As warehouses and manufacturing facilities continue to adopt automation from multiple suppliers, the ability to coordinate autonomous vehicles through a single control system is becoming an increasing priority for operators. Demand is growing for Mixed-Fleet AGV Interoperability, particularly as companies seek to combine automated guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and manually operated equipment within the same intralogistics environment.
Against this backdrop, intralogistics software provider NAiSE has integrated a range of Linde Material Handling automated guided vehicles into its fleet orchestration platform, extending support for multi-brand automation fleets in warehouses and production facilities.
The integration includes Linde’s L-MATIC HD k, L-MATIC core, L-MATIC AC k and R-MATIC k vehicles, which can now operate through the NAiSE platform alongside other autonomous and manually operated equipment.
The companies said the collaboration is based on the VDA 5050 interoperability standard, which is increasingly being adopted across the intralogistics sector to allow AGVs and AMRs from different manufacturers to communicate through a common fleet management system.
According to NAiSE, the integration is aimed at helping operators manage more complex warehouse traffic flows while improving visibility and coordination across automated fleets. Features include real-time task management, fleet coordination and operational monitoring.
The integrated Linde vehicles cover payload capacities from 1.2 to 2.3 tonnes and lift heights of up to 10 metres, supporting a range of pallet transport and warehouse handling applications.
Louis Vieira, Head of Sales Automation & Intralogistics at Linde MH Germany, said the partnership provides customers with access to an “independent” fleet control option through the NAiSE platform.
