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  • A 4-Way Shuttle Project in Taizhou
  • Four-way shuttle project in Ruicheng
  • Inner Mongolia project
  • Xi’an 4D Racking System Project
  • Shanxi Yuncheng Project
  • Shenyang Project

A 4-Way Shuttle Project in Taizhou

       Congratulations on the successful completion of the four-way shuttle automated warehouse project of a pharmaceutical industry in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province in mid-April.The pharmaceutical company cooperating in this project is located in Taizhou Pharmaceutical High-tech Zone. It is a large integrated pharmaceutical company engaging in scientific research, production, technology and import and export trade. This project is used to store 2-8℃ vaccines. The vaccines are various, most of which are outbound through picking. The efficiency requirement is not high.        Implementation difficulties: The implementation time required by the project is too short, which is about 2 months. Meanwhile, multiple parties participate in the construction together.        Technical highlights: This is the first automated high density warehouse project for vaccine bank in China. Through the organic cooperation between the four-way intensive Warehouse Management System (WMS), Warehouse Scheduling System (WCS) and the automatic control system, it can realize the automatic execution of vaccine import and export operations, accurate positioning of inventory location,  monitoring of inventory status in real time and inventory information updating in real time. The project promotes the whole process of digital cooperative management of sales, production, warehousing, quality inspection, delivery and other operations.         Industry level: The four-way high density warehouse for pharmaceutical industry can realize the flexible division of single storage space and multi-depth of racks, reducing laneway area and equipment investment. The space utilization rate can reach 3-5 times of the traditional flat warehouse, saving 60% to 80% of labor and improving the working efficiency by more than 30%. It not only greatly reduces the area of pharmaceutical warehouse, improves the accuracy and turnover efficiency of logistics operations in pharmaceutical enterprises" warehousing, but also effectively reduces the error rate of drug delivery and the comprehensive production cost of the enterprises. The safety of drug storage is also well guaranteed under the premise of ensuring storage density.         The implementation of this project has been highly recognized and praised by customers. Both of us are looking forward to more extensive cooperation in the future.
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Four-way shuttle project in Ruicheng

New Year"s Day is approaching, one more four-way shuttle project has landed in Ruicheng, China. This company uses our four-way intelligent shuttle solution with an innovative automated storage to achieve high-density storage automation, informatization and intelligence. Equipped with 6 sets of four-way shuttles for a total of 3,112 pallet locations. It greatly improves customers" space utilization, storage capacity, and warehousing efficiency. Established an automation platform for customers to achieve the goals of automatic inbound, outbound, and scheduling.
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Inner Mongolia project

      Another four-direction shuttle project of our company landed in beautiful Inner Mongolia; the enterprise is an international famous leader in fine chemical products. This intelligent automated warehouse is fine and ingenious, storing dozens of different kinds of goods, meeting the needs of products in various. This case is a typical "flexible storage solution" of our company, which has the two characteristics of discrete and distributed control, coupled with the advantages of high flexibility of four-direction shuttle, strong adaptability, energy conservation and environmental protection, which perfectly matches with the corporate culture and national energy conservation and environmental protection policy. It is the better choice of more and more companies.
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Xi’an 4D Racking System Project

    The customer of Xi"an TBK stereoscopic warehouse project is a brake pad manufacturer, and the stereoscopic warehouse is mainly in charge of the storage of raw materials. This project uses a four-direction intelligent shuttle for the first time to complete the shuttle storage between high layer and multi-lanes. The project requires a wide variety of products and a large number of batches. It needs to be able to complete the material distribution automatically. This project is the first use of our four-direction shuttle officially. The whole progress meets customer’s needs and the expectation of production requirements. Which is a successful trial to gain experience and prove ourselves.
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Shanxi Yuncheng Project

    A Bioengineering Co., Ltd. in Shanxi is a high-tech enterprise which mainly focus on functional biological products. It uses our four-direction intelligent shuttle racking solution, adopts an innovative automated intensive warehouse, with 3 four-direction shuttles, a total of 1120 cargo positions. Our product greatly improves the customer"s space availability, inventory capacity, and efficiency of warehouse-in and warehouse-out. In addition, we established an automation platform for customers to achieve the goals of automatic warehouse-in, automatic warehouse-out and automatic control.
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Shenyang Project

In order to improve the availability of the warehouse, a large-scale auto parts factory in Shenyang uses our four-direction intelligent dense storage system. Our company has provided four-direction shuttle, control system, scheduling system and WMS, etc., for customer to establish an automatic three-dimensional warehouse with high efficiency, safety and large storage space. Which can achieve the goals of automatic storage, real-time monitoring feedback.
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Is It Appropriate for the Rack Manufacturer to Undertake the Four-way Dense Warehouse Project?

