Automatic storage & retrieval system

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A unit load AS/RS, a commonly used type of AS/RS, courtesy of CICMHE/MHIA Multimedia Bank
A unit load AS/RS, a commonly used type of AS/RS, courtesy of CICMHE/MHIA Multimedia Bank

Automatic storage & retrieval system (AS/RS) is becoming a generic term that today refers to a variety of means under computer control for automatically depositing and retrieving loads from defined storage locations. See also carousel.

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History

Although AS/RS has roots that go back some 40 to 50 years, it is only since the late 1990s that it has been used to refer to more than crane and aisle applications.[1]

Types of AS/RS

Benefits

AS/RS systems offer significant space savings, smaller footprint, and faster, smoother, quieter operation than static structural rack, pallet rack, and gravity flow rack storage systems. High rise AS/RS rack systems are often the supporting structure in rack supporting buildings and warehouses.[2]

References

  1. http://www.mhia.org/learning/glossary
  2. Engineered Products, AS/RS Automatic Storage and Retrienval System
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