Automated Storage Systems
What makes an ideal industrial storage system?
With today’s emphasis on reduced inventory, rapid throughput and quick response to market needs, an industrial storage system should have three qualities: fast, easy access with 100% selectivity, efficient cube utilization, and high return on investment (ROI) with quick payback. More than that, the ideal storage system is an important contributor to workflow effectiveness and productivity. Whether for parts and materials, tools, drawings, files, work in process or finished goods, its main purpose is to store material to be used…not just sit there. Storage is dynamic, not static. That’s why Spacesaver high-density mobile storage systems are "state-of-the-art" for today’s industries. They are designed for performance.
Selectivity
Spacesaver mobile storage systems provide maximum density with no compromise on selectivity. You need never move one object to retrieve another. Nor should one person have to wait for another to access material. With a single person loading or picking, you need only one "movable" aisle to reach every shelf facing. With two or more people working the system, the mobile carriages can be divided into bays with an access aisle for each bay so each person can get at the system independently.
Efficient Cube Utilization
Twice as much material, or more, can be stored in the same area. Or, half the space you need now can be used for something else. By using less space, it is possible that the stored material can be located closer to the point of use for faster retrieval.
ROI and Payback
Spacesaver systems typically pay for themselves in
two years or less on space saving alone. If they eliminate need for new construction, the payback can be much faster. It is not uncommon for the inventory reduction resulting
from more efficient material handling equipment to generate an almost immediate payback. And that’s still not counting the operational benefits of faster access and improved workflow.
Application Flexibility
Anything that can be moved by a lift truck or crane can be stored on a Spacesaver system. There are virtually no size, bulk, shape or weight design limits. So far, nobody has come up with a serious load requirement that we couldn’t meet. And we can fit our systems to meet almost any building column or ceiling height restrictions. We’ve built everything from small 30-in. (762mm) wide lateral shelving units for shop floor offices to warehouse carriages 150 ft. (45m) and longer with load capacities over 250,000 lbs. (113,400kg). We’ve even put our systems in freezers to maximize storage capacity.
For more detailed information about the Automated Storage Systems we offer, please contact a member of our sales team.