(Egemin: Holland, MI) -- Egemin Automation Inc., a leading manufacturer of automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) and warehouse management systems since 1976, has developed a hybrid Automated Guided Vehicle. Morphing manual and automatic operations onto a standard, off-the-shelf forklift provides manufacturing and distribution centers with the ultimate in material-handling flexibility.

Discrete manufacturing is often characterized by individual or separate unit production, which is typically low to moderate in volume and very high in complexity. Examples include furniture, computers, cell phones, appliances, and automotive suppliers. These manufacturers need an extremely flexible manufacturing system that can improve quality and time-to-market speed while cutting costs.

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