Repeated high-frequency access
Distributing small and medium materials across separate racks recreates search and walking time during every picking task.
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Vertical Carousel Storage System (VCM)
Bring frequently used small and medium stock to the operator by the shortest route through chain-connected carriers.
A VCM moves all chain-connected carriers through one vertical loop and presents the selected shelf at an ergonomic access opening.
Explore the solution
Present similarly sized, frequently used stock to the operator quickly, ergonomically and in order through a shared carrier loop.
Dense stock with similar dimensions
When standard bins and parts are not managed in one carrier structure, usable vertical volume and location discipline decline.
Ergonomics and transaction accuracy
Manual access to high or low shelves creates physical strain, while incorrect locations and missing records compound errors.
/ CHAIN LOOP + FIXED CARRIERS
The carriers rotate together; the selected shelf arrives by the shortest route.
In a VCM, shelf and drawer carriers form one vertical loop connected to support chains on both sides. The control system selects the travel direction that reaches the requested carrier by the shortest route and presents it at the fixed operator opening. This architecture is particularly suited to similarly sized, frequently accessed small and medium stock.
01 / SelectRequest the product, carrier or work list.
02 / RotateLet the carrier loop move in the shortest direction.
03 / VerifyConfirm picking or replenishment at the access point.
Calculate carrier and total-load limits together.
The values below apply to the reviewed heavy-duty VCM configuration. Dimensions and capacities can differ for other carrier, temperature-control and application configurations.
- Machine width
- 3,100–3,500 mm
- Machine depth
- 1,725 mm + 350 mm work table
- Usable carrier height
- 180–570 mm
- Usable carrier width
- 2,450–2,850 mm
- Usable carrier depth
- 500–620 mm
Sizing note: Forty carriers and a 300 kg carrier rating must not be multiplied to derive system capacity. The 9,000 kg machine limit, load distribution and individual carrier limits apply together in every configuration.
Start with the load profile, not the mechanism.
The decision should consider SKU dimensions and weight, access frequency, total inventory, building geometry, ergonomics and integration targets together.
Variable dimensions, heavy loads and flexible tray layouts
Each tray is requested independently and the central lift moves only the selected tray. This approach stands out for loads of different heights and weights and for multi-floor access scenarios.
Explore the other technology ↗Similar dimensions, frequent access and a short rotation route
Chain-connected carriers rotate together. This approach stands out for ergonomic access to frequently used small and medium stock with similar dimensions.
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Do more than store fast-moving stock; manage it together with access, safety and verification.
We evaluate the documented standard architecture separately from project-specific equipment choices to define the correct scope.
Shortest rotation route
The control system selects the appropriate direction around the vertical loop to reach the requested carrier.
Shared carrier loop
Carriers move together on support chains and the selected shelf stops at the access opening.
Flexible internal carrier layout
Single- or dual-level layouts, dividers, transparent front panels and telescopic drawers can be configured around the product.
Ergonomic access opening
Material arrives at a fixed working height, reducing walking between racks, bending and reaching.
Access-zone safety
The reviewed VCM architecture includes safety light curtains and an operator console protecting the access opening.
Digital inventory movement
Product, user, location, picking and replenishment records can be linked to inventory software and higher-level systems.
Manage machine movement and stock movement in the same flow.
Browser-based inventory software provides a control layer for product and location mapping, picking and replenishment lists, stock and expiry-date checks, dynamic inventory and system self-diagnostics. WMS data scope and update behaviour are defined within the project.
Request
A product or work list arrives from the local interface or a higher-level system.
→Mapping
Inventory software matches the product to its tray or carrier location.
→Machine task
The VLM transfers the tray; the VCM positions the carrier loop.
→Confirmation
The picking or replenishment result becomes a stock movement and transaction record.
Proceed from product data to acceptance testing measurably and under control.
- 01Select the suitable product group
Evaluate access frequency, dimensional similarity, carrier load, total load and storage conditions together.
- 02Design the carrier layout
Configure shelves, drawers, dividers, front panels and the ergonomic opening around actual product geometry.
- 03Validate load distribution
Check per-carrier load and the 9,000 kg total-system limit within the same load plan.
- 04Set up safety and access
Define light-curtain, user-authorisation, emergency and maintenance-access scenarios.
- 05Connect inventory software and WMS
Design product-master, picking and replenishment-list, and stock-movement data exchange for the project.
- 06Accept through FAT and SAT
Test rotation, stopping accuracy, load, safety, fault recovery and user flows with real products.
The right product and configuration
for the right load profile.
MRO and spare parts
Manage frequently used small and medium maintenance materials in a rapid-access loop.
Tools and components
Store similarly sized production tools, fasteners and electronic components in divided carriers.
Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
Combine product, expiry-date and transaction tracking with controlled storage in an application-specific configuration.
Temperature-controlled stock
Engineer positive-temperature storage requirements from +2 °C to +10 °C in the temperature-controlled configuration.
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