Automated high-bay warehouse (HRL)

Efficient use of space with large load carriers

Do you need large storage capacities? High-bay warehouses enable optimum use of space and offer maximum storage capacity with a height of 12 to 45 meters, as the available floor space can be used optimally and effectively.

Automated pallet warehouses ensure efficient goods storage and distribution - even of heavy and large-volume goods. With the help of complex racking systems, more than one hundred thousand pallet spaces can be realized.

An automated high-bay warehouse is the right solution, especially for enormous volumes of goods. A high-bay warehouse from Unitechnik guarantees optimum use of space, fast and direct access, high process reliability and optimum storage conditions at heights of up to 45 meters.

Advantages of an automated high-bay warehouse

Efficient use of space

Low personnel requirements

High
process reliability

up to
45m high

Your contact persons

Michael Huhn

Head of Sales
Authorized signatory

T +49 2261 987-518
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M. Yusuf Kaya

Key Account Manager
Logistics Systems

T +49 2261 987-524
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Andreas Klee

Key Account Manager
Logistics Systems

T +49 2261 987-525
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Christian Mertens

Key Account Manager
Logistics Systems

T +49 2261 987-502
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From the selection of manufacturers to complete integration

  • Conceptual design
  • Component and manufacturer selection
  • Realization from a single source
  • Ramp-up management, training and service

Control of logistics processes

  • UniWare warehouse management system ensures maximum efficiency
  • Optimization of existing processes
  • Integration of all new processes into the logistics processes
  • Maximum process reliability and stability
  • UniWare: warehouse management, material flow control and system visualization in one system. You can find more information here

 

Automated high-bay warehouse with shuttle or stacker crane

HRL with shuttles

  • Large number of vehicles within the racking system
  • Flexibly adaptable to building geometry
  • Level and aisle changes possible
  • Scalability of performance through additional shuttles
  • Multi-deep storage
  • Focus: storage and sorting

HBW with storage and retrieval machine(s)

  • Rail-guided, automatic vehicle for transportation
  • Single or double load handling attachment
  • Multi-deep storage
  • Focus: Storage

Silo construction vs in-house

Silo construction:

  • Storage system as load-bearing substructure for roof and façade, no separate hall required
  • Sequence:
    1. Floor slab
    2. Shelving system
    3. Wall and roof panels
    4. Installation of the appliances
  • Can be used as refrigerated or deep-freeze storage thanks to insulated panels
  • Useful from a storage height of approx. 20 meters: We can advise you!

In-house:

  • Free-standing installation in an existing hall
  • Use of the existing hall structure for the storage system
  • Can be flexibly integrated into existing building structures
  • Ideal for retrofitting and expanding existing storage capacities
  • Tailor-made solutions for individual storage requirements: We can advise you!

Automated high-bay warehouses - The system comparison

RBGShuttle
Max. height45 m30 m
PerformanceMediumHigh
Limiting
Power factor
RBG powerSiphon power
ScalabilityLowHigh
Space utilizationHighHigh
Temperature rangeNormal, Cool, TKNormal, Cool, Freezer

 

Unitechnik takes responsibility from A to Z

Spare parts logistics center at CLAAS in Hamm Uentrop. As general contractor, Unitechnik was responsible for the high-bay warehouse, conveyor technology and order picking.

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Automatisches Hochregallager für CLAAS
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FAQ: High bay warehouse

High-bay storage systems offer numerous advantages - they offer the possibility of using racking systems with a height of up to 45 meters. This means that the available floor space can be optimally utilized. Large storage capacities can be realized with a high-bay warehouse.

Fully automated high-bay warehouse systems guarantee fast and direct access to all items or products. Thanks to the warehouse management system and automation, a smooth picking process (goods-to-person) can be realized with high process speed and simultaneous safety.

In addition, automation leads to shorter throughput times and thus to increased warehouse efficiency.

The different components of a storage system always depend on your requirements. Unitechnik will work with you to select the most suitable components based on your requirements in order to design your high-bay storage system efficiently.

We work with you to determine a storage system that is optimally adapted to the storage of your items or products. In this context, we work out the shelf heights for your high-bay warehouse that are individually tailored to your requirements.

When considering whether a warehouse should be built in a silo or in-house, the current conditions and the requirements for the storage system must also be taken into account.
The space requirement is of course an important point of reference here. From a storage height of 20 meters, for example, silo construction can make sense.
Unitechnik will advise you on finding the right solution for your company.

It is important to find the right system solution for your high-bay warehouse from the many different manufacturers.
Unitechnik provides expert and objective advice when selecting suppliers in order to implement an intelligent overall system that is optimally connected to the functional areas of your logistics center.

Single-deep, double-deep or multi-deep storage and retrieval - it's a question of space utilization versus speed. We will work with you to find the right storage system to make your high-bay warehouse as efficient as possible.

The question of shelf heights is closely related to the products or items you store. Different compartment heights increase your flexibility.

References and case studies for automated high-bay warehouses

Ethiopian Airlines

Planning and realization of an airfreight center for 600,000 t of freight per year, partly refrigerated, automated high-bay warehouse for 1000 ULDs, 4ETVs, man. Warehouse for 8,500 pallets

Leopold Kostal

4-aisle pallet high-bay warehouse with 7,000 storage locations. The pallet conveyor technology supplies 10 picking stations. Picking via SAP. Storage and retrieval takes place on both sides of the warehouse aisles.

Worth knowing

High-bay warehouse planning

A good planning process needs clear and transparent structures - as in our proven 3-phase model. We would be happy to support you in planning your high-bay warehouse as an integral part of your internal logistics.

Find out more about planning your high-bay warehouse here

Automated high-bay warehouse Costs

Would you like to know how much a warehouse costs? No problem, use our new warehouse planning tool. Enter the number of storage locations you require and we will compare two alternative solutions with space and personnel requirements as well as the investment budget. Try it out - quickly and anonymously.

Click here for the warehouse planning tool

High-bay warehouse: Videos

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42 m hohes Tiefkühllager in Rumänien
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Europe's highest deep-freeze high-bay warehouse for the Romanian company Macromex

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Assembly of the high-bay warehouse for CLAAS in fast motion

Free download: The 7 pitfalls when building a high-bay warehouse

We have been implementing logistics projects as a general contractor for over 20 years. In the process, we have repeatedly noticed things that hinder the success of projects. We have described seven pitfalls in a PDF.

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