Unit Load Automated Storage & Retrieval System (Unit Load AS/RS)

Features

Load Handling

From industrial standard pallets to odd-shaped loads, Daifuku offers a variety of handling solutions.

• 

  Closed pallets
  A pallet with closed bottom surface such as the JIS T11 pallet (1,100 x 1,100) and U.K. pallet (1,000 x 1,200).

• 

  Euro pallets (EPAL pallet)
  A skid pallet widely used in Europe and Asian countries. The standard sizes is 800 x1,200 and 1,000 x 1,200.

• 

  Box pallet
  A four-legged box pallet often used for storing machine parts. (May not be applicable depending on the shape of the foot.)

• 

  Roll-shaped loads
  Roll-shaped products such as paper rolls, film sheets, textile rolls, and carpets can be handled.

• 

  Long objects
  High density storage of long pipes, bars, and plates up to 6.2 m long. (Case Study)

• 

  In-progress car bodies
  Painted car body buffer at an automotive plant. (Case Study)

Special Environments

A variety of models are available to match the installation environment and characteristics of the stored items. We have an extensive track record of delivering automated warehouses to a variety of special environments, including freezing specifications that are in high demand in the food industry, high temperature specifications of 40~55℃ required in the aging process of chemical products, and oil-resistant specifications that are essential around machine tools.

• 

  Fresh and frozen environments
  A cold resistant stacker crane is suitable for frozen food handling at -5~-30℃ environments.

• 

  Cleanroom environments
  Cleanroom application is available to meet ISO Class 6~7 requirements from food, pharmaceutical and precision equipment manufacturers. (Click here for products for higher clean environments, such as semiconductors and LCDs.)

• 

  Oily and dusty environments (FMS)
  A specially designed high-accurate stacker crane provides 24-hour automatic supply/collection of jigs to/from machining centers. The system incorporates a number of specifications to ensure that AS/RSs operates accurately and stably, even in oily and dusty environments.

Configuration

• 

  Single-deep AS/RS
  Standard configuration of AS/RS. One stacker crane with access to two rack rows (one on each side).

• 

  Double-deep AS/RS
  One stacker crane with access four rack rows (two on each side). Great for high-density storage of low/medium throughput.

• Dual crane AS/RS
  Two stacker cranes operate simultaneously in the same aisle to maximize throughput capacity and resiliency.

• 

  Earthquake countermeasures
  Additional stopper, special racking and other countermeasures can be applied to minimize earthquake damage. Learn more.

Add-ons

• 

  Shuttle Cart
  Electrically powered cart transports pallets to a loading/unloading point for the stacker crane.

• 

  End-of-aisle conveyors
  Conveyors automatically transport pallets to and from load/unload stations. Can also transfer pallets to/from STVs.

• 

  Rack side conveyor
  Placing the in/out conveyor beside the AS/RS makes it smoother to supply loads to press machines or processing machines.

• 

  Sorting Transfer Vehicle (STV)
  The STV, a rail-guided vehicle system, connects AS/RS aisles to in/out conveyors.

• 

  Rack-side Pick-to-Light
  The sides of the AS/RS rack are used as picking windows. A sliding shutter is installed at each picking window to ensure operator safety by preventing stacker crane access while the shutter is open. Lean more.

Model Systems

• Three model systems show the movement of AS/RSs and peripheral equipment. Find the right one matching your needs.

•