2025-01-14

As the cost of industrial land keep rising, coupled with the increasing cost of employment, enterprises require intelligent warehouses, maximum storage capacity, automation (unmanned), and information technology. Four-way shuttle dense warehouses are becoming the mainstream form of intelligent warehousing due to their flexibility in storage density, storage categories, and storage efficiency.Racks, as the most basic, common and largest shipment product in the warehousing and logistics industry, make it easier for rack manufacturers to obtain requirement information for four-way dense warehouses. In addition, racks account for a considerable proportion in four-way intensive warehouses. Rack manufacturer owners tend to believe that intelligent systems have high profits, and they are already overwhelmed by loaning from system integrator for rack. Therefore, some rack manufacturer owners began to undertake intelligent warehouse projects by themselves, taking charge of the rack part themselves and outsourcing other systems.So is it really appropriate for the rack manufacturer to undertake the four-way dense warehouse project? Let's talk about the disadvantages! 1.Main business: Every profession has its own specialty. The four-way dense shuttle warehouse project is not the main business of the rack manufacturer. Less energy and research have been invested in it. In the era of involution in every industry, it is even more impossible to make money beyond one's ability.2.Technology: The rack manufacturer only has technical personnel for the rack part, and no professionals related to the intelligent warehouse. The early communication and solution design require the assistance of other partners. Since it is usually the rack manufacturer’ salesperson contacts the end customer, so deviations are inevitable when the information is conveyed, causing disputes during the later construction and acceptance. In addition, the rack manufacturer does not have a unified standard specification for the entire system. If a problem is encountered during the implementation process, it is impossible to determine which party is responsible, and there is a risk of passing the buck.3.Price: When competing for four-way dense warehouse projects, rack manufacturers often adopt a low-price strategy because they are not qualified enough. Once they get the project, they will reversely control the procurement cost and subcontract to some less professional manufacturers or individuals at ultra-low prices. Whether it is the equipment or technology, it will be greatly discounted, and it is difficult to control the reliability of the project from the system perspective.4.Competition: As a supplier of system integrator, rack manufacturers provide system integrator with various automated racks on the one hand, and compete with system integrator for intelligent warehouse projects on the other hand. Conflicts are bound to arise between them, causing the previous integrator customers to re-select supporting rack manufacturers .5.Implementation: The implementation of intelligent warehouses often adopts project management system. The project manager coordinates and plans the implementation progress of the entire project, and handles some emergencies that may occur at any time. The rack manufacturer does not have a similar qualified project manager, and the implementation process may be often a mess, with chaotic procedures and frequent rework. It is hard to determine who is at fault when encountering problems, which leads to delays in construction progress and additional expenses for the user. Once the user is angry and improper handling by the rack manufacturer, it often leads to conflicts among the implementation teams of all parties, and the breakdown of cooperation, resulting in inherent deficiencies in the project or the final failure.6.After-sales service: A complete intelligent system cannot be without after-sales service. The rack manufacturer implements the project basically by relying on a temporary external team, not a long-term partner. Once the project is over, all parties will also disband. If time is a little longer, once you encounter after-sales problems, you may not even be able to find the previous implementation personnel, let alone the technical information related to the project. The project is used with inconveniences, and in a few years it will face huge project transformation (transformation projects are more difficult than implementing a new project).In summary, we recommend that users carefully consider the following points when selecting a supplier: Does the supplier have its own core equipment and core technology? Does the supplier have its own technical standard system and implementation team? Does the supplier have the ability to implement and control the entire project? Does the supplier have multiple self-completed and accepted projects?

