Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS)

These are compact storage systems that allow for higher density storage configurations, such as single-layer storage or stacked storage for heavy loads.

Automated systems enhance the picking process, reducing search time and improving batch picking efficiency. Horizontal travel and elevator-like systems are used to move goods efficiently within the system.

By automating these processes, ASRS significantly reduces labour costs and enhances throughput, ensuring facilities meet both customer demands and warehouse requirements.

ASRS systems allow for the automated high-density storage of products, maximising storage capacity in warehouses, particularly in environments where space is limited. With the use of dynamic storage solutions, such as vertical carousels, businesses can achieve optimal storage efficiency even in confined spaces. These systems also offer the flexibility to store a wide variety of items, from individual products to pallet loads.

The implementation of ASRS systems reduces the need for manual intervention, which leads to significant savings in labour costs and a reduction in human error. Automated systems handle repetitive tasks and improve the picking process, ensuring that items are retrieved accurately and quickly, which enhances the overall efficiency of the warehouse.

ASRS systems are integrated with advanced inventory management software, which allows for accurate tracking of goods, ensuring that products are stored in the correct storage rack positions and are retrieved in real time. The use of RS technology provides enhanced visibility into inventory levels, allowing businesses to manage stock more efficiently and reduce the risk of stockouts or overstocking.

ASRS solutions enable warehouses to meet high throughput demands by offering maximum throughput in terms of lines per hour. With faster and more accurate storage and retrieval capabilities, ASRS systems ensure accurate order fulfilment and quick delivery times, improving customer satisfaction.

These systems are designed for storing and retrieving large loads, such as palletised goods. Unit-load ASRS systems are ideal for pallet warehouses or manufacturing industries that require heavy duty storage solutions.

Specially designed for smaller items, mini-load ASRS systems store and retrieve dense storage bins or plastic containers using automated cranes or shuttles. These systems are highly efficient for handling a large volume of individual items or medium velocity inventory.

Shuttle-based systems are ideal for high-density storage needs. These systems use automated shuttles to move products quickly within the storage structure, optimising space utilisation and handling fast-moving inventory.

Vertical Lift Modules provide efficient storage by using elevators to retrieve and store items vertically. VLMs are ideal for warehouses with limited horizontal space and are commonly used for compact storage systems or buffer storage.

ASRS helps manage inventory in distribution centres and other warehouse systems by providing reliable automated storage solutions for everything from totes to heavy-duty loads.

ASRS optimises the picking process, enabling fast and accurate fulfilment of customer orders in high-demand environments.

ASRS automates the storage of raw materials and finished products, improving the efficiency of manufacturing operations.

ASRS ensures the protection of materials and products, particularly in regulated environments such as pharmaceutical warehouses.