Robot Name : Vectura stacker crane
Robot Capability : Automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS), pallet-stacker cranes, palletizing and de-palletizing robots, pallet-conveyor system, conveyor system for small loads.
Robot Category : Industrial robot
Key Point :
- Walmart is installing automated storage from Swisslog Holding AG in its facility in Robinson, Texas to improve material flow and increase uptime.
- The automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) features Vectura cranes for high-bay warehouse automation.
- The ASRS combines five Vectura pallet-stacker cranes with KUKA palletizing and de-palletizing robots, a ProMove pallet-conveyor system, and a conveyor system for small loads.
- The system operates on synchronized intelligence from Swisslog’s SynQ software, which provides warehouse management, material flow, and automation control system functionality.
- SynQ can optimize the flow of equipment, increase efficiency and accuracy, orchestrate the operation of multiple subsystems, and provide inventory-management and material-flow capabilities.
- The project also includes Swisslog’s IT Managed Services, which provides experts to manage the IT and software.
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