Shuttle Rack As a storage equipment, it has been widely used in the modern logistics industry. Its advantages and disadvantages are as follows:
advantage
High space utilization rate: shuttle shelf adopts intensive storage mode, which can make full use of warehouse space and improve storage capacity. Compared with traditional shelves, shuttle shelves can reduce the space occupation of forklift passages, which significantly improves the space utilization rate of the warehouse.
High cargo security: The automated storage system avoids cargo damage or loss caused by human factors. When the shuttle shuttles between shelves, positioning technology can accurately deliver goods to the location to ensure the safety of goods.
Good flexibility: shuttle racks can meet the storage requirements of different types of goods. By adjusting the height, spacing, layers and other parameters of the shelves, the storage requirements of goods with different sizes and weights can be met. In addition, shuttle buses can also be customized according to specific needs to further improve the flexibility of the warehouse.
Strong scalability: The storage system of the shuttle shelf can be expanded according to the actual situation of the warehouse, increasing the number of shelves and shuttle cars to meet the growing storage needs of the warehouse. This scalability makes the shuttle shelf a long-term sustainable warehousing solution.
shortcoming
High investment and maintenance costs: the initial investment cost of shuttle racks is high, including the purchase cost of racks, shuttle cars and other equipment. At the same time, due to the complexity of its system, professional and reliable service teams are required for repair and maintenance, so the maintenance cost is relatively high.
High requirements for shelves and floors: in order to ensure the stable operation of shuttle cars, shuttle shelves have high requirements for the accuracy of shelves, the flatness of guide rails and the bearing capacity of floors. This requires additional investment in warehouse construction and transformation.
The size of shuttle board is not standard: at present, the size standard of shuttle board in the market is not uniform, and the shuttle boards of different companies cannot be mixed. This limits the flexibility and expandability of shuttle shelves to a certain extent.
Single goods storage: shuttle racks are more suitable for storing goods with large ex warehouse volume and relatively single variety. For goods requiring random access, shuttle racks may not be a good choice.
Long fault handling time: due to the complexity of the shuttle shelf system, once a fault occurs, it may take a long time to troubleshoot and repair. This may affect the normal operation of the warehouse.
To sum up, the shuttle shelf has significant advantages in improving storage efficiency, space utilization and cargo safety, but it also needs to consider its disadvantages such as high investment and maintenance costs, high requirements for shelves and floors, and simple storage of goods. When choosing whether to use shuttle shelves, enterprises need to consider comprehensively according to their actual needs and conditions.
