Storage
Automated storage systems play a central role in an intralogistics system, efficiently storing a large proportion of stock in minimal space. KNAPP is the leading provider of innovative shuttle systems. Smart solutions provide answers to the current challenges and trends in intralogistics.
What are Smart Shuttles?
Smart Shuttles are KNAPP’s answer to the latest challenges and trends in intralogistics. Flexible, scalable, expandable, efficient, ergonomic, economical, and precise – Smart Shuttles open up new dimensions in intralogistics. KNAPP has shuttle solutions that cater to all possible requirements in the warehouse. Each solution can respond to new challenges and grow together with the business. The Smart Shuttles can be seamlessly integrated into the system as a whole, with customized software and ergonomic work stations.
What is an all-in shuttle?
KNAPP has applied its motto making complexity simple to the world of Smart Shuttles with its all-in shuttle concept. Making complexity simple means making complex tasks manageable. Storage, picking, buffering, sequencing, replenishment and supply; the all-in shuttle simplifies and consolidates a multitude of warehouse processes. .
OSR Shuttle™ Evo: Welcoming change!
The world is changing. Sometimes changes are abrupt, other times, changes develop slowly over time. One thing is for sure – changes always bring with them new challenges. Some of the challenges we are currently facing include the limited predictability of business developments as well as high demands for performance and quality. It’s challenges such as these that drive us forward in finding new solutions and developing existing solutions to provide you with a decisive competitive advantage. After careful development, building on over 15 years’ experience, market expertise and innovation, we are proud to present the new generation of shuttle systems – the OSR Shuttle™ Evo. Discover more.
Smart consolidation of warehouse processes
The OSR Shuttle™ is ideally suited for use in order fulfilment and distribution centres where high performance and quality are required. Based on KNAPP’s all-in-shuttle concept, the OSR Shuttle™ can manage one or more of the following processes:
- Storage: space-effective storage for a wide range of goods with access to all articles at all times
- Picking: automatic and on-time supply of goods-to-person work stations
- Buffering: the picking procedure is separated from dispatch and further processing
- Sequencing: correct sequences established easily
- Replenishment: automatic supply to manual picking areas or flow racks on time
Heart of the intralogistics system
The OSR Shuttle™ is essentially designed as a storage and picking system and is uniquely versatile. The OSR Shuttle™ forms the very heart of an intralogistics system. It efficiently stores a wide range of articles in minimal space. An all-in-one system, the OSR Shuttle™ contains racks, shuttles, lifts, and a pre-zone, as well as customized software. Safety is top priority with the OSR Shuttle™. As a result, it’s completely surrounded by a safety fence and is equipped with a special access monitoring system. The OSR Shuttle™ is a modular system available in different designs. What’s more, each OSR Shuttle™ is also adapted to suit individual customer requirements and processes.
Remarkable technology
KNAPP is the leading provider of innovative shuttle technology. But what is so special about the OSR Shuttle™? The fact that horizontal and vertical conveyance are independent of one another – each shuttle serves a single level in the rack. This increases the performance of the OSR Shuttle™ as well as making it more flexible than conventional stacker cranes. The shuttles move independently of each other, guaranteeing maximum availability. Each shuttle serves a specific level in the rack line system where they store and retrieve load carriers (containers, cartons or trays). The load carriers, with contents weighing up to 50 kg, can be stored one behind the other, wherever there are free storage locations. High-performance lifts convey the load carriers to the pre-zone. The lifts then take the load carriers and convey them from the pre-zone to the allocated level. Adjustable telescope arms place different sized containers, trays or cartons directly into the rack for storage. All this makes the OSR Shuttle™ a space-saving, efficient and flexible storage system for a wide range of articles, in which the articles can be accessed at any time.
