FLEXIBLE & MODULAR WAREHOUSE AUTOMATION:
iCube is an innovative, high density pallet storage and retrieval system. Built from the ground up, iCbue is fully automated, modular, scalable, and flexible thus making it the ideal solution for the modern day manufacturing / warehouse / distribution facility.
iCube stands alone in the market place because the entire system consists only of only 3 components: racking, 3D-Carriers, and vertical lifts (the fewest possible machines, moving parts and/or failure points).
Fewer machines reduces initial investment as well as failure points. Eliminating fixed aisle automation (cranes) not only reduces initial investment but also eliminates the possibility of an entire aisle being shut down due to failure / maintenance. It also allows simple and cost effective reconfiguration as inventory and operational needs evolve.
Warehouse Control Software (WCS) allows the operator to issue large batches of tasks. Each task is carried out by priority. At no point in time does the operator manually operate a machine.
iCube is one of the few warehouse automation systems that can be implemented in existing warehouses (typically delivering more than double the pallet storage within the confines of existing space) and/or in new buildings. In either case, iCube allows for both increased storage capacity and throughput.
Maximum Space Usage
The 3D-Carriers, Lifts, and X-tracks (which allow side-to-side movement between aisles for the 3D-carriers) are extremely compact, and have a low impact on the overall storage capacity of the warehouse.
The Logiqs software also makes all picking strategies possible, allowing for full usage of the available storage lanes. Our software can also be configured to automatically reorganize lots in down time, so that pallets are already prepared for expedition without user input being needed.
The loading and unloading area for an iCUBE system can also be designed to be much more compact than in a conventional warehouse. The system can be equipped with one or more Pallet Transfer Car that move pallets to and from the dock to the storage area. This solution dramatically improves space usage for the loading/unloading dock and guarantees a high throughput rate for the loading/unloading area.
The 3D-Carriers and Lifts don’t exert high movement forces on the racking, and this means that the iCUBE can also be implemented in existing buildings without major building structural changes.The scaling of an iCUBE system also benefits from the modular lightweight design, bringing the implementation costs of extensions to the system down.
The iCUBE is also very suitable for use in warehouses where multiple different climate zones are required.
The iCUBE warehouse automation system also has the added benefit of allowing a high grade of product lot diversification, because it’s not limited to only the FIFO and LIFO logistical approaches. The 3D-Carrier can also do reorganize tasks, when needed, allowing the operator to easily access all pallets in the warehouse
High Availability & High Throughput
Depending on system size and throughput requirements the iCUBE can be equipped with as little as one 3D-Carrier and one Lift.
If the size and/or throughput requirements of the warehouse are higher, the system can be equipped with as many 3D-Carriers and Lifts as needed. And since all machine movements are automatically controlled by our software, several 3D-Carriers can work together to complete high priority tasks quickly.
For warehouses where high availability is paramount, the system can also be equipped with more X-tracks (side movement tracks between aisles for the 3D-carriers) so that the 3D-Carriers can reach individual pallets even faster. This also results in shorter individual aisles and therefore in an even better availability for individual pallets or pallet batches.
The 3D-Carriers can also work together through hand-offs using the lift, so that one 3D-Carrier can fetch the pallets from the top level and place them in the lift, while a second 3D-Carrier waits at the bottom level to transfer the pallets to the loading/unloading area.
The 3D-Carriers are powered by 120ah Li-ion battery packs, and can operate continuously for up to 6 hours, and they can fully charge up automatically in 30 minutes using our aisle charging locations. The 3D-Carriers can also be set to take advantage of opportunity charging and to charge their batteries whenever there is downtime.
When an iCUBE uses more than one 3D-Carrier and one Lift, the system also becomes redundant, and the iCUBE can continue operating even in case one of the lifts or 3D-Carriers malfunctions or are undergoing maintenance.
Warehouse Control Software(WCS)
The iCUBE is controlled with our own Warehouse Control System (WCS), through which the entire automation is controlled automatically. The tasks can be given either automatically using a link to the company’s ERP system, or tasks can be entered by an operator using the WCS’s intuitive graphical user interface.
The WCS uses advanced algorithms to manage the iCUBE automatically and control inbound and outbound pallet transfers without the need for user interference for each individual machine operation.
Task priority, task scheduling, reorganization tasks as well as complex transport plans can all be easily controlled using our intelligent WCS.
Our WCS can be configured according to the needs of the warehouse and automatic protocols can be set for reorganizing pallets during down-time, preparing them for shipment according to the pending outbound shipment orders.
Existing Warehouse
Typical increase in pallet storage is approximately 50+%.
Simply eliminate costly expansion or new construction. by getting more out of existing assets.
New Construction
Maximum possible pallet density allows for smaller building footprint & dramatically reduces construction cost.
Lifetime energy / operating costs are also reduced thanks to smaller warehouse size.
Eliminate
Labor dependence & cost
Forklifts & maintenance
Product damage
Facility damage
Headaches
In rack sprinklers
Technology
One person controls all pallet movements into and out of the warehouse.
Simply put...iCube simplifies control of inventory and managing all aspects of warehouse operations.
