Storage Systems

CTI Systems offers a variety of long goods storage schemes that ensure that the flow of essential parts from the store to the production line will be safe, smooth, efficient and highly cost-effective – whatever your application.

A well-proven solution used by companies operating across a wide range of industry sectors worldwide, high density honeycomb systems allow large quantities of long items to be stored safely and efficiently. And, because honeycomb solutions provide direct access to the product, the storage and retrieval process is highly efficient, which makes this type of system the ideal option at facilities where optimum cycle times are required.

The main characteristics of a honeycomb storage system are:

• High storage density
• A capacity of 800 to 8000 storage locations
• Optimum throughput rates

Honeycomb storage projects offer various design options. For example:

• Systems can be supplied in single or double-sided aisle formats;
• The system’s flexibility allows the most suitable configuration of storage and retrieval machines to be deployed as well as single or double-swap tables if required;
• Free-standing, roof- and wall-bearing construction options guarantee maximum design flexibility within existing buildings or new-build units;
• Partitioned cassettes give users additional system adaptability;
• Systems can be adapted to any length of profile – from standard size to 24 metres;

Dedicated stock management software ensures pick accuracy.

Capable of moving items weighing as much as 40 tonnes at speeds of up to 20 metres per minute, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) technology increases productivity and minimises picking and put-away errors.

AS/RS can be configured to meet a user’s load capacity, the size of the storage system and the type of products being handled – and this flexibility makes the technology suitable for a wide range of applications across many different industry sectors.

The right material handling equipment is fundemental to the efficient performance of any busy production facility.

CTI Systems has pioneered lift and run dynamic storage technology for long profiles. Designed for facilities where a significant number of different product lines have to be organised and processed, sophisticated lift and run solutions are an ideal choice for production sites where batches of profile have to be prepared for trimming. The systems are particularly suitable for the manufacturing and construction sectors.

Consisting of a highly innovative combination of honeycomb racking served by high speed shuttles and goods lifts, lift and run storage systems deliver ultra-efficient long profile handling performance and optimum flow speeds to ensure minimum ‘dead time’ at every stage of the production process.

The man characteristics of lift and run dynamic storage systems are:

• A storage capacity of between 50 and 400 storage locations;
• Dynamic throughput capacity ranging from 60 to120 combined cycles per hour;
• Modular, flexible and scalable solutions to match your business’s needs;
• Compatibility with other storage systems and automated or operator-controlled picking devices.

Typically, systems are built 5 to7 levels high and most projects are not restricted by the weight of the products to be stored. Ground level picking locations are accessed directly, while upper levels are reached by a shuttle that automatically raises or lowers the operator platform to the correct position within the system from where pre-programmed order batches can be retrieved in safety and comfort.

Warehouse management system (WMS) software interfaces with the user’s manufacturing system or ERP software to control inventory movement and organise product flow to optimise storage and retrieval performance.

A stacked storage system offers:

• The most compact storage solution;
• A storage capacity ranging from 50 to more than 300 stillage locations;
• Compatibility with buildings with an eaves height of 5.5 metres or more;
• Single or multiple stacking rows;
• A modular, flexible and scalable design that can be adapted to keep pace with a business’s changing needs.

CTI Systems' extensive product portfolio combined with our ability to design bespoke technology and solutions tailored to meet a client’s precise requirements, allows us to deliver the ideal storage solution for any application.

From high-bay warehouses fitted out with cantilever racking, through storage towers to stacker cranes – CTI Systems has the technology and system design and integration expertise to produce best-in-class storage and intralogistics schemes that meet the demands of industrial clients the world over.