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Automated Self Storage Systems
How the Large Size Unit Load AS/RS Handles Storage Containers
An Automated Self Storage System consists of:
- Westfalia's Automated Storage and Retrieval Machine (S/RM or SRM) - quickly, smoothly and quietly moves storage modules in and out of the system with our patented Satellite rack entry vehicle technology
- Standardized Storage Modules - 10' x 20' maximum module which can be subdivided into standard industry sizes (Example: 5' x 5'; 5' x 10'; 5' x 15'; 10' x 10'; 10' x 15'; and 10' x 20')
- Racks Store Modules - 2 to 15 levels high, fully meeting fire and building codes
- Warehouse Management System (WMS) - Westfalia's logistics software controls, manages and records all module movements within the facility
- Turntable - to turn containers, if needed, to face appropriate loading area
- Inner Security Doors - limiting access, maintaining facility pressurization, and keeping valuables safe
View video of an automated self storage system in operation.
How an Automated Self Storage System Operates:
Access to a storage unit is triggered through a keypad/card reader/biometric device at each loading area. Once a unit is leased, the customer is provided with the code/card which allows access to his/her unit 24 hours a day. The Warehouse Management System (WMS) is activated by the security device to bring the containing to the loading area. It controls, manages and verifies the movement of the container in and out of its storage position.
At the loading area, an interior door to the inner AS/RS rolls up, and the container is placed within the loading area. Only after the roll door closes, sealing the building's pressure, is access to the container granted to the customer by the opening of an exterior sliding door. This two door system heightens the level of security for the building, while at the same time maintaining the climate controls, and minimizing dust particle movement throughout the building.
Once loading/unloading is complete, the customer locks the unit and re-enters their PIN code, the exterior door closes, and the AS/RS & WMS return the container to storage. The WMS recalculates the weight, completes a series of security checks, and records the placement of the unit back in the system until it is called for again.
What other type of load do you need to store and retrieve?
- Mini-Load - container based small items
- Layer-Load - layers of different products\
- Unit Loads - pallet or palletless, paper rolls, dairy cases, etc.
- Car Parking Systems
To learn more about Automated Self Storage Systems Driven by Westfalia, please contact Westfalia Technologies, Inc. via email or call 800-673-2522 or 717-764-1115.