Lean Production Management - Workshop "6S" Creation and Upgrade

2024-12-10

1. Training in Meeting RoomThis month, Nanjing 4D Intelligent Storage Equipment Co., Ltd. carried out a comprehensive renovation and upgrade of its workshop according to the “6S” policy, aiming to improve the company"s operating efficiency and create an excellent corporate image.Before the plan started, the responsible person introduced the “6S” Lean Production Management plan to us in the meeting room, and explained the expected effects of the plan, and the specific rectification and upgrading steps in detail.2. The Renovation ProcessDuring the renovation process, employees actively participated in the plan, worked hard to rectify the messy areas of the workshop, plan each partition of the workshop, and store and organize items in modules.Warehouse area renovation: sort out and remove wasted paper boxes, and arrange various materials neatly according to different categoriesMechanical assembly area Renovation: arrange the parts in partitions, fix labels at corresponding positions, sort the parts in categories and put them in corresponding positions.Electrical area Renovation: organize electrical assembly tools, keep them ready to use at any time, saving time and improving efficiencyCommissioning area Renovation: tidy up the area, discard useless items, and plan the placement of items3. AcceptanceThe workshop renovation and upgrade plan took about a week. With the efforts of all employees and leaders, the plan finally came to the final acceptance stage.During the acceptance process, the leaders strictly followed the “6S” requirements, carefully inspected and evaluated the different modules of the workshop, and finally successfully completed the acceptance work and presented awards to outstanding employees.4. Comparison of workshop before and after rectification and upgrading The workshop renovation and upgrade plan was successfully completed. The workshop working environment, item placement and equipment placement etc. were better planned. The contrast before and after the renovation and upgrade is clear.In short, this workshop upgrade plan was completed with the joint participation of all employees and leaders. Its successful completion is the result of the joint efforts of all employees! In the future, Nanjing 4D Intelligent Storage Equipment Co., Ltd. will continue to implement this renovation plan and keep a good workshop management system!

What are the Requirements for Pallets in a Four-way storage Warehouse?

2024-11-25

With the development of storage technology, four-way dense warehouses have gradually replaced traditional storage solutions, and become the first choice of customers due to their low cost, large storage capacity, and flexibility. As an important carrier of goods, pallets play a vital role in warehousing. So what are the requirements of four-way storage system for the pallets?1.Pallet MaterialPallets can be roughly divided into steel pallets, wooden pallets and plastic pallets according to different materials.Normally, wooden pallets and plastic pallets are generally used to carry goods of 1T or less, because their load-bearing capacity is limited, and dense warehouses have strict requirements on the deflection of pallets (≤20mm). Of course, there are also high-quality wooden pallets or plastic pallets with multiple tubes that have a load-bearing capacity greater than 1T, but let"s not talk about this for now. For loads exceeding 1T, we often recommend customers to give preference to steel pallets. If it is a cold storage environment, we recommend customers to choose plastic pallets, and it is best to be resistant to low temperatures as steel pallets are prone to rust in a cold storage environment and wooden pallets are prone to moisture, which makes later maintenance very troublesome and costly. If the customer requires a low price, we often recommend wooden pallets.In addition, steel pallets often have some deformation during the production process, making it difficult to achieve consistency; plastic pallets are molded and have better consistency; wooden pallets are easily damaged during use and are also irregular in production. Therefore, when all three meet the requirements, we recommend to use of plastic pallets.                           Steel Pallet                                                               Wooden Pallet                                          Plastic Pallet2.Pallet StylePallets can be roughly divided into the following types according to their styles:                                   Three parallel legs                                                 Cross Legs                                                    Double sided                                                 Nine feet                                                             two-way entry                                                  four-way entry We usually do not recommend the use of nine-feet pallet and the two-way entry pallet shown in the figure in four-way dense warehouse. This is related to the storage method of the rack. The pallet is deposited on two parallel tracks and the four-way shuttle is operated below it. The other types can basically be used normally.3.Pallet sizeThe size of the pallet is divided into width and depth, and we will ignore the height for now. Generally, dense warehouses will have certain restrictions on the size of the pallet, such as: the width direction should not exceed 1600 (mm), the depth direction should not exceed 1500, and the larger the pallet, the more difficult it is to make a four-way shuttle. However, this requirement is not absolute. If we encounter a pallet with a width of more than 1600, we can also design a suitable four-way shuttle size by adjusting the rack beam structure. It is relatively difficult to expand in the depth direction. If it is a double-sided pallet, there can also be a flexible design plan.In addition, for the same project, we often recommend to use only one pallet size, which is the best for equipment detection. If two types must be compatible, we also have flexible solution designs. For inventory aisles, we often recommend to store only pallets with same specification, and store pallets with different specifications in different aisles.4.Pallet ColorWe often distinguish between black, dark blue and other colors in the color of pallets. For black pallets, we need to use sensors with background suppression for detection; for dark blue pallets, this detection is more difficult, so we often use blue light sensors; other colors do not have high requirements, the brighter the color, the better the detection effect, white is the best, and dark colors become worse. In addition, if it is a steel pallet, it is recommended not to spray glossy paint on the surface of the pallet, but matte paint technology, which is better for photoelectric detection.                                Black tray                                                    Dark blue tray                                      High gloss tray5.Other requirementsThe gap on the upper surface of the pallet has certain requirements for the photoelectric detection of the equipment. We recommend that the gap on the upper surface of the pallet should not be greater than 5CM. Whether it is a steel pallet, a plastic pallet or a wooden pallet, of the gap is too large, it is not conducive to photoelectric detection. In addition, the narrow side of the pallet is not conducive to detection, while the wide side is easier to detect; the wider the legs on both sides of the pallet, the more conducive to detection, and the narrower the legs, the more disadvantageous.In theory, we recommend that the height of the pallet and goods should not be less than 1m. If the floor height is designed to be too low, it will be inconvenient for personnel to enter the warehouse for maintenance. If there are special circumstances, we can also make flexible designs.If the goods exceed the pallet, it is recommended that they should not exceed 10CM in front and back. Try to control the excess range, the smaller the better.In short, when choosing a four-way dense warehouse, enterprises should actively communicate with the designer and refer to the designer"s opinions to achieve the most satisfactory results. Nanjing 4D Intelligent Storage Equipment Co., Ltd. specializes in four-way dense warehouse and has rich design experience. We welcome friends from home and abroad to negotiate!

