Storage Systems Midwest of Wisconsin, has a wide range of experience integrating vertical shuttles, vertical carousels and horizontal customers as part of a material handling system designed around the customer’s unique applications.  Among the benefits are:

• Cost-effective automation
• Increased picking speeds and order accuracy.
• Increased inventory control and record accuracy
• Safely store and retrieve uniform or uniquely shaped items.
• Faster pick cycles through reduced walk distance and wait times.
• Improve customer service and response time.
• Reduce shrinkage and product damage.
• Reduce or eliminate unnecessary paperwork.
• Reduce space requirements and maximize cube utilization.

Storage Systems is proud to be the exclusive dealer of Remstar Automated storage machines in Wisconsin. We believe that Remstar offers the best value and most progressive technology in the marketplace. We have worked with Remstar for over 10 years and have 300+ installations in the state.

Vertical Shuttles
The Remstar Shuttle® XP Vertical Lift Module (VLM) is an enclosed system of vertically arranged trays, an extraction platform and a series of computerized controls that delivers items to an ergonomically positioned workstation. The VLM automatically locates and retrieves stored items with a push of a button or a scan of a bar code. A shuttle can be operated independently or in pods of at least 2 shuttle units and combined with inventory software integrated with a WMS or ERP system.

Some Features/Benefits of a Remstar Shuttle:

• Ergonomics: Trays are delivered to EACH operator’s unique ergonomic height. Foot clearance at the bottom of the unit allows users to step closer and reach the back of the trays. Trays are available in multiple depths to reduce reach or increase storage. Controls are always mounted at a convenient height to eliminate stretching and reaching.
• Control: Parts are stored securely in the shuttle and are accessible only through software or password protected controls. This control leads to reduced inventory shrinkage and increased inventory accuracy.
• Safety: Full Light Curtain protection at the front of the pick window plus automatically closing shutter doors when the extractor platform is moving vertically provides the highest level of user protection in the industry.
• Storage Density: One inch incremental storage technology means that no more than 1 inch of vertical space is wasted in storage. Each tray is automatically scanned and stored in the smallest possible space.
• Reduced Labor Cost: Items are automatically brought to the operator, eliminating wasted walk and search time.
• Quiet Operation: Simply designed to be the quietest unit in the industry. Automatic shutter doors protect operators from sound during vertical platform movement. Rollers, wheels and other noise producing parts have been eliminated to dramatically reduce ambient sound.
• Ease of Use: From simply selecting a tray, to using bar code scanners, to building kits and batch picking, to communicating with host WMS and ERP systems, Remstar has a fully scalable solution to meet your business needs today...and more importantly tomorrow. Inventory management reports, JIT (Just In Time), Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma initiatives are easily supported with the Shuttle XP VLM and supporting controls and software.
• Flexibility: Fast and true modular construction allows units to be portable within a facility or locations. Add additional pick windows for multiple user and floor accessibility at any time...pre or post installation! Discrete tray speed selectivity allows specific trays within a unit to be used for fragile and sensitive material. A unit’s height may be increased or decreased as needed and multiple weight capacity trays can be mixed in one unit.
• Throughput & Productivity: State-of-the-art inserter/extractor speeds combine with a full suite of controls and software to deliver items to the operator quickly and efficiently.

Horizontal Carousels
A horizontal carousel is a series of carriages mounted to an oval track. The carousel carriages rotate to bring the required items to the operator. Computer controls are integrated into the carousel system allowing you to perform a wide range of activities from simple transactions to full inventory control and high speed picking. In addition horizontal carousels provide:

• High throughput – with picking rates up to 800 lines per operator, per hour.
• Increased accuracy – picking errors are virtually eliminated with the carousel’s integrated controls systems.
• Potential FTE reduction – when integrated with software, the carousel system will automatically queue picks, batch multiple picks together, and keep the operator in a constant “state of picking” by eliminating travel time, wait time, and paper confirmations.
• Increased cube utilization – via bins that are available in a wide range of heights and widths and easily adjustable shelves. Likewise carousels can be tiered with or without mezzanines depending on space requirements to maximize cube space.
• Return on investment (ROI) – These systems often have a high ROI and short pay-off times through increased inventory accuracy and control, accurate picking, faster pick cycles which result in fewer FTEs, and reduced space usage.

Vertical Carousels
Storage Systems Midwest, Inc. provides vertical carousels to increase storage density, throughput, and efficiency while reducing inventory, and man-hours. Vertical carousel systems are ideal when product height is consistent and definable. Vertical carousels efficiently deliver product to the operator, yielding a low-floor-space way of storing, securing, and retrieving anything. Potential applications for vertical carousels are small-parts storage and office filing systems.