Alert Innovation
Alert Innovation develops Alphabot for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
What are Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems?
Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) use computer-controlled equipment to store and retrieve inventory from designated storage locations. These systems are commonly used to increase storage density, reduce manual travel, and improve inventory accuracy in warehouses and distribution centers.
ASRS solutions can take many forms, including pallet cranes, shuttle systems, vertical lift modules, and automated tote storage. The appropriate technology depends on the size and weight of the products being handled, the required throughput, and the available building space.
One of the most important considerations is how the system integrates with the rest of the warehouse. Inventory must move efficiently between storage, picking, replenishment, and shipping operations. A well-designed ASRS can significantly reduce labor requirements and improve space utilization, but the surrounding processes must be designed to support the system’s capacity.
Case Storage
Case storage Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) automate the storage and retrieval of cartons, totes, and other smaller inventory units within a warehouse. These systems typically use shuttles, cranes, or robotic vehicles to move products between storage locations and picking or replenishment stations.
One of the primary advantages is the ability to store large quantities of inventory in a compact area while reducing the time employees spend traveling to retrieve products. Case storage systems are particularly useful in operations with high SKU counts, frequent order picking, or limited warehouse space.
The appropriate solution depends on product dimensions, storage capacity, inventory turnover, and the number of cases or totes that must be retrieved each hour. Integration with picking stations, conveyors, and warehouse management systems is also important to ensure that products arrive where they are needed without creating bottlenecks.
Pallet Storage
Pallet storage ASRS systems automate the placement and retrieval of palletized inventory within a warehouse. These systems typically use cranes, shuttles, or other automated vehicles to move pallets between storage positions and transfer points.
One of the primary advantages is improved storage density. By reducing the aisle space required for conventional forklifts, automated pallet storage can make better use of available building height and floor space.
The design must account for pallet dimensions, load weights, inventory turnover, and the number of pallets that need to be stored or retrieved each hour. Integration with receiving, replenishment, and outbound operations is also important to avoid creating bottlenecks elsewhere in the facility.
AMH Material Handling
AMH Material Handling designs and deploys AutoStore; shuttle; goods-to-person and conveyor systems, combining equipment, controls, software, and material flow for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts.
AS/R Systems
AS/R Systems designs and deploys Vertical lift modules; carousels; goods-to-person systems, combining equipment, controls, software, and material flow for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts.
Attabotics / LaFayette Systems
Attabotics / LaFayette Systems develops Attabotics 3D storage structure and robots for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Automha
Automha develops Autosatmover; Supercap; Pallet Runner; stacker-crane systems for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Autostore
AutoStore develops AutoStore cube storage system; Red Line; Black Line; CarouselAI for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
BOA Concept
BOA Concept develops Plug-and-Store; LEAD storage system for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Brightpick
Brightpick develops Autopicker; Gridpicker; Giraffe; Retriever for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Caja Robotics
Caja Robotics develops Caja goods-to-person robotic fulfillment system for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Cimcorp
Cimcorp develops MultiPick; Dreamfield; 3D Shuttle for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
E80 Group
E80 Group develops SmartStore; LGVs; high-density automated warehouses for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
EAB
EAB develops Radioshuttle; automated pallet storage systems for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Element Logic
Element Logic designs and deploys AutoStore; eManager; robotic picking integrations, combining equipment, controls, software, and material flow for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts.
Eurofork
Eurofork supplies E-SMARTSHUTTLE; telescopic forks; pallet shuttles, a supporting technology used to build, control, or optimize ASRS handling palletized unit loads.
Exotec
Exotec develops Skypod AS/RS for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Fabric
Fabric develops Fabric micro-fulfillment system for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Falcon Autotech
Falcon Autotech develops NEO ASRS; NEObot; NEOgrid; NEOiT for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Frazier Industrial Company
Frazier Industrial Company designs and deploys Rack-supported pallet ASRS; high-density shuttle integration, combining equipment, controls, software, and material flow for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads.
