The vertical carousel has a construction where shelves are running on a rotating chain like a vertical carousel. The carousel goes up or down to present carriers in the vertical carousels opening.
A vertical carousel has a construction where the shelves are running on a rotating chain - the carriers rotate on the chain and are presented in the vertical carousels opening. On the other hand, a Vertical Lift Module has a lift that moves in the center of the construction, where trays are stored both in front and behind the lift. The lift collects trays and presents them in the Vertical Lift Modules opening.
Most certainly. Vertical carousels are very space-effective if you have a ceiling height below approximately 6 meters. With the right application, a vertical carousel can match and outperform a Vertical Lift Module in terms of picking efficiency as well.
Approximately 8-10 m2 of floor space. A vertical carousel will often save you 70-80% of floor space compared to conventional racking.
Vertical carousels are normally from 3.5 - 4 meters and up. A vertical carousel is rarely higher than 10-12 meters.
A Vertical Lift Module is constructed with a lift in the center of the construction, that has trays both in front and behind it. The lift moves up and down in a shaft as it collects trays and presents them in the Vertical Lift Modules opening.
Compared to the Vertical Lift Module, a vertical carousel has a construction where carriers are driven by a rotating chain rather than a lift in the centre of the construction
A Vertical Lift Module is a great alternative if you have a wide variety of items, in different sizes, and you want to save space. The trays in a Vertical Lift Module are automatically adjusted to the varying goods heights. A Vertical Lift Module can also be a very efficient picking solution if you buy 3 or more. Vertical Lift Modules are also the only option if you want to have more than 1 opening.
Approximately 7 - 15 m2 of floor space. A Vertical Lift Module will often save you 70-80% of floor space compared to conventional racking.
If you have 3+ vertical storage systems and a well developed picking strategy you can reach up to 200+ orderlines per hour and operator.
If you store small goods a regular sized vertical storage system can store 1 000 - 2 000 unique items. The number of items depends on the size of the goods.