Capabilities of 5G for the Intralogistics of the Future

Julius Burghardt, Lukas Höhn, Dieter Uckelmann ORCID Icon
JournalIndustrie 4.0 Management
Issue Volume 38, 2022, Edition 3, Pages 57-60
Open Accesshttps://doi.org/10.30844/IM_22-3_57-60
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Abstract

The use of 5G technology o ers many companies enormous opportunities regarding their efforts to optimize processes. In particular, the intralogistics of a smart factory could bene t signi cantly from the use of 5G. The position of diverse mobile units can be determined precisely. Applications such as the control of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV ) or the precise localization of material come into consideration. If the potential of 5G technology can be fully utilized and integrated into the structure of intralogistics, production processes could be revolutionized.

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