Miniload AS/RS System

Miniload is a warehouse automation system based on metal shelving elements for picking designed so that the load is automatically handled by stacker cranes. They are therefore created to optimise inventory management and facilitate the efficient retrieval of stored products or materials. The use of stacker cranes also minimises waiting times and improves goods handling precision.

Stacker cranes collect cartons from their location and present them at the order picking location or deliver them directly to the order preparation conveyor.

This type of automatic stacker crane also transports the cartons to the corresponding worker, and when he/she finishes his work, he/she returns them to the shelves, placing the cartons on angular gantries screwed to the side of the upright, allowing the stacker crane platform to be placed under the load for removal.

• Product-man system in which the operator does not move.
• Optimisation of warehouse space, both in height and width.
• Increased productivity and efficiency. Reducing the margin of error by eliminating human errors, automating the inflow and outflow of goods, maintaining constant inventory control and having the ability to operate uninterrupted, results in increased productivity.
• Cost savings. Reducing the time required to carry out logistics processes, together with improvements in productivity and extending the useful life of the structure, will also result in lower costs.
• Time saving. By eliminating the need for operator displacement, the time spent in the order preparation process is significantly reduced, thus improving the customer experience.
• Space saving. Miniload systems can significantly increase available warehouse space. This space is therefore better used, since a height of up to 30 metres can be reached.
• Flexibility to combine and adjust to other storage systems, with the possibility of adding picking levels or adapting to different temperatures.
• Minimises load handling errors.
• Allows a daily and perpetual inventory of stored products, providing information in real time. It has computer software that records all stored items and manages inventory in real time.
• Security. Workers do not have to move through the warehouse aisles, thus avoiding possible accidents resulting from falling goods or being run over.
• It guarantees the ideal preservation of the product thanks to the installation of cold stores or freezing chambers ensuring a controlled temperature inside the warehouse.

Miniload systems are an optimal solution for companies with bulk order preparation processes, so the following types of main companies would use this storage solution the most:

• Health sector, since they store a large volume of products in a small space with controlled temperatures.
• Companies with high volumes of documentation and files.
• Spare parts and maintenance in sectors such as plumbing and electricity.
• Distribution companies that store and distribute products with a high turnover.
• In sectors where high volumes of order preparation at a time are required, such as the textile sector.
• Companies that need to store their products in cold stores or freezing chambers. It is an ideal option for operating at low temperatures.
• Companies that need to optimise picking processes.

Miniload systems comply with the strictest European safety standards, and also come with AR Racking’s quality and innovation guarantee.

• ISO 9001: 2008
• ISO 18001: 2004
• OSHAS 18001: 2007
• Welding certificate: UNE EN ISO 3834-2: 2006
• Galvanized steel corrosion resistance certificate: UNE EN ISO 14713-1
• Galvanized steel reaction to fire: EN 13501-1: 2007

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