How to Choose Between Semi-Automated Warehouse and Fully Automated Warehouse?

2024-10-30

When choosing a warehouse type, semi-automated warehouses and fully automated warehouses have their own advantages. Generally speaking, a fully automated warehouse refers to a four-w shutaytlesolution , and a semi-automated warehouse is a forklift + shuttle warehouse solution.Semi-automated warehouses usually combine manual operations with some mechanical auxiliary equipment. They are a good choice for companies with limited budget or relatively stable businesses that require high flexibility. If you consider introducing four-way shuttles, you can achieve efficient goods handling in specific areas and improve some operating efficiency.Fully automated warehouses’ features are high intelligence and automation. Four-way shuttles can play a greater role in fully automated warehouses, enabling accurate storage and handling of goods, and working in conjunction with other automated equipment to greatly improve warehouse operational efficiency. However, fully automated warehouses are expensive to build and require strict technical maintenance.Whether to choose a semi-automated warehouse or a fully automated warehouse, companies can make a judgment based on the following aspects.1.Analysis from the degree of automation and information managementThe four-way shuttle project is a fully automated project and must be equipped with warehouse management software, which can realize both automated scheduling and information management, and is in line with the country's strategic requirements for intelligent warehousing.The forklift + shuttle solution is a semi-automated system that can run independently without management software.2.Analyze from product typeGenerally speaking, the more types there are, the more suitable it is to use a four-way shuttle solution.The more types, the more difficult it is to implement shuttle solutions, as each time a forklift has to switch lanes to operate, which reduces efficiency and the safety of the shuttle cannot be guaranteed.3.Analyzing from the perspective of project efficiencyThe efficiency of the same number of shuttle is definitely greater than that of four-way shuttles, because shuttles only run in one direction and run fast, while four-way shuttles have to turn around and switch directions frequently, so their efficiency is relatively low. However, after the technology of four-way shuttle is upgraded, the efficiency gap can be narrowed.4.Analyze from the warehouse heightGenerally speaking, the taller the warehouse, the more suitable the four-way shuttle solution is.The shuttle solution is limited by the height and load capacity of the forklift and is only suitable for warehouses within 10 meters.5.Analyze from the project costThe cost of the four-way shuttle solution is much greater than that of the shuttle solution. One is a stand-alone device, and the other is an automated system, and the cost difference is huge.6.Analysis from the perspective of industry applicationThe forklift + shuttle solution is suitable for occasions with low warehouse height, large storage capacity, and extremely high efficiency of warehousing and retrieval, such as Yili, Mengniu, yihai kerry, Coca-Cola, etc.; it is suitable for occasions with smaller customer budget, such as large private enterprises; and it is suitable for occasions where the warehouse is small and the customer wants the maximum storage capacity.In other occasions, the four-way intensive warehouse solution is more appropriate.In short, when enterprises choose warehouse solutions, they can make judgments based on the above points and choose the solution that best suits them. If enterprises still have doubts about the two solutions, welcome to our company for consultation.Nanjing 4D Intelligent Storage Equipment Co., Ltd. mainly focuses on the research of four-way intensive storage systems and pays attention to the design and development of four-way shuttle. Meanwhile, we also knows a lot about semi-automated warehouses. Welcome friends at home and abroad to consult and negotiate!

