Automated Warehousing
Automated Warehousing is based on Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS), automated robotic systems for storing and retrieving items in a warehouse. Solutions are tailored for industry purposes such as production storage, WIP warehouse, cold or deep-freeze storage, distribution centers and more. Unitronics specializes in tailoring the best solution for you, maximizing use of storage space, supporting scalability and future growth, increasing productivity and refining stock reliability, while lowering stock levels and allowing a larger stock catalogue.
Modern warehouse system design offers infinite innovative possibilities. The main factors taken into consideration are product type, product diversity, number of articles, performance requirements and other company requirements. Today's technologies offer affordable logistic solutions with attractive return-on-investment, even to small business. Read more about our
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The major mechanical components of an automated warehouse are the cranes (AS/RS machines) and the racking (shelving) system.
AS/RS systems can support different types of loads. Unitronics automated solutions may combine one or more types of systems such as:
Racking system can be either a standalone shelving system within a conventional building, or part of a rack-supported building. Heights may vary from 8 meters to over 40 meters. These can be designed and built as combinations of:
- Single deep storage systems
- Double deep storage systems
- Multi-deep storage systems
- Gravity (flow rack) storage system
Control
A system may comprise a single AS/RS machine, or a sophisticated combination of AS/RS machines, picking robots and AGVs – in either case, control is required.
Unitronics’ control systems are based on a modular, distributed approach, using independent control elements (whether PCs or PLCs) for each controlled element. All elements are networked, commonly by Ethernet TCP/IP network and support a broad variety of protocols. Our approach ensures:
- Higher system availability
- Independent local control for each component
- Problems and malfunctions are isolated
- Improved MTTR – mean time to repair malfunctions
- Reduced wiring schemes
- Reduced control-cabinet size
- Parallel (faster) installation