Rainbow Dynamics has introduced a 4D Pallet Shuttle Automated Storage and Retrieval System. The new AS/RS has been designed to make the most profitable use of every square foot of the available space within both ambient and cold store warehouse facilities.
The high-density storage solution allows pallets to be stored safely and compactly and does not require multiple aisleways. Pallets are fed into or retrieved from a series of storage channels that make up the rack structure by lift truck.
Incoming loads are placed onto a Rainbow Dynamics pallet carrier at the entrance to the allocated storage tunnel. The pallet carrier then travels to the furthest point in the tunnel, where it deposits the load before returning to its original position. The pallet carrier can then either receive another pallet for storage within the same tunnel or be picked up by the forklift and switched to another location within the storage system.
The high-density storage scheme can be designed to offer a choice of first in, last out (FILO) storage, where loading/ unloading is undertaken from just one side of the system, or if required, first in, first out (FIFO) mode with pallet loading and unloading carried out from two opposing sides of the storage structure.