The characteristics of the four-way shuttle

What is the four-way shuttle racking system?

The four-way shuttle racking system consists of a four-way shuttle and a racking system, coupled with a wireless network and WMS system, which cooperate with hoists to flexibly transport goods to any position in the racking system. Compared with the traditional automated warehouse equipment, the four-way shuttle is more complex and systematic. 

EBIL TECH four-way shuttle has three models to choose, which can meet customers’ different actual needs.

   Standard 4-way Shuttle                    High Load 4-way Shuttle                   Cold Warehouse 4-way Shuttle

What is the difference compared with the two-way shuttle racking system?

Two-way shuttle racks are composed of shuttles, racks, and forklifts. In addition to shuttles, racks, and forklifts, four-way shuttle racks can also be equipped with automated equipment and WMS to achieve true automated storage;

The two-way shuttle can only travel in two directions that is forward and backward, but the four-way shuttle can travel in four directions which making the operation more flexible;

The elevator and conveyor system layout of the two-way shuttle rack and the four-way shuttle are different. The former can only be equipped with one set of elevator systems per lane, while the latter can be flexibly arranged according to the needs of customers.

Features of four-way shuttle:

Displacement of pallet goods in vertical and horizontal travel on three-dimensional cross rails;

Automatic roadway change and layer change;

When encountering an obstacle or reaching the end, it will automatically stop and respond accordingly, and choose the best walking route;

The safety and stability of the four-way shuttle rack system is higher;

It can automatically detect the power, when the power is low, the four-way shuttle can automatically go to the charging position to charge, without manual detection;

When any four-way shuttle fails, other four-way shuttles can come over and continue to complete the operation task, and the system can also continue to complete the operation through the hoist, connecting equipment, etc., so that the system capacity is hardly affected.

Four-way shuttle racking system is not only suitable for low-flow and high-density storage, but also suitable for high-flow and high-density storage and picking.