What is the difference between warehouse automation and an ordinary warehouse?

warehouse automation are also called smart warehouse. warehouse automation equipment can realize high-level rationalization of warehouses, automation of access, and simplification of operations. Automated warehouses are the current form of high-level warehouses. The main body of the automated warehouse is composed of shelves, aisle stacking cranes, warehouse entry and exit workbenches and automated operation platforms. The warehouse automation is controlled by the WCS system, which greatly improves the productivity, reduces the labor cost, and realizes the automatic storage and retrieval function of the goods. Automated warehouses are widely used in tobacco, electronics, chemical, textile, pharmaceutical, transportation, dock, transportation and other fields. So, what is the difference between an warehouse automationl warehouse and an ordinary shelf? The entry and exit of warehouse automation are automated and intelligent. In ordinary warehouses, goods are loaded and unloaded manually or by forklifts, and the shelves are usually below 7 meters. The warehouse automation is a software-controlled machine that loads and unloads goods, and the shelf height is usually below 22 meters.

What are the advantages of automated warehouses?

It saves the floor space of the warehouse and makes full use of the height of the space; the height of the intelligent warehouse is generally more than 20 meters, we can make full use of the height of the space, and use the WCS system to control the machine to carry the goods.

Reduce labor costs. For some chemicals, flammable and explosive goods, toxic goods, cold storage, etc., use mechanical handling instead of manual handling, reduce the harm of these goods to the human body, and make handling more efficient and safer