Dematic RapidStore MiniLoad automated storage and handling systems

Dematic RapidStore Mini Load (ML) systems provide increased performance for automated storage and handling of products such as cartons, cases, totes and trays weighing up to 450 kg. Uses include kitting, buffering, staging and sequencing stock in manufacturing and distribution applications.

Dematic RapidStore ML and ML+ Storage & Retrieval Machines (SRMs) provide a suitable interface between bulk reserve stock and online stock in picking and assembly applications. They can be designed to meet height and throughput constraints, and tailored to meet storage and handling requirements.

ML and ML+ systems can be integrated with a comprehensive range of conveyors, diverts, merges and accumulation conveyors, as well as a range of conveyor sorting systems, to transport stock to and from the system in the right sequence to meet the needs of high-speed kitting and order fulfilment applications.

Single-masted SRMs can handle up to four loads at a time. Clever design minimises the distance between storage systems and the load, providing better overall space utilisation.

There are six models in the RapidStore ML family. The ML10 and ML14 are designed for dual handling of totes, trays, cartons and cases weighing up to 50 kg, to heights of 10 and 14 m respectively. Lightweight aluminium masts ensure rapid acceleration and travel speed.

The lightweight aluminium double-masted ML20 ensures stability and safe operation up to 20 m high. The ML20 can carry one, two or three LHDs in single or double deep configurations, meaning it can handle and transfer up to six loads at a time.

The ML+300 is a heavy-duty, double-masted ASRS made from lightweight, high-strength steel. It can handle loads of 340 kg to heights up to 20 m. It is suitable for use with single and double deep telescopic tables with grippers and extractors.

The single-masted ML+350 and ML+450 are suitable for use with a range of specialised LHDs in applications as diverse as spare parts stores, machine assembly centres and libraries, where heavy loads are typically carried in steel bins or crates.