What is Automated storage and retrieval?
An Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) is a combination of equipment and controls that handle, store and retrieve materials as needed with precision, accuracy, and speed under a defined degree of automation. Systems vary from smaller automated systems to larger computer-controlled storage/retrieval systems totally integrated into a manufacturing and/or distribution process.
How is Automated Storage and retrieval used?
Automated storage and retrieval systems are used in a variety of areas to support processing and picking throughout a facility:
- Order picking: Retrieving and presenting required inventory to pickers
- Storage: Providing dense long-term buffering for small or large items that are slow- to medium-movers
- Kitting: Providing an area to group component parts for assembly
- Consolidation: Providing a dynamic area to hold parts and items until all pieces of an order can be merged ready for shipment. Often used for consumer, B2B, and store orders.
- Assembly: Storing workpiece components for later production
Production: Storing tooling and component parts for manufacturing processes
- Replenishment: Storing excess inventory for the restocking of ancillary picking systems
- Security: Providing an enclosed storage environment with software access controls
- Retail: Providing a large quantity of parts and items at a customer service desk. Keeps workers in front of customers instead of walking and searching in back rooms.
What is the benefit for AS/RS?
Automated storage and retrieval systems provide a variety of benefits:
- Increases throughput capabilities
- Increases accuracy levels to 99.99%+
- Increases ergonomics by delivering items to the operator at a convenient height, eliminating time lost to walking, searching, lifting, bending and twisting activities
- Provides highest possible storage density
- Saves up to 85%+ of otherwise wasted floor space
- Increases labor productivity up to 85%
- Enhances product security
- Provides real-time inventory control
Where is Automated Storage and retrieval used?
Automated storage and retrieval systems are used in a variety of industries, including:
- Automotive
- Beverage
- Electronics
- E-commerce
- Food
- Hazmat
- Hospital
- Jewelry
- Life sciences
- Manufacturing
- Medical devices and equipment
- Maintenance & repair operations (MRO)
- Paper
- Pharmaceutical
- Plastics
- Spare parts handling
- Warehousing and distribution
Conponents of AS/RS with stacker crane
Stacker Crane
What is it?
They are machines designed for the automated storage of materials. They travel along the aisles of the warehouse, where they enter, position and extract materials. The stacker cranes are guided by a management software system, which coordinates all the activities.
The range of stacker cranes adapts easily to the needs of each warehouse in terms of load capacity, dimensions, building height and cycle times, and so is able to cover a huge range of applications.
Advantage
- Automation of the entry and exit operations of products.
- Controls and updates the inventory.
- Eliminates manual management mistakes.
- These systems can be adapted to special working conditions such as freezing temperatures (-30 °C), extreme humidity or special features including the possibility of increasing standard working speeds.
Structural feature
- Double upright structure, steady and reliable, vector frequency conversion drive and encoder position control, mechanical and electronic safety devices to ensure safe using of the system; all the way tracing technology by information transferring;
- Electric components are imported from abroad; touching screen interface for easy operation; making manual, semiautomatic, automatic and linkage control come true; used in many situations by combining with other logistics equipment.
Specifications of stacker crane
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Column
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Single/ Double
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Height
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14m/18m
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Pallet
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1200*1000
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Moving speed
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120m/min
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Lift speed
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40m/min
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fork speed
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40m/min
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Motor
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SEW/NORD
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PLC
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Siemens
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Sensor
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SICK
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Fork
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MIAS
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Height measure
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BPS/Barcode
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Controlling System
Communicating with WMS and ECS through OPC agreement, PROFIBUS bus network, set up by SIEMENS S7-300 controller can operate all conveyors offline, doing conveying of goods automatically.
Softwares of WMS System
- Operating system: WINDOW 2000X SEVER
- Data-base: MS SQL SEVER 2000X
- Warehouse management software: WMS
- Equipment controlling software: ECS
- Bar code management software: RFS
Our cases
The procedure about how to install stacker crane in a case:
Our company
| Company Name |
Hebei Woke Metal Products Co., Ltd. |
| History |
since 1996, 25+ years of industry experience |
| Covering area |
60,000 square meters |
| Average shipment |
3 containers/day |
| Production |
48 production lines |
| Certificates |
ISO9001 / ISO14001 / ISO45001
Audited supplier by TUV/BV/SGS |
| Famous customers |
SINOPEC, Petro China, GM, Lenovo, Coco-Cola,Nestle, Alibaba |
Why choose us?
Our services
Our Certificates
Packaging & Shipping
Protective packaging helps reduce freight damage. Standard seaworthy packing is supported.
- The uprights and box beams are packed with plastic foams;
- The small parts include the bolt & nuts, safety pins are packed in export standard carton boxes.
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FAQ
Q1: Are you a factory or trading company?
A: We are a factory
Q2: Where is your factory? Can I visit?
A: Our factory is located in Shijiazhuang, Hebei. You are more than welcome to visit us anytime.
Q3: What's your payment term?
A: Generally, 30% T/T down payment and balance before shipment.
Q4: What's the delivery time?
A: In general, within 25 days. It also depends on the order quantity.
Q5: How can I get your quick quotation on my racking project?
A: Please provide information as follows
- Available storage area dimension: height*depth*length (Layout Drawing file if available)
- Number of bays
- Number of layers
- Loading capacity of each layer
- Pallet positions you need
- A list of existing material handling equipment
- Frequency of placing and retrieving pallets
- Local building code especially fire code for pallet location requirements or clearance requirements between the top of racking and the ceiling.
The more detailed information we get, the quicker we make a quotation.
Q6: Can you send the installation team overseas?
A: Yes. But the best and cost-effective way is that you follow the instruction and assemble them by yourselves. Surely we could arrange an engineer to do training overseas.
Q7: I want to order the shelf and rack according to my size and load capacity, is it possible?
A: Yes, actually, not two warehouses are the same. All warehouse projects should be tailored
Q8: What's your MOQ?
A: For customization business, we don't set MOQ. But good quantity always comes with a good price.
Q9: Do you have pallet racks in stock for quick shipment?
A: Yes. We have regular stocks for the most popular sizes of uprights, beams, and rack accessories.
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