Advantages of the OSR Shuttle™
- All-in shuttle: central processes are covered by a single technology; stream-lined processes along the entire supply chain guarantee efficiency
- Article range: a wide article range can be automated
- Cartons: can be stored without additional trays
- Availability: high availability thanks to the redundant system design
- Quality and performance: ideal for high-performance applications; high quality with a zero defect strategy
- Flexibility and scalability: size, performance and function can be scaled; the system can grow to meet demands
- Entire system provided by one supplier: mechanical components, electrical components and software
- Customized software: software solutions with KiSoft or SAP® EWM by KNAPP
- Energy efficiency and costs: energy recuperation modules; intelligent energy management; maximum performance with minimal costs
- Safety: safety fence and a special access monitoring system provide safety for both people and goods
- Easy maintenance: service levels make maintenance easier; stream-lined spare parts management; robust system
Smart automation for single items
The KNAPP-Store is an innovative storage and picking system that can be used along the entire pharmaceutical supply chain, whether in wholesale or for online pharmacies. The KNAPP-Store can store diverse articles effortlessly and occupies minimal space. It automates a wide spectrum of articles that would normally require a great deal of manual processing, with manageable investment costs and low costs per storage location. Scalable dimensions and the use of a resilient robot increase quality and efficiency as well as providing maximum storage density using a minimum amount of space. The flexibility and performance required to respond swiftly to ever-changing demands are then available when needed. Moreover, the KNAPP-Store also meets the documentation requirements specific to the sector (lot tracking, serial number tracking, date mark) for single items. A standard KNAPP-Store has a scalable rack line with glass shelves for maximum storage density, a reliable two-arm gripper system, a storage work station, output chutes as well as a customized software solution. There are several KNAPP-Store variants catering to different requirements and processes.
Wide range of articles
The KNAPP-Store is an efficient and safe automation solution for a wide range of articles, whether that be medium movers, slow movers, returns, special articles or e-commerce orders. Articles that are not usually compatible with automated systems, such as cans and pots can be cleverly automated. Space-saving and versatile
The KNAPP-Store stores articles multi-deep on glass shelves to best use the available space. Articles enter the system automatically on a storage conveyor. The serial and lot numbers are also registered by the KNAPP-Store during the goods-in process, along with the date mark. A robust two-arm gripper system works ambidextrously to handle picking, storage and relocation. It can access all storage locations. Several KNAPP-Store variants are available:
- KNAPP-Store Standard: integrated into the Central Belt System; transfers articles to the central belt
- KNAPP-Store Standalone: integrated into the manual picking area
- KNAPP-Store Smart: space-saving design with one work station for two KNAPP-Store rack line systems
- KNAPP-Store Direct: connected to the conveyor system; transfers articles directly into containers on the conveyor
- KNAPP-Store Compact: space-effective design; integrated into the Central Belt System with a central storage work station
Advantages of the KNAPP-Store
- Efficient, flexible, economical
- Ideal for use along the entire pharmaceutical supply chain, but particularly in wholesale and e-commerce
- Scalable rack line system that can be adapted to the space available; can be expanded flexibly as and when required
- Reliable two-arm gripper system for maximum availability
- Automated goods-in procedure
- Wide range of articles can be automated
- Serial number and lot tracking
- Date mark registration – retrieval at the touch of a button
- Direct access to all articles in the system
- Customized software solution
- Maximum storage density
- Reasonable investment – simple to integrate into existing systems
- Different variants available
The Industore is an efficient and versatile storage and picking solution. The Industore is based on the KNAPP-Store but is intended for use in industry. The Industore provides secure storage using minimal space and efficiently handles single items from a wide range of articles.
The Fastbox is a fast storage and buffer tower with an integrated lift system. It is usually connected to a Pick-it-Easy work station. It is the ideal addition to a storage system like the OSR Shuttle™ and has diverse applications.
- Buffers for fast-moving articles: to process fast-moving articles with the OSR Shuttle™
- Buffers for order containers
- Buffers containers prior to sequencing and sortation, for example, for a packing pattern calculation at the work station
Just like the shuttle systems, the Fastbox is scalable and built around the proven principle of parts commonality. It processes containers, cartons and trays. The Fastbox complies with the strictest security standards in the same way as the OSR Shuttle™ and also has a standard energy concept.
The KNAPP storage system portfolio also includes stacker cranes. KNAPP provides all-in-one solutions for containers, cartons and pallets including software. KNAPP has many years of experience in implementing high-performance stacker crane solutions and has put hundreds into operation around the globe. Such projects can be huge; the rack line systems for pallet stacker cranes can be over 200 m long and 30 m high. High-bay racking, silo type constructions and designs for use within a hall are available. The stacker cranes store diverse load carriers such as pallets, containers, trays and cartons in single and multi-deep racks. The stacker cranes are ideal for use in a cooling and cold-storage area. Besides efficiently storing goods, the stacker cranes can also supply flow racks when required. The KNAPP’s stacker cranes are characterized by their energy efficiency and intelligent energy management. KiSoft or SAP® EWM by KNAPP handle stacker crane control, completing the all-in-one solution from a single source.