Interfaces
decisions at intersections to prevent User Interface Ethernet 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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efficiency.   Other plant automation BaseT
can interface with SAM to affect
vehicle movement. Also, SAM TCP/IP
monitors a vehicle’s battery level
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RUN REM PROG AT DIANOSTIC DIANOSTIC

Network
or exchange station when needed.
AT

Access Point(s) PLC / OPC

 
Dynamic Routing
SAM determines a vehicle’s route
Database / ODBC
by taking into consideration vehicle AGVs/AGCs
congestion and faulted vehicles.
 
Transport Management Customer Internet Webb Support
As an option, SAM can be configured VPN Server
to include a transport manager that
SAM Enterprise Network Architecture
creates jobs and puts them in a job
queue. Job requests are entered
at a terminal, sent from the host, or
automatically generated by SAM. Remote Dispatching Feature Set Bradley, and Omron. SAM software
As vehicles become idle, SAM Provides a simple link to push- comes with a standardized TCP/IP
dispatches them to jobs in the buttons to execute the following interface that allows Warehouse
queue.  If there are no jobs, it directs simple functions: Management Systems (WMS) to
vehicles towards work activity to Vehicle Call, Send Vehicle, Re- issue transport requests to the SAM
reduce travel time when a job is lease Vehicle, Smart Interlock system.   SAM software keeps track
assigned. Jobs are assigned in a   of all requests, executes them and
FIFO order or based on a selection Automated Transports reports status through the process
Tie a signal to generate a man- until completion.
order defined at each dispatching
aged transport of a load from
station.
predefined locations.
 
 
Assembly Management
Easy Integration
SAM offers an assembly manager SAM software is designed
that includes two  configurations for use in integrated
-  index & dwell,  and continuous systems.  The Kepware® OPC
moving line.  Each option uses PLC interface can be integrated with
Takt timers and an interface with any OPC platform.  The SAM system
workcell PLCs to coordinate re- also interfaces with major PLCs
leasing of vehicles. including: Mitsubishi, Siemens, Allen
Comprehensive Reports
SAM maintains production information
including:
• Vehicle status information
• Vehicle events
• Transport information
• Transport events
• Operator activity
• Customized production reports

SAM features a Microsoft® SQL

server database for historical logs of
production information. This provides
SAM with a data repository to log all
system and vehicle events. SAM also
keeps historical alarm data tables.

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

SAM includes a GUI called SmartView®
that can be licensed to up to 15 users
to interact with the SAM system.
SmartView runs on Google Chrome
browser.

SmartView shows vehicles

at their reported locations
on the displayed path.
The color of the vehicle
changes when the vehicle’s
status changes.
 Technical Considerations
SAM Enterprise runs on the hardware platform in the chart below.
Also available to install as a virtual machine using Hyper V
and VMware.

FEATURES SAM ENTERPRISE

Operating System W 2019 Server
SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition
OPC Interface to PLC Yes
Interface to WMS or Other Automation Yes
Data Logging Yes
System Reports Standard Set
Custom Reports Optional
Communicates with AGV & AGC on Yes
Single System
SmartView License Yes
AGV/AGC Licenses Included in 10
Base System
Industrial Hardware Yes
Redundant Hard Drives Yes
Hot Swappable Hard Drives Yes
Dual Power Supply Yes
Hot Backup Available Yes

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selection of components or accessories set forth in this brochure will necessarily result in proper installation, operation and/or maintenance of such equipment or system, and Webb disclaims responsibility for
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