Shuttle-based pallet storage provides layers of pallet storage in a rack that is two, three or more layers deep and many stories high. The purpose is to achieve maximum storage in minimal space within your warehouse, storing and controlling inventory until it is required, and delivering a high level of throughput.
Materials handling challenges
Speed of change is increasing rapidly (due to industry advancements such as ecommerce).
More and more product lines need to be stored, but your warehouse space is finite.
Storing pallets using forklift trucks is labor-intensive, costly and inefficient.
Automation is essential if you’re looking to eliminate operational inefficiencies and increase productivity.
Having a reliable and safe system is a key business requirement.
Our innovative system is completely designed around the automated functions of pallet handling, storage, sorting, retrieval and distribution. Operating on either FiFo (First in First out) or LiFo (Last in First out) principles, depending on your requirements, the multi-deep automated warehouse is a high-throughput solution which is extremely efficient with relatively low energy consumption.
Körber’s automated shuttle-based pallet storage system is composed of three elements:
The autonomous satellite vehicle runs on storing lanes within racking channels, and carries unit loads between different storage positions, up to 30m deep. This element can also be used in automated systems based on stacker cranes.
Shuttle cars run on rails perpendicular to the storing lanes, and carry satellite or unit loads between storage lanes.