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Quickly understand the composition and superiority of automated warehouse.

Automated warehouse is a new concept appearing in logistics warehousing. The use of the warehouse equipment can realize the rationalization of the warehouse, the automation of access, and the simple operation, and the automatic three-dimensional warehouse is the high level of the current technology.
 
The main body of automated warehouse is made up of shelves, roadway Stacking Cranes, entry and exit library workstations, automatic transportation and operation control system. Shelf is a steel structure or reinforced concrete structure of the structure or structure, the shelf is a standard size space, the roadway stacking crane through the shelves between the laneway, the completion of the storage and delivery of the work; management of the use of WCS system for control.
 
Component part of automated warehouse
 
1, shelf: the steel structure used to store the goods. There are two basic forms of welded shelves and combined shelves.
2, pallet (container): used for carrying goods, also known as workplace appliances.
3, roadway stacker: equipment for automatic storage and retrieval of goods.  According to the structure form, they are divided into two basic forms: single column and double column. According to the service mode, they are divided into three basic forms: straight road, bend road and transfer car.
4, conveyor system: the main peripheral equipment of three dimensional storehouse is responsible for transporting goods to stacker or removing goods from stacking machines. There are many kinds of conveyors, such as roller conveyor, chain conveyor, lifting platform, distributing car, hoist, belt conveyor and so on.
5, AGV system: automatic guide car. It is divided into inductive steering car and laser guided car according to its guiding mode.
6, WCS automatic control system: automatic control system for all equipments of the drive automated stereo library system. The field bus mode is the main control mode.
7, WMS information management system is the core of the full-automatic three-dimensional library system, and it can be networked or integrated with other systems, such as ERP system.
 
Design of automated warehouse
 
The design steps of stereoscopic warehouse are generally divided into the following steps.

First, collect and research user's raw data, and identify users' goals.
1, clear the process of linking up the automated warehouse with upstream and downstream businesses.
2, logistics requirements: the largest warehousing operator, the maximum outlet volume and the required capacity of the upstream warehouses.
3, material specification parameters: material variety, material packaging form, outer package size, weight, preservation mode and other characteristics of other materials.
4. The site conditions and environmental requirements of the three-dimensional warehouse;
5. The function requirements of the user to the warehouse management system;
6. Other relevant information and special requirements.
 
Two, determine the main form and related parameters of automated warehouse.
After the collection of all the original data, we can calculate the relevant parameters needed for the design according to these firsthand data.
1, the total storage and discharge requirements of the entire reservoir area, that is, the flow requirements of the warehouse.
2. The shape and weight of the goods unit;
3, warehouse storage area (shelf area) number of positions.
4, combined with the above three points, determine the storage area (shelf factory) shelf number, number of columns and other related technical parameters.
 
Three, lay out the general layout and logistics map of the automated warehouse.
In general, the automated warehouse includes: the temporary storage area, the inspection area, the palletizing area, the storage area, the temporary storage area, the temporary storage area of the tray, the temporary storage area and the sundries area. In the planning, the three dimensional warehouse is not necessarily to be planned in each of the areas. According to the characteristics and requirements of the user's technology, we can reasonably divide the region and the region. At the same time, we should also consider the material flow reasonably and make the flow of materials unimpeded, which will directly affect the capacity and efficiency of automated warehouse.
 
Four. selec the type of mechanical equipment and the related parameters
 
Goods shelves:
The design of shelves is an important part of the design of stereoscopic warehouse, which directly affects the utilization rate of the space and space of the stereoscopic warehouse.
1, shelf form: there are many types of shelves, and the shelves used in automated warehouse are generally: cross beam shelves, leg shelving, mobile shelves and so on. When designing, it can be selected according to the size, weight and other related factors of the cargo unit.
2, the size of the cargo grid: the size of the container depends on the size of the clearance between the cargo unit and the shelf column and the beam (Niu Tui), and to a certain extent, it is also affected to some extent by the type of shelf structure and other factors.
 
