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The Pallet Shuttle system increases the storage capacity of Islandaire
Islandaire, a US company that designs
and manufactures a complete range
of air conditioning units, has hired
Interlake Mecalux to supply and install
racking served by Pallet Shuttles in
the warehouse it owns in the state of
New York.
The installation consists of 60 channels
of racks each with a 12 pallet deep capacity, enabling the housing of 720 pallets. The
high-density, 29. 5’ high racking optimizes
available space by eliminating the need for
the forklift to enter the lanes.
For its operation, the operator inserts the Pallet Shuttle into the corresponding channel
with a forklift. Then, the pallet is deposited in
the channel entry so that the shuttle moves
it horizontally until reaching the first free location where it will be deposited. When it
has finished loading in the channel, the Pallet
Shuttle is transferred to the next one where it
is going to operate. The extraction is carried
out by performing the steps in reverse.
The Pallet Shuttle follows orders sent by an
operator from a Wi-Fi tablet equipped with
software that has a simple and user-friendly
interface. From there, the operator can select
the shuttle they want to handle, load or unload a channel continuously, count the number of pallets stored in a channel, etc.
This semi-automatic system is ideal for
warehouses like Islandaire’s, with many
pallets per SKU and a high flow of loading and unloading. In addition, the Pallet Shuttle system reduces the risk of
accidents or damage to the racking to
almost zero.
Mecalux always takes into account the regulations pertaining to each country. For instance, in the USA the UL certification mark
on Mecalux products is the most recognized,
valued and accepted test that meets the
safety requirements within both the United
States and Canada.
About Islandaire
Founded in 1992, Islandaire is one of the fast-est growing air conditioning and heating
manufacturers in North America. They design and manufacture ‘packaged terminal air
conditioners’ (PTAC) and spare parts, as well
as heat pumps, vertical units, fan coils, water
source heat pumps and gas units.