GreyOrange
GreyOrange develops Ranger Goods-to-Person; GreyMatter; rack-based fulfillment systems for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Hai Robotics
HAI ROBOTICS develops HAIPICK ACR; HaiPick Climb; HaiPick System 3 for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Hänel Storage Systems
Hänel Storage Systems develops Lean-Lift; Rotomat; Multi-Space for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
ICAM
ICAM develops SILO; SILO²; Vertimag for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Inther Group
Inther Group designs and deploys Miniload; shuttle systems; VLM; Inther LC software, combining equipment, controls, software, and material flow for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts.
Invar Group
Invar Group designs and deploys AutoStore; AMR storage; shuttle and WES integrations, combining equipment, controls, software, and material flow for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts.
L-A-C Logistics Automation
L-A-C Logistics Automation designs and deploys AutoStore; shuttle, AMR, conveyor, and software integrations, combining equipment, controls, software, and material flow for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts.
Libiao Robotics
Libiao Robotics develops AirRob tote-handling system for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Lödige Industries
Lödige Industries develops Automated pallet and ULD storage; transfer vehicles; lifts for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
LTW Intralogistics
LTW Intralogistics develops Turnkey pallet and large-item automated warehouses for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Mindugar
Mindugar develops Automated pallet warehouses; rack-supported high-bay and shuttle systems for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Modula
Modula develops Modula Lift; Slim; Next; Flexibox; vertical carousels for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Multiway Robotics
Multiway Robotics develops FlexTower pallet ASRS; four-way shuttle and forklift robots for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Ocado Intelligent Automation
Ocado Intelligent Automation develops Ocado Storage and Retrieval System; Ocado Grid; 600 Series Bot for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
OPEX Corporation
OPEX Corporation develops Perfect Pick; Infinity; Sure Sort X for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Pesmel
Pesmel develops TransRoll; automated high-bay warehouse systems for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Qubiqa
Qubiqa develops High-bay pallet warehouse; Layer Picker; warehouse automation for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Randex
Randex develops Compact vertical carousel; industrial carousel systems for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Scallog
SCALLOG develops Goods-to-Man; Flexytote; Flexypick for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Scott / Alvey
Scott / Alvey develops Automated storage and retrieval systems; pallet conveyors; Maestro+ for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
SencorpWhite
SencorpWhite develops White vertical carousels; VLMs; horizontal carousels for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
StrongPoint Automation
StrongPoint Automation designs and deploys AutoStore; robotic picking and palletizing integrations, combining equipment, controls, software, and material flow for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts.
Symbotic
Symbotic develops Symbotic System; GreenBox ASRS network for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Systraplan
Systraplan develops Automated high-bay warehouses; pallet transport and storage systems for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Takeoff Technologies
Takeoff Technologies designs and deploys Micro Fulfillment Center platform, combining equipment, controls, software, and material flow for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts.
TREW Automation
TREW Automation designs and deploys ASRS, goods-to-person, shuttle and warehouse execution systems, combining equipment, controls, software, and material flow for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts.
ÜÇGE DRS
ÜÇGE DRS develops MultiPAL; TransCAR; UltraCAP pallet ASRS for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
URBX
Urbx develops TowerBot; Urbx robotic inventory storage and retrieval system for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Vidir Solutions
Vidir Solutions develops Vertical Lift System; Pan Carousel; Bed Lift for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
VRC Warehouse Technologies
VRC Warehouse Technologies develops Vertical lift modules; vertical carousels for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Weland Solutions
Weland Solutions develops Compact Lift; Compact Twin; Compact Double for automated storage and retrieval of cases, totes, bins, trays, or parts, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Westfalia Technologies
Westfalia Technologies develops Savanna.NET; Satellite pallet AS/RS for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
Zecchetti
Zecchetti develops Automated warehouses; pallet shuttles; LGV and conveyor systems for automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads, improving storage density, inventory accuracy, throughput, and worker safety.
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