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The logistics and warehousing industry have been undergoing a period of immense change, most notably in recent months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Demand for online deliveries has gone skyward, and retailers have had to adapt rapidly. Customers are shopping online all over the world and automation is becoming fundamental to the warehousing and logistics industry – particularly for online retail products sold in volume. What type of automation is used in warehouses? Automated warehouses are efficient, fast, flexible and reliable. They allow for improved warehousing, goods distribution, and optimum material flow. An automated warehouse uses a few key pieces of technology, such as an automated storage and retrieval system, which consists of a variety of computer-controlled systems for automatically placing and retrieving loads from defined storage locations. Central to these systems are the components that guide and transfer a component around the system. Whether it’s a linear actuator to vertically retrieve a part from high racking or a ring system to rotate an autonomous picking robot, linear and rotary products play a key part. Automated storage systems – think vertical As with nearly every industry, space is a premium and a key benefit of an automated warehouse is its utilisation of space. Only a small footprint is needed as space is used in a vertical capacity, with high racking going up to the ceiling. Whereas pick and place operators are limited by their height to reach products un-aided, automated storage and retrieval systems are limited only by the size of the system designed, thereby increasing the storage capacity. Whether it’s a rack driven system transporting boxes vertically or a robot climbing shelves to collect orders, space maximisation is easily achieved. Indeed, one of the global leading online retailers use HepcoMotion’s DLS4 belt driven linear actuators to vertically transfer […]