Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems

Pyramid software optimizes Goods-to-Person (GTP) picking and other key tasks with real time data inputs and decision making to increase ASRS efficiency.

ASRS Overview

An Automated Storage and Retrieval System (ASRS) combines equipment and controls to handle, store, and retrieve materials with precision, accuracy, and speed, all under a specified level of automation. These systems range from relatively simple, manually operated order-picking machines in small storage areas to large, computer-controlled storage and retrieval systems that are fully integrated into manufacturing and distribution processes.

ASRS Technologies

• Unit Load – stores large loads on pallets with a storage rack structure
• Mini Load – same as a mini load but for lighter loads less than 1,000 lbs
• Vertical Lift Modules – a column of trays in the front and back of the module with an automatic inserter/extractor in the center that stores and retrieves the required trays
• Shuttles – used for the automated handling of totes, trays, cartons or all three in the same system – for either warehousing or manufacturing
• Horizontal Carousels – for small parts, series of bins that rotate horizontally around a track
• Vertical Carousels – rotating vertically, vertical carousels house a series of shelves or carriers to provide high density storage
• Cube-based storage – Ultra-high-density goods-to-person piece picking system which utilizes robots to store and retrieve inventory bins from a cubical storage grid

WES for ASRS

NEXUS WES drives the efficiency of an ASRS, the system’s ability to make optimal routing, storage and retrieval decisions and modern-day complexities. By leveraging the dynamic real-time decision-making capabilities provided by a WES your business can maximize the effectiveness of ASRS and Goods to Person (GTP) stations.

Scalable WES Functionalities

• Task Management
• Real-time Visibility
• Resource Allocation
• Integration Optimization

ASRS Solutions We’ve Integrated and Optimized

POWERED BY PYRAMID

Freespace Robotics delivers high-turnover, small-footprint, high-rise AS/RS (Automate Storage and Retrieval System) technologies. These innovations incorporate traditionally external conveyor functions  – such as sortation, sequencing, each-picking, order buffering and pre-staging – into a seamless end to end operation. Freespace solutions are powered by Pyramid software to unify product information with inbound and outbound material flows to offer unmatched versatility across diverse industries and specialized workflows.