Advantages and Disadvantages of Shuttle Racking

Shuttle racks are widely used in factories and enterprises today, but there are still many companies that don't know much about shuttle racks. In fact, the shuttle rack is a high-grade storage rack formed by the combination of a shuttle car and a shelf. As a relatively advanced storage system, the shuttle rack has its own storage advantages, but relatively speaking, it also has some shortcomings. Let's take a look at it together.

The main advantages of the shuttle rack are:

1. It is used in conjunction with the shuttle car, the forklift does not need to enter the passage, and the configuration requirements of the forklift are not high;

2. The forklift does not enter the passage, which can enhance the stability of the structure;

3. Forklifts do not enter the passage, and there can be one variety and specification for each floor, which increases the number of varieties and specifications;

4. The whole process of forklifts cooperate with the operation, which greatly reduces the manual participation, and the entire operation efficiency is significantly improved;

5. Due to the existence of the automated storage mode, the inventory becomes simple and efficient, which facilitates accurate batch operations, and the utilization rate of the warehouse can reach about 80%~85%;

6. The operation of the shuttle rack is flexible, it can achieve first-in first-out or first-in-last-out;

7. In terms of the number of goods. Each track of the shuttle rack can achieve a depth of 35 bays, while other racks generally control the depth of 7 bays for one-way outbound, and only two-way outbound can make more bays, but It is also controlled at a depth of about 14 cargo spaces.

8. Cargo management. The shuttle car can sort and count the pallet goods on the track according to the instructions of inventory and sorting, which greatly reduces the management cost, and the key point is to ensure the safety of employees. It is a new choice for pallet goods storage.

The main disadvantages of shuttle racks are:

1. In order to ensure the stable operation of the shuttle, there are high requirements for the accuracy of the shelves, guide rails and floors. The shuttle car is the core component of the system, and its quality is directly related to the after-sales cost of future users.

2. The investment cost and maintenance cost of the system are relatively high, and a professional and reliable service team is required to be responsible for maintenance.

3. The stored items are single and cannot be accessed randomly.

4. The size of the shuttle board is not standard, and the shuttle boards of different companies cannot be used universally.

5. If the equipment fails, the rescue time will be relatively long.