Driverless Transportation

Driverless Transportation
Driverless Transportation
These containers are moved around the port area of Hamburg, Germany as if by magic! The automated guided vehicles built by Terex Port Solutions can transport payloads of up to 70 tons. To achieve precise hydraulic steering for the vehicles, the manufacturer relies on a scalable and programmable axis control by Bosch Rexroth


The Terex Gottwald automated guided vehicles built by Terex Port Solutions move containers around the port area, transporting payloads of up to 70 tons between the quay and the storage areas – and entirely without a driver. The Düsseldorf-based manufacturer chose the scalable and programmable HNC100-3x axis control, made by Rexroth, to achieve precise hydraulic steering for the vehicles. Communications with the central PLC are quick and fault-free while the axles assume the specified steering angle without hesitation. Even in the rugged industrial setting of a marine port, like that at the HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in Hamburg, this technology easily masters all its tasks.

Copyright image: Terex Port Solutions
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