WHAT IS SHUTTLE RACK?

Shuttle Rack includes a racking system in combination with a shuttle system to transport pallets of cargo. The racking system will be designed to provide the moving paths for the shuttles throughout to all locations in the warehouse. With this form of industrial storage shelves, customers do not need to waste too much area to make the moving path, like Selective shelves, it is even more space-saving than AS-RS.

Shuttle Rack racks use cranes to move shuttle between rows of rows.

In case of small warehouses, the number of floors is low, the shuttles can be moved between rows of rows and different floors with forklifts.

The shuttle operates independently of the racking system, powered by batteries. When something goes wrong, or at the time of maintenance, the warehouse can completely replace these shuttles with spare machines.

OPERATION PRINCIPLE

If designed a more automatic conveyor system, the Shuttle Rack warehouse absolutely does not need people to operate in the warehouse. All import and export stages are controlled by software. This is extremely suitable in cold storage, freezing storage.

Specific case

We will take a specific example to better understand how this system works. A warehouse has 10 rows of goods, each row has 20 floors, each floor has 30 pallet positions.

A crane will be placed in the middle, in which the crane path is perpendicular to the rows of shelves. This path is between the 15th and 16th pallets of each row.

A pallet of goods is stored and located at position 9, 20th floor, position 11. Thus, the crane will take the pallet from the position of entry, move to row 9. Then the crane lifts the pallet to the floor 20. At this time, the shuttle will leave the crane, run into row 9 along the horizontal guides, move to position 11 and place the pallet there.

When pallets are stored, the system will manage all information related to that pallet through the identifier. Upon delivery, the system also locates the pallet itself through this code. In addition to managing location, the system can also manage shelf, or shipping schedules.

ADVANTAGES OF SHUTTLE RACK INDUSTRIAL STORAGE RACK

Compared to traditional shelves like selective or drive-in, it is clear that shuttle rack has many advantages.

Compared to AS-RS shelves, the shuttle rack saves more space, is easier to maintain and maintain. However, shuttle rack performance is slower and investment is also higher.

Compared to pallet flow shelves, the shuttle rack can be applied to warehouses with many SKU codes, which can be highly designed to make the most of the area.

This form of shelves is often applied in the warehouses of food manufacturers, seafood, beer, soft drinks, cold storage and freezing warehouses. Especially suitable for large cargo distribution centers.

Advantages

• This option saves the usable space compared to conventional shelves, often double or triple the height of shelf-operated racking systems. Make better use of the ground area than AS-RS.
• Long service life.
• Reduce the amount of labor.
• Reduce the activity of forklifts in the warehouse.
• Safety for operators.
• Especially suitable for cold storage and freezing warehouses.
• Suitable for warehouses with a variety of different goods.

Weaknesses

• High price, big exploitation.
• Not applicable for bulky goods (must be loaded on pallets).
• The automatic operation should maintain, much maintenance.
• The ability to import and export goods are slower than AS-RS.

MANUFACTURING AND INSTALLATION

The truss frame system is run on specialized rolling machines, powder-coated or galvanized as required. Rack made in Vietnam.

The shuttle and crane are imported from Thailand, Japan or Germany.

The installation of the shuttle rack system is somewhat complicated because it involves electric-powered machines. Even the installation of large projects is carried out in parallel with the construction of warehouses. After the warehouse foundation is completed, the shuttle rack system has been completed, people have just erected the steel frame of the factory. The installation process requires a good combination of installation and plant management.

Above are some characteristics of the shuttle rack industry. When you need more advice, Hai Tan can come to the factory to study specifically and come up with suitable options.

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