Automated High-Bay Container Storage

Steel Structure - Exterior

The Automated High-Bay Container Storage is protected from the elements by a roof and side cladding. Storage is fully electrified and can be furnished with solar panels.

Steel Structure - Interior

The steel structure can be up to 14 containers high. It is designed and built to safely carry the required weight, comprising a welded structure of rack frames, gable ends, horizontal beams, driving profiles and bolts. Details of steel grades, surface treatments, etc are available upon request. All structures will conform to local building norms & regulations.

Stacker Crane

The automated stacker crane(s) run along the length of the storage. It picks and places containers in the correct storage locations through a fully automated operation. The stacker cranes are capable of handling all types of containers sizes from 10ft - 53ft. Storage locations are not defined by container size giving you complete flexibility of inventory management. Individual storage locations can contain combinations of similar sizes such as 1 x 40ft, 2 x 20ft or 4 x 10ft containers.

Truck Loading/Unloading Station

The fully automated truck loading/unloading station takes containers from incoming trucks and puts containers on outgoing trucks. The truck drivers are protected in booths while the container movement takes place.

Remote Operating Station

A Remote Operating Station (ROS) offers the option for human intervention should it be needed. The ROS is capable of controlling the truck handling crane(s), stacker crane(s), and offers direct access to cameras mounted on the cranes as standard with optional cameras in loading stations or the high-bay structure itself.

Warehouse Management System

The Warehouse Management System (WMS) oversees all aspects of the container handling process with great precision. The WMS interfaces with ERP's, or other business critical systems, for seamless execution of dispatch notices and warehouse processes.

It looks after:

Receiving/gate operations
Control of truck handling crane(s)
Control of container stacker crane(s)
Docking operations
Advanced planning with automated container sequencing

Docking Stations

On receipt of order, the containers are retrieved from either the storage locations or directly from truck unloading stations. The process reduces waste in container to gate turnaround times, compared to traditional yard operations, with completion in minutes. Empty, or partial loaded, containers are returned to the allocated storage, or outbound dispatch station, based on operational criteria.

Steel Structure - Exterior
Steel Structure - Interior
Stacker Crane
Truck Loading/Unloading Station
Remote Operating Station
Warehouse Management System
Docking Stations

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The Automated High-Bay Container Storage (AHBCS) is a storage system for containers designed for use in logistics centers, distribution centers and similar facilities that handle significant quantities of containers. With the AHBCS, you rule the containers, they don't rule you.

AHBCS service offering

Rule the containers

If you're running a logistics center, distribution center or similar operation and handling significant flows of containers, this new solution will solve your container problems. It does not consist of radical new technology. Rather, it brings existing, established technologies together in a holistic way with software control. It allows you to rule the containers, greatly reducing your container footprint and CO2 footprint related to container handling.

About the system

The AHBCS comprises: a high-bay steel structure with a roof and side cladding for storing containers; fully automated electric overhead travelling cranes, for storing containers in the high-bay racks; overhead cranes with spreaders for truck loading & unloading in a container exchange zone; a Warehouse Management System (WMS) that optimizes the container flows and enables data integration within the material flow of the distribution center. The AHBCS provides seamless integration between the logistics of inbound/outbound containers and distribution operations.

Realize the potential

Maximize your operational value by reducing yard size without compromising capacity.

The AHBCS delivers value by:

Reducing land requirements greatly: allows you to operate across a wider range of urban areas
Enables growth without relocation
Increase the scale of operations by making the most of available space
Lower CAPEX / OPEX