Klinkhammer: Autonomous robot shuttles in the warehouse

Klinkhammer shows Exotec shuttles

14.02.2020, 16:21

Autonomous robot shuttles in the warehouse

Klinkhammer is expanding its product portfolio to include shuttle robots, which handle both transportation to the order picker and storage in the racking system in the automated small parts warehouse.

Klinkhammer is expanding its product portfolio to include shuttle robots that handle transportation to the order picker and storage in the automated racking system. © Klinkhammer

Klinkhammer takes over the representation of shuttle systems from Exotec in German-speaking countries, thereby expanding its product portfolio. The Skypod system consists of modules that handle both transportation to the order picker and storage in the racking system in automated small parts warehouses. E-commerce and retail providers looking for flexible, scalable automated storage systems can now obtain the Skypod system from Exotec integrated into their overall logistics with warehouse management software and service from Klinkhammer.

Autonomous robot shuttles
Trade fair visitors can see the autonomous robot shuttles in Stuttgart. The fleet can travel in the automated small parts warehouse and on the floor. AI is used to move the robot shuttles in all directions and upwards, i.e. in three dimensions. They remove goods containers from shelves up to ten meters high and transport them to the order pickers. This eliminates the need for a complex conveyor pre-zone and lifter technology, as is the case with conventional shuttle warehouses. The system can be adapted to the dynamic market development of customers by using additional robot shuttles and is therefore suitable for efficiently absorbing a fluctuating order situation in retail and e-commerce warehouses.

System redundancy means that a Skypod can be removed from the fleet at any time without causing operational restrictions. The remote-controlled robots reach speeds of up to four meters per second. In combination with other conveyor and storage systems as well as the connection to incoming goods and dispatch, Klinkhammer, as general contractor and system integrator, offers a complete intralogistics concept including digitalization of the warehouse. as

Hall 1, Stand C46

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