Stacker:
The stacking machine is the core equipment of the entire automated warehouse. By manual operation, semi automatic operation or full automatic operation, the goods are carried from one place to another. It is composed of frame (upper beam, lower beam, column), horizontal walking mechanism, lifting mechanism, loading platform, fork and electric control system.
1. Determine the form of stacker: there are various forms of stacking machines, including monorail tunnel stacker, double track roadway type stacker, tunnel type pile plant machine, Dan Lizhu stacking machine, double column stacker and so on.
2, determine the speed of stacker: according to the flow requirements of warehouse, calculate the stacker's horizontal speed, lifting speed and fork speed.
3, other parameters and configuration: according to the warehouse site conditions and user requirements, choose the positioning way and communication mode of the stacking machine. The disposition of stacker can be high and low, depending on the specific circumstances.
 
Transport system:
According to the logistics map, the types of conveyors should be reasonably selected, including roller conveyor, chain conveyor, belt conveyor, lifting and shifting loader, hoist and so on. At the same time, we must reasonably determine the speed of the conveying system according to the instantaneous flow rate of the warehouse.
 
Other equipment:
According to the warehouse process and user's special requirements, we can increase some auxiliary devices, including handheld terminal, forklift truck, balance crane and so on.
 
Five, design the functional modules of WCS control system and WMS warehouse management system.
According to the warehouse's process and user's requirement, we design the control system and warehouse management system rationally. Control system and warehouse management system generally adopt modular design, which is convenient for upgrading and maintenance.
 
Six. The whole system of simulation and simulation
In the condition of conditions, the whole system is simulated, and the storage and transportation of the warehouse can be described more intuitively, some of the problems and shortcomings are found, and the corresponding correction is made to optimize the whole AS/RS system.
 
Seven, detailed design of equipment and control management system.
The general process mentioned above for automated warehouse design can be applied flexibly in specific design.
 
Investment income of automated warehouse
 
The advantages of automated stereoscopic warehouse are manifold. For enterprises, they can be embodied in the following aspects.
1, improve the utilization of space
The basic idea of early stereoscopic warehouse is to improve the utilization ratio of space and save the limited and valuable land. In some developed countries in the west, the view of improving the efficiency of space utilization has a broader and profound meaning, and the conservation of land has been linked to more aspects such as energy conservation and environmental protection. Some even take the utilization rate of space as an important index of system rationality and advanced assessment.
The space utilization of stereoscopic storehouse is closely related to its planning. Generally speaking, the space utilization rate of automated elevated warehouse is 2-5 times that of ordinary flat, which is quite considerable.
 
2, facilitate the formation of advanced logistics system, improve production management level.
Traditional warehouse is only the place wher goods are stored, and the preservation of goods is the only function, which is a "static storage". The automatic warehouse adopts advanced automatic material handling equipment, which can not only make the goods automatically accessed in the warehouse according to the need, but also connect with the production link outside the warehouse. Through the computer management system and the automatic material handling equipment, the warehouse becomes an important part of the enterprise's production logistics. link. It is an integral part of the whole production to store the outer purchase parts and the self-made production parts into the automatic warehouse. The short time storage is to automatically output to the next process at a specified time, thus forming an automated logistics system. This is a "dynamic storage" and is also one of the development of today's automated warehouse. Obvious technical trends.
 
Summing up
 
Automation is the inevitable trend of the development of storage management. The efficiency of the automated warehouse and the technical level of automation can make the logistics efficiency of the enterprise a large increase, and the basic technology of the three-dimensional warehouse is becoming more mature. At present, more and more enterprises begin to use the automatic three-dimensional warehouse. Enterprises can build large and medium-sized stereoscopic storehouses according to the actual situation, and build small and medium-sized automatic stereoscopic warehouse according to their needs.
 
Source: CWMS professional warehousing SaaS management platform

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