MiniPat Vertical Carousel
Carriers (shelves) are connected to transport chains that rotate the entire stored inventory around inside a steel clad casing in either direction working on the shortest routing principle to deliver the requested items at an ergonomic height to the operator.
The carriers are presented at the access port in front of the operator at a picking / placing height, usually 900mm, depending on the pitch of the carriers.
Intermediate carrier levels can be installed at any time to cater for small parts in bins etc. Multiple levels can be configured to meet the desired volume criteria.
The picking port working area is illuminated by directional low voltage LED
Schwab Tower Heavy Duty Lift
Schwab Tower is a vertical Lift capable of storing a wide variety of products such as steel or aluminium sheet and profiles, tooling, jigs, large, heavy and "ugly" parts etc. The Tower cassette can support a load of up to 5,000Kg each with variable size possibilities up to 12,000mm wide by 2,000mm depth with machine heights up to 16 metres.
The Tower crane can also be designed to travel laterally where such a configuration makes better use of the available floor space.
Unlike conventional vertical lift systems a Tower can also be configured in a multi stack version.
This has the benefit of accommodating a larger number of trays where required whilst still operating with one lift mechanism.
Schwab Multi-loop Paternosters
Steel carriers are connected to transport chains that rotate the entire complement of carriers around inside a framework in either direction working on the shortest routing path principle.
The required carrier is presented at the access port in front of the operator at an ergonomic working height.
Goods presentation can be brought forward of the framework to a loading nose arrangement allowing free access for manual picking or by Fork Lift Truck, Overhead Crane etc.
Products can be delivered to the front, rear or both, mezzanine floor and basement levels or in any combination of these.
Aids to greater efficiency
Being able to make the most efficient use of your space is only part of the solution to effective stock handling. It is also vitally important that you are able to locate and retrieve stock in a timely manner.
Additional equipment such as barcode readers and printers can greatly simplify the identification of stock to prevent miss-picks and similar errors. But this is only part of the solution...
Even greater savings can be made by using 'Batch Picking' where a number of orders are satisfied in parallel guided by 'Put to Light' indicators against the receiving bins.
Other Storage Systems
As part of our overall product portfolio and to provide our clients with the complete solution (new stores or warehouses will rarely use only automated storage) we also provide a comprehensive range of conventional storage and handling systems to complete the full requirement.
We can provide pallet racking to suit any application, from wide aisle, narrow aisle to mobiles, the right systems are chosen to meet storage and space criteria.
It's all supplied and installed to the latest standards to ensure that your staff and stock enjoy a happy and safe coexistence.
Horizontal Carousels
Storage of a wide range of items of small to medium size items
Fast picking with multi machines
Fully integrated software, pick to picture
Pick to Light for visual product location Put to Light for batch picking
Designed and manufactured to fit a defined space
Bays of shelving are connected to transport chains that rotate the entire complement of bays around inside a protective enclosure in either direction working on the shortest routing principle.
Expensive support structures are eliminated as the machine runs directly on the floor, steel plates are fitted under the running wheels if the floor is uneven or pitted or the carousel is installed on a mezzanine floor to spread the load and to achieve smooth and quiet running.
Ideal for use in low headroom or where the products are too bulky for vertical systems, products in bulk or for fast retrieval requirements.
The bays are presented in the access port in front of the operator allowing picking from the whole height, width and depth of the bay, it is possible to have access to more than one bay in the access port if picking is from the side.
Access ports can be positioned virtually anywhere around the machine, at the ends and / or along the sides.
Multiple access ports are possible on the same or opposing sides or at the opposite ends of the machine for replenishment purposes
The access port is fitted with automatic doors that close when the machine is running and open when the requested bay is presented at the port, a full height photoelectric curtain is also installed for additional protection.
Three (3) Horizontals configured in a "U" shape allows 1 operator to pick continuously from all storage bays, batching orders is a fast and efficient operational system with Horizontals.
The machines have been installed on mezzanine floors with a load capacity of 4.8 Kn. M2 / 100lbs per ft2. Even with full loads the superimposed weight is less than the designed capacity of the floor.
The machines can be manufactured to fit into a given space or area allowing the user maximum benefit of available floor space, or between columns etc.
Storage bays can be made to a required size in their width from 500mm to 1,500mm, in height from 1,500mm to 40,00mm and from 300mm to1,200mm in depth.
Shelving Bays are manufactured from galvanised sheet steel for fully enclosed secure bays, solid steel shelves are adjusted on a 25mm increment vertically and can be fitted with adjustable dividers to give product segregation or stop product migration along the shelf, bin fronts are also available.
Bay loads of 250, 350 & 500Kg as standard, 750Kg and 1000Kg are also available.
Shelf loads from 50Kg, to 250Kg.
All Horizontal carousels are fitted with twin drive motors above 10 bays long, this provides smooth operation and allows the machine to be run should one fail, it also ensures a longer life and less breakdown possibilities.
Accurate stopping and positioning is achieved using a shaft encoder and sensors.
Load balancing is not an issue for the Horizontal, load distribution does need to be maintained.
Picking rates can be fast if a batch pick procedure is employed or in a "Picking Cell" arrangement. Batching 10 orders together with an average of 5 line items in each will enable one operator to pick approximately one line every 30 seconds in a 30 bay unit.
If more than one carousel is used then the same operator can increase picks to one every 15 seconds or better.
Pick & Put to Light systems with integration to conveyors can be provided to improve pick rates.
