4-Way Pallet Shuttles For AS/RS Pallet Storage Multi Deep

AS/RS with 4-Way Shuttles With Forklifts Providing InFeed – Outfeed	AS/RS with 4-Way Shuttles With Conveyors Providing InFeed – Outfeed

Pallets arrive/depart via forklifts in put wall sections (increased capacity). System selects the optimal pallet storage location. Vertical transfer units (VTU) utilized to move pallets between levels. 4-way pallet shuttles deliver & take-away pallets from storage positions.	Pallets arrive/depart via conveyor to the vertical transfer unit (VTU). System selects the optimal pallet storage location. Vertical transfer units (VTU) utilized to move pallets between levels. 4-Way pallet shuttles deliver & take-away pallets from storage positions.
Pallet AS/ RS With Shuttles -High-density, high-throughput for storage-distribution of pallets for high volume fast-moving SKUs. -Ideal economic automation solution for warehouses, distribution centers with lower ceiling heights -High-density storage, good space utilization, throughput, cost efficiencies, flexibility, modularity, scalability. -Easily adaptable to existing buildings, growth in ever-changing SKU mixes, JIT deliveries, packaging, returns. -Helps reduce total cost, factoring facility, labor, equipment, inventory with efficient storage-throughput -Speeds-up throughput, improves cost efficiency, helps maintain more precise product tracking -Sufficient flexibility, space utilization, throughput and cost payback to justify the investment
4-way shuttles offer high density storage of pallets in AS/RS in automated warehousing and distribution centers. These 3D movement shuttles can move both in 2D X-Y directions and travel up-down Z direction with vertical lift units. Pallets are lifted to designated storage level, moved cross-lane and down-lane to next available pallet position. These shuttles move pallets within AS/RS and can be easily paired with AGV fleet, forklifts fleet or input-output conveyors. By communicating with WCS or WMS system, these shuttles move on both longitudinal and transverse rails. Hence almost 90 % space utilization while avoiding forklifts-shelves collisions-reducing maintenance costs caused by accidents. It’s scalable for any high-throughput operation. It is flexible to allow reacting to inventory and order processing changes. Deal with peak season by setting up and scheduling operation fleet, and maximize efficiency, cost and resources.



Best suited for Cold-Storage warehouses, distribution centers:- -Helps avoids manually-operated forklifts impacting racks, doors, walls and product cases. -Helps reduce fulfillment errors that increases returns, shipping costs, poor product rotation -Helps reduce personnel, improves safety, reduces staff recruitment and retention problems. -Helps food-beverage operations run 24/7, high-density storage, high-volume, limited-SKU counts
Pallet AS/ RS With 3D Shuttles -Shuttles move horizontally in X-Y directions. Lifts transport either only shuttle, only pallet or both. Both controlled by WMS. -It is possible to start with one shuttle, one lift and scale up with more shuttles-lifts as needs grow. -Shuttles-lifts only moving parts for all pallet movements. Short inbound-outbound conveyors, compact simple as/rs pre-zones. -High-density storage in FIFO or LIFO configurations with storage of more than 20 pallets deep. -Configurable, flexible, scalable. Adapts to any existing/new warehouse building, no matter the size constraints -Expansion and reconfiguration simplified with few physical changes in racks and software. -Lowers pre-zone costs with inexpensive pallet racking-forklifts or gravity-flow conveyor with manual pallet stackers instead of conventional powered conveyor -Flexible storage- easily adaptable to ever-changing fast and slow-moving SKUs from 80/20% to say 60/40% mix. -Access multiple SKU’s on any aisle, any level. Allows deep-lane and shallow-lane storage within same racks. -24/7 operation allows off-shift staging-sequencing of pallets to rapidly load trucks with a shuttle and forklift -As shuttles- lifts use own arrays of sensors for motion-safety control. No need of Wifi sensors in warehouse. -Shuttles powered by 120ah Li-ion batteries, can operate continuously for up to 6 hours. -Batteries can fully charge up automatically in 45 minutes using aisle charging locations. Opportunity charging. -Supports automated receiving, order picking replenishment, layer picking, end-of-line production, staging for shipping. -Optimizes labor-intensive picking function for great cost savings.Improved productivity, reduced labor requirements, best use of space. -Reduced manual forklifts use at end-of-production-line, warehousing reduces product-facility damage -Added side movement tracks between aisles helps the shuttles reach pallets positions even faster. -This makes individual aisles shorter, results in even better availability for pallets or pallet batches. Shuttles, Lifts, side movement tracks between aisles extremely compact for best storage capacity. -Software allows operator to issue large batches of tasks, prioritize tasks, operate automatically. -Software can control several shuttles to work together to complete high priority tasks quickly. -Automatic control by linking software to company’s ERP. Or by opertor through graphical interface. -Software makes all picking strategies possible, allowing for full usage of the available storage lanes. -Safety zones can be configured, so that shuttles can execute ongoing tasks in rest of warehouse, while a certain zone of warehouse becomes no-limit zone to shuttles. -Can be designed with multiple lifting frames per shaft when needed to deploy more shuttles per level during peaks. -Single software handles several shuttles, lifts to work together to complete high priority tasks quickly. -Tandem operation possible-while one shuttle on top fetches pallets and place them in lift another shuttle at bottom level waits to transfer pallets to the loading/unloading area. -With multi-shuttles-lifts, system can continue operation while a lift/shuttle malfunctions or are undergoing maintenance.

Advantages of 4-Way shuttle with good WCS Warehouse Control Software:-

Seamlessly directs pallet movement
Automatically performs inventory rotation
Ensuring optimal performance and inventory control.
Provides full reporting on pallet traceability and SKUs stored.
Autonomous control of aging stock inventory
Reports 100% accurate daily stock-counts
The stock-count feature runs automatically in off-peak times.
Counts and tracks pallets in storage lane, compares count to stock value on database and reports any discrepancies.
WCS software can synchronize and manage all of Distribution Center workflows