Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS)
Automation designed for you
ISD’s custom-designed automated storage and retrieval solutions reduce cost, improve working conditions, and help evolve operations for facilities of all sizes. From creating high-density storage for manufacturers to optimizing distribution centers, these systems reduce labor costs, optimize physical footprint, and deliver faster order fulfillment. AS/RS can locate, retrieve, and deliver items to an operator faster, safer, and at less cost.
We know material handling is a complex puzzle
Your customers want a material handling operation they can count on. You’ve built a business to exceed their expectations. Now, with demand spiking and qualified labor becoming increasingly hard to find, you could use some help. AS/RS help boost throughput and create safer conditions that will stabilize your workforce. But where do you begin?
You need the right partner to help you solve it
ISD doesn’t offer a one-size-fits-all solution because we don’t believe one exists. To optimize your material handling operation and drive your business’s growth, we’ll help you select the right mix of technology, products, and systems. Each of ISD’s AS/RS solutions are designed and built for the specific needs of each unique operation.
ISD is a full-service partner for your business
An impressive material handling operation is good for business. AS/RS navigate labor challenges, optimize efficiency, and provide reliable uptime that your customers demand and deserve. A partnership with ISD makes it easier for you to continue exceeding expectations.
Warehouses that work better
From receiving to shipping, AS/RS allow you to move higher volumes of goods with fewer errors and less space. ISD offers AS/RS solutions for all types of inventory. Unit load AS/RS, mini-load AS/RS, pallet shuttles, tote and carton shuttles, vertical and horizontal carousels, and autonomous floor robots are a few of the many options we have for getting your goods where you need, when you need, and with full transparency along the way.
Rethinking the modern warehouse
Doing more with less
Warehouse managers don’t like surprises — and neither do end customers waiting for their products to be delivered. ISD’s AS/RS solutions create repeatable, reliable success that everyone can count on.
Reducing labor challenges.
The workforce you need isn’t always available. AS/RS handle the heavy lifting on whatever schedule your facility needs with far less labor required. And though AS/RS solutions are complex, they’re not difficult to learn. Keep onboarding streamlined with simple, intuitive guides.
Creating better jobs.
Robots can’t do it all — and you wouldn’t want them to. Free up your best team members to go above and beyond by leaning on AS/RS to reduce repetitive, physical tasks like receiving inventory, replenishing stock, and retrieving goods. Happier, less stressed workers are more likely to stick around, reducing your need to continuously hire.
Maximizing space.
Your facility doesn’t necessarily need to be bigger. AS/RS will optimize your facility, whatever its square footage, with high-density storage. Narrower aisles do more with less, maximizing floor space utilization of your facility by taking full use of vertical space.
Increasing efficiency.
From eliminating the need for paper pick lists to identifying the shortest path to retrieving an order, computer-controlled systems streamline every aspect of your operation, giving you more time back to keep customers satisfied.
For customers, workers, and warehouse managers alike, ISD’s AS/RS solutions reduce stress and surprises. Let’s get your warehouse working for you.
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Manufacture Faster
Your customers need just-in-time or just-in-case manufacturing partners that can supply their production lines on their schedule. To win and keep their business, you need to solve operational issues and level up your production capabilities. An expert partner in material handling tools and technology, like ISD, helps you get — and stay — ahead of your competition.
New solutions for familiar setbacks
Leaning into production problems
Plant engineers struggle with demanding timelines and expectations. Your customer regulates what they need where and when, and failure is not an option. ISD is the partner that industry leaders rely on to help meet customer expectations, minimize downtime, and streamline complex operations for improved results with reduced stress.
Simplifying inventory management.
Just-in-time production requires providing the right product at the right time with 100% accuracy and uptime. AS/RS provides a buffer of inventory between production systems and manages that inventory and storage space automatically, allowing you to focus on your production or assembly operations.
Increasing uptime.
The more complex your production line, the more opportunities for errors or system failures resulting in costly downtime. ISD can help design an automated storage and retrieval system you can trust to buffer inventory and keep things running.
Leveling out production.
If material or equipment issues stop a portion of your assembly line, you can’t afford for the remainder of your system to stop as well, leading to missed deliveries or costly overtime. An AS/RS solution can provide that cushion to level off your production and labor rates by quickly and accurately managing production materials including raw goods, in-process materials, and finished goods.
Solving staffing issues.
With a customer depending on your performance, there is no tolerance for missed deadlines. AS/RS run around the clock, don’t show up late, don’t leave early, and don’t call in sick. These automated systems can outperform manual systems in less space and with less product damage, allowing your staff to focus on manufacturing and assembly. By bringing goods directly to your employees on the line as needed, AS/RS allow your associates to outperform the competition.
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Let’s optimize your operations together
More efficient materials handling. We know setting up an automated retrieval and storage system is complicated, and you’ve got a lot on your plate already. ISD will help you find the AS/RS solution that is the perfect piece to solve your material handling operation puzzle.
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