The combination of shuttle car and stacker plays an extremely important role in the field of modern warehousing and logistics. Its main functions are as follows:
1、 Improve the utilization rate of storage space
Shuttle car storage: Shuttle cars can quickly shuttle in the aisle of the shelf, and store goods on each location of the shelf. It can adapt to shelves of different heights and depths. Especially in the intensive storage shelf system, the shuttle bus can make full use of every inch of the shelf space, realize high-density storage of goods, and greatly improve the storage capacity of the warehouse per unit area.
Three dimensional operation of the stacker: the stacker is responsible for the storage and retrieval of goods in the vertical direction. It can rise and fall along the track of the shelf, place the goods transported by the shuttle car to the higher shelf location, or take out the goods from the high shelf and transfer them to the shuttle car. Through the three-dimensional operation of the stacker, the space in the height direction of the warehouse can also be fully utilized, further improving the overall utilization rate of the storage space.
2、 Improve cargo access efficiency
Fast transportation of shuttle car: shuttle car runs fast in the horizontal roadway. Once receiving the order of goods storage and withdrawal, it can quickly locate the target location and complete the task of goods transportation. It has a high degree of automation and can realize continuous operation without manual intervention, which greatly reduces the handling time of goods in the horizontal direction.
Operation of the stacker: the stacker has a positioning system, which can accurately place the goods in or take out the goods from the high-level cargo space. Its operation efficiency in the vertical direction is also high, and it works well with the shuttle car, making the whole cargo access process more smooth, reducing the waiting time of cargo, thus significantly improving the overall efficiency of cargo access.
3、 Realize automatic warehouse management
System cooperation: shuttle car and stacker can realize cooperation through advanced control system. They can receive instructions from the warehouse management system (WMS), and automatically complete the storage, handling and other operations of goods according to the predetermined task process. They do not need to manually operate each link, realizing a high degree of automation of warehousing operations.
Real time data feedback: In the process of operation, shuttle cars and stackers can also feed back their own running status, cargo access and other data to the warehouse management system in real time. Through these data, managers can timely understand the operation of the warehouse, facilitate inventory management, task scheduling and other work, and further optimize the warehouse management process.
4、 Reduce labor cost and labor intensity
Reduce manual intervention: shuttle cars and stackers can automatically complete most of the storage and handling of goods, greatly reducing the dependence on manual work. In the traditional storage mode, a large number of people are required to carry, load and unload goods. After the combination of shuttle car and stacker, only a small number of people are required to monitor and maintain the equipment.
Reduce labor intensity: for a small number of retained staff, they no longer need to engage in heavy physical labor, such as moving heavy objects up and down the shelves. It is mainly responsible for the management and maintenance of equipment, and the labor intensity has been reduced.
The combination of shuttle car and stacker provides strong support for the development of modern warehousing and logistics industry by improving the utilization rate of warehousing space, improving the efficiency of goods storage and retrieval, realizing automatic warehousing management, and reducing human costs and labor intensity.
