Why do more and more food warehouses use shuttle racking system?

Update time:2021-11-07

In the early days, heavy duty racking system, narrow aisle racking system, double-deep racking system and drive-in racking system were used more frequently in the food warehouses. With the development of the storage racking industry, shuttle racking system have been widely used in recent years, especially more and more food warehouse choose to use shuttle racking system, which is the newest food warehouse favourite.

Why do more and more food warehouses choose shuttle racking system? Today, I will take you to discuss this issue.

1.High utilization rate of warehouses space. Compared with heavy duty racking system and narrow aisle racking system, shuttle racking system do not need to reserve forklift channels, and the same space can store more goods, which greatly improves the utilization of warehouse space. Many food warehouses are low-temperature cold storage, high initial construction cost and limited storage space, shuttle racking system meets their needs for maximizing warehouse space utilization.

2.More stable and safer. Compared with drive-in racking system, shuttle racking system are supported by beams, and the overall stability is stronger. Moreover, the forklift works outside the shuttle racking system without entering inside of the racking, which greatly reduce collisions between forklift and racking, safety is more higher. For food warehouses with high loading capacity requirements and frequent access, shuttle racking system can increase safety and productivity.

3.Shorting operation waiting time, higher access efficiency. Shuttle racking system is semi-automated storage racking system, the shuttle trolley runs automatically in the racking system, which greatly improves the storage and pick-up efficiency. Shuttle racking system meets the high efficiency requirements of food warehouses with their frequent turnover.

4.Flexible operation method. Compared to other storage racking system with a single access method, shuttle racking system can be FIFO or FILO. Food warehouses generally have strict requirements for batches of items, which can be met by shuttle racking system either FIFO or FILO

5.Higher return on investment. Shuttle racking system have relatively low lighting requirements, and compared to other types of racking system, shuttle racking system have a lower overall investment and a higher return on investment at a later stage. This is a crucial point for cold storage in food warehouses.

As a result of the above, shuttle racking systems are becoming more and more common in food warehouses. If you want to know more, contact us.