Want to achieve faster picking, direct access and more space efficacy in your warehouse?
Pallet Shuttle is your answer!
The Pallet Shuttle system is a semi-automated, high-density storage solution for products handling inside channels that resemble a drive-in or pallet-flow arrangement. It saves money and time by eliminating the need for forklift trucks to enter the aisles.
Under material handling automation the Pallet Shuttle is a highly efficient alternative to live storage and drive-in racking that can be managed remotely. For cold storage, food and beverage production, and meat processing, the Pallet Shuttle system works as either a First In First Out (FIFO) or a Last In First Out (LIFO) system.
Pallet Shuttle—An Overview
The Pallet Shuttle is a device in which a shuttle is propelled along tracks inside a storage channel by an electric motor. This radio shuttle technology decreases operation times by replacing forklifts and allows SKUs to be grouped by channels rather than entire lanes.
An operator issues orders to the shuttle through a WiFi-connected tablet. It puts its load in the first available space in the channel, compacting the pallets to the greatest extent possible. The absence of forklift activity inside the lanes increases storage capacity and reduces the risk of accidents. Shuttle rack damage is reduced to a minimum, operator motions are minimized, and warehouse operations are modernized and made more flexible.
A great option for companies who deal with a lot of single-SKU pallets and have a lot of loading and unloading to do.
How does it benefit your business?
The following advantages come standard when using the Pallet Shuttle system:
- Low-cost and time-saving; does not necessitate the use of special forklifts
- Low risk of equipment or operational crew damage
- Quick and long-lasting; automatically handles pallet pickup and retrieval
- Provides higher-density storage that is more efficient.
More Space and Storage
Pallet Shuttle automated storage and retrieval AS/RS system minimizes manpower, eliminates forklifts, and increases inventory accuracy.
Whether fully automated or semi-automated, it can be implemented alongside or in place of current pallet rack systems.
Pallet Shuttle Systems eliminate the need for dangerous forklifts and can be installed with minimal maintenance.
Improve Accuracy
To control all aspects of warehouse or production floor settings, the Pallet Shuttle Control System connects with existing ERP technology.
Pallet Shuttle can be linked with Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) to reduce forklift travel.
It provides updates to automated systems as well as replacements for aged or outdated equipment.
Save time with faster picking
Because the operator does not have to move about inside the lanes, loading and unloading times are minimized.
When empty, the shuttle can travel at 295 feet per minute, and when loaded, it can travel at 148 feet per minute.
The load lifting cycle is only 2 seconds long.
The shuttle may gradually load or empty a complete lane with just one order.
Useful Applications of Pallet Shuttle Racking
Semi-automated Pallet Shuttle Racking is a warehouse storage solution that maximizes space and productivity.
As a result, the following are its primary applications:
- Warehouses with a lot of loading and unloading activity and, as a result, a lot of warehouse productivity.
- Seasonal merchandise warehouses that demand quick and flexible operations during specified time periods.
- Warehouses with cold rooms or freezing chambers, due to the maximum space compression this allows, as well as the time savings for loading and unloading pallets.
- Warehouses with a small number of product references but a large number of pallets.
- Warehouses with both perishable and non-perishable products, depending on the chosen configuration, due to its dual FIFO and LIFO management capacity.
What You Get with Pallet Shuttle System Available at Big Brands
The Pallet Shuttle picks up and transports the load automatically when the forklift leaves it on the tracks. Pallets are maintained as compact as possible, and each one is slotted into its designated spot.
As forklifts are not required to drive into the lanes, handling times are reduced, and storage capacity and depth are increased. Furthermore, metal shelf damage is minimal, operator motions are reduced, and automating warehouse operations are moderated.
Here are some of the benefits you get when you buy Pallet Shuttle System from reputable brands:
Quality guaranteed for 5 years
As the dependability of our pallet racking solutions, we can provide 5-year quality guarantees against all forms of manufacturing or concealed defects in the components of our racking solutions’ primary structure.
Production is entirely automated
The big brands have state-of-the-art profiling equipment with a continuous cutting process and laser measurement control, welding centers, and automated painting and packaging processes, all of which provide the highest quality parameters.
System of traceability
The industrial pallet racking uprights and beams have an industry-first traceability system. The storage system components have an identifying mark with this system, which means that each upright and beam can be traced and documented, and that information on their design and the raw materials used in their manufacture is available.
In-house technology center designs
The Pallet Shuttle Racking systems are planned and calculated in the private technology center, where the skilled technical staff accomplish projects with a wide range of logistical needs.
Research and testing laboratory
The Pallet Shuttle Racking systems are tested and analyzed in the research and testing laboratories. It simulates, calculates, and researches the efficacy of the geometries, and performs full structural calculations on the behavior of systems already installed.
Summing It Up
Thus, the Pallet Shuttle is an excellent pick. An electric run shuttle may move inside storage lanes along a track, following the orders issued by the operator using a WiFi control tablet, thanks to adapted rack structures.
A WiFi-connected tablet is used by the forklift operator to send storage and retrieval commands to the shuttle. Its operation is very basic and user-friendly, and no extra training is required.
In other words, the Pallet Shuttle system is a space-saving storage solution that increases supply chain performance while lowering operational costs. At its best, intelligent OPEX warehousing.
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