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The potential of the self-supporting warehouse: maximising space and optimising efficiency
Optimising warehouse space and increasing efficiency is a necessity for many companies. The self-supporting warehouse stands out as an innovative and highly effective solution for maximising space utilisation in the warehouse, extending 35 metres in height.
What is a self-supporting system?
A self-supporting system is a structure of self-supporting shelving designed to optimally utilise the height of the warehouse, allowing goods to be stacked vertically on several levels, thus maximising available space. This reduces the overall floor space and promotes greater storage capacity, ensuring practicality, versatility and safe storage. I self-supporting warehouses are therefore highly constructive industrial solutions, with which the rack structure becomes a real building.
Advantages of the self-supporting system
- Space maximisation: with a scheme of self-supporting shelving vertical, a self-supporting system makes the most of the height of the warehouse, increasing storage capacity without the need to expand the area.
- Increased operational efficiency: By reducing the distance between pick-up and storage points, handling times are also significantly reduced and the efficiency of warehouse operations is consequently increased.
- Flexibility:self-supporting systems are designed to adapt to different types of warehouse. They can be configured according to the space available, allowing for complete customisation.
- Reduced costs: By optimising space and increasing operational efficiency, self-supporting systems can help reduce the overall costs of warehouse management, improving company profitability.
Errevi Automation's Solutions for the Self-Supporting Warehouse
The self-supporting warehouses can be up to 35 metres high, so they are usually designed and built in conjunction with Stacker cranes or pallet shuttle that allow automatic and fast unmanned picking of goods and that reach high heights.
1. Pallet Shuttle
It is a storage system capable of moving through all levels of the warehouse. It is scalable in that the number of shuttles can vary according to flows, combining them with existing ones. Errevi Automation’s Navistar pallet shuttle makes the best use of space, guaranteeing high storage densities and can be used for a wide range of applications, even at very low temperatures.
2. Stacker crane
Stacker cranes make it possible to combine speed and precision during pallet picking and depositing tasks by reaching significant rack heights. The stacker cranes can be customised according to the load units to be handled, such as reels, boxes, long bodies, slabs, pallets or other load units with similar characteristics.
Implementation of the self-supporting system
The implementation of a self-supporting solutions requires the evaluation of several factors including the characteristics of the products to be stored, the configuration of the available space, accessibility requirements. These self-supporting solutions are composed of uprights and shelves, which are used in this case as load-bearing construction for the ceiling and walls. It is also possible to combine both construction solutions, to which the ceiling and infill walls are then anchored, which can be realised using different materials and methods, depending on storage needs and requirements.
Conclusions
In an increasingly competitive business environment, optimising space utilisation and increasing operational efficiency are crucial to long-term success. I self-supporting systems offer an innovative way to achieve these goals, allowing companies to maximise storage capacity and improve warehouse operations. With proper planning and implementation, the self-supporting system can become a significant competitive advantage, enabling companies to meet customer needs faster and more efficiently. Contact our technical sales team and together we will evaluate which solution is best suited for your warehouse.
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