Efficient automated storage systems
April 1st 2006

At MACH 2006, IAS Industore will be exhibiting Hanel's automated storage systems that are in use across warehousing and materials handling, manufacturing, engineering and aerospace sectors.

The Hanel Lean-Lift and Rotomat utilise the available height of a premises in its entirety in a similar fashion to high bay racking.

However, unlike high bay racking Hanel's systems allow high storage density. The result? Maximum storage capacity on a minimum footprint. This is coupled with the swift and ergonomic retrieval of stored items.

At BMW's main distribution centre in Bracknell, where a bank of 12 Lean-Lifts have been installed, stock for despatch to BMW's 200 strong dealership network is brought to the user, who works at a bank of three Lean-Lifts, in an average of 21 seconds.

Compare this to an average retrieval time of one minute with high bay racking and the benefits of automated storage become more tangible.

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