Racking served by Pallet Shuttles
SLVA has a facility with an approximate
43,056 f2 area, and is 29. 5’ high, 253’ long
and 172’ wide. Three blocks of high-density racks of different depths were enabled to
maximize space around the premises, separated by two access aisles, to deposit processed milk into cartons and bottles. The
storage area occupies 30,451 f2, allocating
the rest of the warehouse to the goods dispatch and reception zone.
The racks are served by nine Pallet Shuttles,
a high-density storage system designed to
optimize the movements of loading and
unloading pallets and to stop forklifts from
having to enter into the storage aisles. This
solution enables storage of different SKUs
in each bay (one per channel) and the possibility of having the same SKU in several different channels to increase the actual
capacity.
With a height of 29. 2’ and a length of
177’, the racks can house 7,424 pallets
weighing up to 1.1 t each. The load lev-
els of each rack vary depending on the pal-
let height that is used: type A ( 31. 5”;x 47” x
53”) and type B ( 31. 5” x 47” x 61”). All rack-
ing blocks work via the LIFO management
system, so inputs and outputs take place on
the same side. The blocks are divided tak-
ing into account the turnover rate of the
products:
Block 1: the block with the greatest surface in the SLVA warehouse has been reserved for high consumption products.
With a capacity for 3,792 pallets, racking
channels measure 69’ long and deep store
24 pallets.
Block 2: it has a capacity for 3,158 pallets. Being located in the center of the
warehouse, storage channels face two
working aisles so that each side is considered a separate channel. Channels, 61’
long, have been divided into two aisles of
10 pallets deep each.
Block 3: it is the smaller and shorter block
of the warehouse. In these racks, 474 pallets with lower consumption products are
deposited. Each channel measures 9. 2’
long, and three pallets deep per level can be
introduced.
The blocks are separated by a working aisle of approximately 16’, more than
sufficient width so that operators can move
and work with several forklifts at the same
time.
