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STORAGE, HANDLING & LOGISTICS

storage area must involve efficient space layout to ensure Benefits of an Automated Cold Storage System
maximum benefits. To illustrate, an automated storage system The installation of an intelligent storage system can provide
can feature high-speed, vertical lift shuttles so that products many substantial conveniences for the food industry as follows:
can be retrieved and stored in a more customized manner. 1. Optimization of efficient product move and storage
Although certain buildings may be restricted by some space 2. Minimization of risks derived from personnel’s exposure
limitations, an effective design can use all space-related to extremely low temperatures for extended periods of time,
elements to their full potential and convert a small area into which may result in reduced performance
a warehouse suitable for storing compact-sized products. 3. Reduced leakage of cooling system and increased energy
savings
Construction of Rack Support Building (RSB) 4. Use of stacker cranes enables cold storage facilities to
for Food & Cold Storage Industry be built up to 130 feet (39.6 meters) in height.
Since the warehouse is a high-cost and high-competition 5. Warehouse management systems (WMS) allow for
business, innovations and novel technologies need to product inventory to be constantly monitored, thereby ensuring
constantly be developed to ensure that the latest technologies the safety and quality of temperature-sensitive goods.
are constantly implemented in the building of new warehouses. 6. Better response to clients’ needs thanks to increased
This is especially true when it comes to the design of intelligent storage capacity and higher number of stored products
warehouse that features customizable automation or special 7. Integration of comprehensive radio communication system
structure systems as required by customers.
Application of Automated Warehouse from WIP to
What is Rack Supported Building (RSB)? P&D Station
Rack supported building (RSB) relies on the structure of Many may question how SMEs with limited budgets can afford
storage shelves as a support for building’s weight. The RSB such expensive automated equipment, such as AI or other smart
components are manufactured in a facility with proper quality systems. In fact, SMEs can simply resort to the design concept
control before being transported to the construction site for that focuses on the minimization of human touch. For instance,
on-site assembly, all of which lead to faster construction goods from the manufacturing area can seamlessly flow through
process. This method can more effectively rein in construction- the storage to the pick-up and delivery station by means of
related expenses than other conventional approaches do. stacker cranes, which are used to move pallets along conveyors
Furthermore, it also enables maximum use of space because in the manufacturing lines to the pallet shuttle racks that
the inside-out design concept helps create unobstructed automatically pass the products to the P&D station. As shown
spaces that can accommodate storage shelves without any in Figure 4, the use of smart systems can improve storage and
vertical, structural obstacles, such as pillars. It is also delivery speed as well as curb transport-related damage. It can
compatible with the integration of automated storage (AS) also speed up the circulation of products, potentially increase
and retrieval systems (RS) for unit load, mini load, or high sales, and eventually cut inventory costs.
AS/RS racks (Figure 3) of up to 30 meters in height. RSB is, The design of warehouse in the present should take into
hence, ideal for the construction of an AS/RS-based consideration many factors involving the nature of intra- and
warehouse. The benefits of this system include, for example, extra-facility operations such as product turnover rate, quantity
quick assembly compared to that of its more conventional of incoming and outgoing goods, sorting, order picking,
counterparts and reduced time for engineering or architectural packaging process, delivery speed, physical conditions and size
processes. This is particularly true for the AS/RS system, of areas, number of warehouses, and product characteristics,
which focuses on the use of aerial or vertical spaces and can including weight, size, storage requirement, and shelf life. These
reduce the use of horizontal spaces by up to 60 percent and data will be very beneficial for the investment in intelligent
keep labor costs down by lowering the number of warehouse warehouse to more efficiently fulfil operational purposes.
personnel by up to 70 percent. Collaboration with experts is also another alternative to find a
technology that is ideal for each type of business for maximum
Cold Chain Storage System with Sensors and efficiency.
Monitoring Dashboard
Apart from structural layout through rack supported building
(RSB), internal monitoring system of cold chain, temperature-
controlled storage is also of great importance since More Information Service Info C018
temperature and humidity fluctuations can adversely affect
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