AS/RS GNOM® 2.0

AS/RS GNOM® 2.0 is an automated warehouse storage and transportation system designed as an alternative to classic automated warehouses for small goods (Mini-load). The core of the AS/RS is the shuttle, which loads and unloads containers at the rack levels. The automated storage system consists of a shuttle, a device for temporary storage of boxes, a guide rail and operational elements.

AS/RS GNOM® 2.0 provides:

1. High system performance
2. Maximum storage density of goods in the warehouse
3. Versatility. AS/RS does not require additional lifting equipment or conveyors
4. A variety of containers. AS/RS works with both plastic and carton boxes of various sizes.
5. Unique design of the storage area. Each section of the rack can be individually filled with shelves, without reference to the levels of total shelf storage.
6. Forming a picking wave
7. Picking from a double-deep system, using the storage equipment as a temporary buffer.
8. The possibility to use more than 1 robot in the aisle.

An automated warehouse storage system can be either a stand-alone solution or part of a complex warehouse automation solution that meets the key challenges of modern micro-fulfillment: easy implementation and low staffing requirements, modularity and scalability, flexibility and integration with other equipment, highest throughput and process accuracy.

AS/RS GNOM® 2.0 robot is the most flexible system, it does not require the use of special equipment – shelves that mini-load and shuttle warehouses require. We use classic racks.

Each section can have its own set of shelves, which allows the most rational use of the warehouse space with a different set of geometry and number of SKUs.

The software, which is an integral part of the solution, makes it possible to customize AS/RS robot without the intervention of third-party integrators. For example, to extend the racks in length, height – each row of racks is independent of the others.

This is what an automated warehouse storage system solves:

1. Automated Cellular Storage. Automatic placement of totes in the storage area of the warehouse.
2. Automatic buffer to collect a wave of orders. The operator temporarily stacks the collected orders before the robot transfers them to the shipping area.
3. Replenishment of the box gravity. The robot replenishes the gravity channels, and the picker picks items from the channel and completes the order.
4. G2P picking. To minimize the number of trips the picker has to make around the warehouse, the robot picks a container from the storage area and brings it to the picking area at the picker’s workstation. Or, when assembling certain equipment, such as a conveyor assembly machine, the robot moves the container between different assembly areas according to the production process.

What is the most efficient way to store and pick small items in the warehouse to stay competitive? Logistics managers and business owners are increasingly asking this question.

While in the past, picking in warehouses with small pieces was often done using person-to-goods technology, changes in the order structure are making this method increasingly unsuitable.

Shorter product life cycles and customer demand for a wider variety of products are leading to an increase in product range. In turn, a diverse range of products must be available in the shortest possible time, which requires a large amount of warehouse space. This is compounded by the fragmentation of the batch structure, i.e. smaller order volumes with a simultaneous increase in their number. The reason for this is, for example, reduced ordering effort and low shipping costs in e-commerce.

All of this is in favor of picking with goods-to-person technology.