- This shuttle moves bi-directionally anywhere in the rack as well in a front-zone of the AS/RS.
- Shuttle has two wheel pairs per direction. Hence can change running direction independently.
- Wheel pairs are moved up and down vertically to use only the wheels needed.
- This shuttles not assigned firmly to a rack aisle nor relies on a mother vehicle, since both items limit flexibility too much.
- Several shuttles can act deadlock-free on any level and aisle.
- Shuttles can leave shelves via vertical conveyors to transport goods from storage place to workplaces.
- Full flexibility in AS/RS pre-zone, Can be designed with shuttles alone or in combination with conveyors
- Distinct advantages vs storage retrieval machines integrated with in-feed and out-feed conveyors.
- Storage can be done in single or multiple deep, also in any combinations of single and multiple deep.
- Ideal solution for many storage concepts, high density as well as storages with low throughputs.
- This shuttles eliminate need for front zone conveyors.
- Adds abilities of storage retrieval machine with pallet shuttle or overhead monorail outside of rack.
- Enables higher throughputs, maximum system flexibility and a future scalability of overall system.
- The shuttle can change shelf aisles independently finding the best driving path avoiding blockages.
- If the shuttle is unloaded, the device moves within an occupied pallet channel.
- Transverse oriented aisles need only be accessed by loaded shuttles.
- Vertical conveyors enable shuttles to change level.
- Unlike high bay shuttle warehouses size of storage system not affected by size and throughput.
- Shuttles autonomous control system allows quick easy layout changes to work areas outside of the rack without re-programming.
- A temporary change of pre-zone layout due to increased order volumes can be implemented quickly.
- The control also permits the shuttles to determine the best driving path on their own avoiding any blockages.
- Software can be flexibly connected to many WMS systems and offers high flexibility.
- Costly and long power rails avoided. Shuttles powered by modern Ultracap technology.
- Ultracaps charged quickly in rack as well as in front zone during loading. This reduces re-charge downtime, shuttle availability remains high.
- The new mechanical system reduces the number of installed motors, which has further positive effects on the reduction of the purchasing costs and the empty weight.
- Better dead weight vs payload of only 1:4.5 far better than conventional mother+baby shuttles.
- These shuttles permit higher throughputs, flexibility and energy efficiency compared to conventional Pallet ASRS systems.
- A higher output can be achieved by several shuttles working at the same time.
- Since the number of shuttles can be adjusted to the customer requirements, high flexibility and scalability is guaranteed.
- Energy use per pallet movement is much better due to the clearly lower dead weight of a shuttle. In contrast to ASRS systems, the weight of a shuttle is independent of the storage height.
- Higher shelf handling systems therefore do not increase energy consumption.
- Higher availability of entire system as failure of one shuttle will only lead to standstill of a very limited part of system.
- The controls is based on intelligence of swarm of ants. Planning dynamic route planning
- Use of swarm intelligence enables dynamic route planning creating an autonomous, intelligent and self-organizing logistics system.
- Sequencing and buffering are easier than ever.
- Very high and very low outputs are possible regardless of the size of the warehouse
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