How to Communicate Effectively with Warehouse Designers?

2024-10-24

Recently, how to effectively communicate with warehouse designers has become a popular topic in the field of logistics and warehousing. With the continuous advancement of technology and advanced equipment such as four-way shuttles are gradually changing the operation mode of traditional warehouses.Clearly expressing the need for four-way shuttles is the key to communication. Companies should explain in detail to the designers how they expect four-way shuttles to improve storage density and handling efficiency of elevators. For example, an e-commerce company emphasized that they hope to use four-way shuttles to quickly store and retrieve goods to cope with the order volume during peak periods.Providing accurate data support is crucial, including warehouse floor plan,  logistics direction,warehouse net height, pallet specifications and styles, fork-entry direction, goods weight, height of pallet and goods, goods type and distribution, fire location marking, whether the ground can be dug foundations, overall project efficiency and budget, etc., so that the designer can better plan the operation route and storage layout of the four-way shuttle.At the same time, actively listen to the professional suggestions of the designers on the application of four-way shuttle. With rich experience, the designers may propose solutions to optimize the coordination of four-way shuttles with other equipment. For example, a logistics company adopted the designers' suggestions on seamless connection between four-way shuttle and conveyor lines during communication, which greatly improved the overall efficiency of the warehouse.Industry experts pointed out that establishing good communication channels and conducting periodic reviews are important guarantees for ensuring that four-way shuttles play the greatest role in warehouse design. Through regular meetings, online exchanges and other methods, problems can be solved in a timely manner. Both sides create an efficient, intelligent and modern warehouse jointly.Nanjing 4D Intelligent Storage Equipment Co., Ltd. has successfully implemented multiple projects, has rich experience in project design and communication, and pays much attention to customers’ needs. We welcome friends from home and abroad to visit and negotiate!

North American Four-way Intensive Warehouse Project Delivery

2024-10-28

This project is a cooperation project between Nanjing 4D Intelligent Storage Equipment Co., Ltd and a trading company from Shanghai, and the end customer is a North American company.Our company is mainly responsible for the four-way shuttle, conveying equipment, electrical control cabinet, software and other parts, coordinating the project progress and meeting the requirements of the North American company. The cooperative company is responsible for the technology and production of the rack part.This project includes two warehouses with a total of 5,012 pallet locations, 9 four-way shuttles, and 5 elevators. After 3 months, all equipment and rack of the project have been produced. Meanwhile the trial installation work has also been completed.1) A corner of the workshop production is shown below2) The packaging process is as follows. Considering the moisture-proof function for sea transportation, the interior is vacuumed.3) Considering the long-term anti-mildew treatment of containers during sea transportation, plywood is used for sealing.4) Get ready to be shipped as shown below:Nanjing 4D Intelligent Storage Equipment Co., Ltd. focuses on four-way intensive warehouse systems and has abundant experience in project implementation at home and abroad. We try our best to meet customers’ needs and welcome friends from home and abroad to visit and negotiate!
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