Storage
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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™ Evo 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™ Evo 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™ Evo is essentially designed as a storage and picking system and is uniquely versatile. The OSR Shuttle™ Evo 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™ Evo. As a result, it’s completely surrounded by a safety fence and is equipped with a special access monitoring system. The OSR Shuttle™ Evo is a modular system available in different designs. What’s more, each OSR Shuttle™ Evo is also adapted to suit individual customer requirements and processes.
Remarkable technology
Advantages of the OSR Shuttle™ Evo
- 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
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 INDU-Store is an efficient and versatile storage and picking solution. The INDU-Store is based on the KNAPP-Store but is intended for use in industry. The INDU-Store 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™ Evo
- 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™ Evo and also has a standard energy concept.
