Mother & Child Shuttle (multi-level multi-depth) Pallet AS/RS system

Elevate your warehouse efficiency and storage capacity with our advanced Mother & Child Shuttle (multi-level multi-depth) Pallet AS/RS system. Engineered for ultra-high-density environments, this cutting-edge automated storage and retrieval system seamlessly pairs a high-speed mother carrier operating in the main aisles with an agile child shuttle handling deep-lane pallet storage and retrieval. By maximizing vertical and horizontal cube utilization, this multi-level multi-depth pallet shuttle architecture drastically boosts throughput while minimizing footprint and labor costs. Beyond supplying state-of-the-art robotic hardware, we provide end-to-end warehouse automation services tailored to your operational goals. From initial system layout design and seamless WMS/WCS software integration to professional installation and 24/7 preventative maintenance, our turnkey solutions ensure uninterrupted performance and rapid ROI for cold storage, food and beverage, and high-volume distribution centers.

Apart from those warehouse solution allowing direct access to each pallet (as seen in our section "unit load ASRS"), multi-deep pallet storage systems are another important group of solutions used for warehouse environments where there’s a high throughput volume for products that relatively high levels of inventory but limited SKUs . 

This group includes solutions with Drive-In/Drive-Thru Rack, Gravity Flow Rack, Radio Shuttle Rack System, Mobile Racking, and Multi Deep Pallet ASRS. 

Multi Deep Pallet ASRS are fully automated pallet storage solutions for warehouses with low ceilings, fewer unique products and high throughput requirements, these shuttle based ASRS system range from:

Mother & Baby Shuttle (satellite) System

Four Way Shuttle System 

S/R M + Shuttle System

Radio Shuttle System-- Semi Automated Solution

Mother & Baby Shuttle ASRS consists of high-density pallet racking, mother shuttle (satellite) powered by bus bar, baby (child) shuttle board on mother shuttle, pallet elevator, buffer conveyors etc.

How does it works?

Racking system are divided into several racking modules in the proposed area. Each Racking Module has different levels and each of them with a main aisle attached with multiple lanes located on the both sides of aisle for pallets storage. 

Mother Shuttle (Satellite / Carrier) runs along the aisle and powered by bus bar at every level, its onboard Child Shuttle (Satellite) is controlled by the Mother Shuttle via WIFI that moves along the lanes for performing pallet storage and retrieval automatically.  

The system need to be integrated with vertical lift so that carry pallet to the designated storage level. Once pallet reach to the assigned level, it will be moved to buffer conveyor and wait for mother & baby shuttle pick up. Then Baby shuttle will take the load and get inside the Mother shuttle to again move on the aisle in order to reach the next location. Retrieval of loads also happens through the same process.

The movement of the mother shuttle is automatically controlled by software in an onboard Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) which communicates to the main controller.

Mother& Baby shuttle also can be operated manually through a touch screen Human Machine Interface (HMI), which allows the operator to verify the current state of the shuttle, modify parameter, etc.

Mother & Child Shuttle systems can be used in a wide range of environments, from -30℃ in frozen food storage to 50℃. The modular design of the system opens up completely new possibilities for automation in existing warehouses. 

Facts:

• Maximum storage capacity up to 80%-90%
• Effectively eliminate error rate by Warehouse Management System
• Allow for expansion as throughput increase without changing original layout
• Ideal solution for manufacturing businesses, especially those in the fast moving consumer goods, food ,beverage and cold chain industries

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