With the logistics industry's growing demand for efficiency and flexibility, a new type of logistics equipment-the shuttle-has become a focus of attention. As a common handling device in automated high-bay warehouses, shuttles travel back and forth or in a loop on fixed tracks, transporting goods to designated locations or docking equipment. They are particularly suitable for storing and retrieving large quantities of low-variety goods.
Depending on the type of cargo unit being transported, shuttles can be divided into pallet shuttles and container shuttles. Pallet shuttles are primarily used for handling and transporting palletized cargo weighing from several hundred kilograms to over a ton. They can communicate with a host computer or WMS system and, in conjunction with logistics information technology such as barcode recognition, enable automated product identification, single-shot storage and retrieval, continuous storage and retrieval, and automated sorting.
Container shuttles can carry containerized cargo weighing tens of kilograms and are primarily used in high-speed picking scenarios with multiple product specifications and multiple storage areas, such as production line side warehouses. They address the storage and inbound and outbound picking of diverse material types in high-bay warehouses. The box shuttle is mainly suitable for automated warehouse systems that use light boxes, cartons, etc. as storage units. It is widely used in industries such as machinery, food, medicine, auto parts, electronics and biopharmaceuticals.
