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Zowell AGV forklift trucks are transforming logistics for agrochemical companies by enabling fully intelligent, automated operations in narrow aisles. In a real-world customer project, Zowell delivered three-way AGV forklifts (tri-lateral / VNA – Very Narrow Aisle models) capable of lifting up to 8.5 meters. These autonomous vehicles are engineered for ultra-tight spaces, operating efficiently in aisles as narrow as 1.9 meters while supporting high-bay racking systems. Core Advantages for Agrochemical Warehousing Fully autonomous & intelligent navigation: AGVs handle pallet movements without operators, minimizing labor needs and reducing human exposure to potentially hazardous agrochemical materials. Optimal space efficiency: The narrow-aisle capability dramatically increases storage density, allowing companies to store more inventory in the same footprint without facility expansion. Superior safety & precision: Advanced automation delivers accurate high-level stacking, reliable handling of sensitive pallets, and seamless integration with WMS/ERP for real-time inventory control and traceability. Tailored industry solutions: Zowell customizes AGV configurations, racking layouts, and navigation paths to match the unique demands of agrochemical storage – including compliance considerations for chemicals, fertilizers, and pesticides. Cost & efficiency gains: Reduced manual errors, 24/7 operation potential, and lower ongoing labor/operational costs support smart factory/logistics upgrades. Project Background As a nationally designated pesticide producer, the client faced increasing competition and expanding production scale, prompting them to explore logistics upgrades and cost optimization. By constructing a new warehouse, they aimed to introduce intelligent logistics solutions amid the trend of industrial automation, thereby improving warehouse utilization and logistics efficiency while reducing labor costs.   Project Difficulties   l Warehouse docking production line, nowadays the inventory of each SKU is increasing, the customer wants to optimise the racking design scheme to develop enough storage space to take over the expanded production scale.   l Skilled forklift workers are expensive to hire, and pesticide formulations are chemicals, products may be dangerous if the packaging is damaged, the customer wants to reduce the reliance on labour, while maintaining a stable daily volume of inbound and outbound storage.   l Goods in the production line and warehouse, packing and shipping area between the large number of flows, frequent transport, in the case of constant movement of personnel in and out of the warehouse information traceability is difficult. Project Advantages In response to the customer's needs, combined with the objective conditions of the customer's warehouse, we provided a VNA AGV forklift with a lifting height of 8.5m, and custom-designed a narrow aisle high-bay ...