The innovative S/R-machine is guided by an upper and a lower track, which is fixed on the storage rack. A telescopic mast is used to access the bottom and top areas of the shelf (fig). The elevated tracks fixed on the rack enable two substantial improvements of warehouse operations:

• Storage Booster S/R machines can drive around obstacles in the upper and lower part of the shelf like conveyor lines or escape routes
• Two S/R machines can operate independently in one aisle, because they can pass with or without a load unit on the fork.

These improvements open new applications in warehouse planning, management and production:

• The dimensions of the warehouse (height, length, width) can be easier adjusted to the existing building development and building regulations;
• The handling capacity can be upgraded aisle by aisle, which allows to scale the handling capacity to the increasing demand;
• The warehouse can be integrated in the manufacturing or assembly area and integrates warehouse and in house transport to save space and to simplify storage and handling processes.

Running duration:
01.10.2018 - 31.03.2021

Funded by:
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Project executing organisation:
Project Management Jülich

Project Partners:

• Hager Sondermaschinenbau GmbH, Moettingen,
  a very successful machine builder for special machines in automotive body shops
• high bay warehousses GmbH, Siegen,
  very experienced in racks for high bay warehouses
• Hörmann Logistik, München,
  the partner for individual Intralogisic solutions