Supplementary modules for the integrated storage management packages
of the MP control systems

Complete containers/trays with the articles stored on them can be removed from the Lean-Lift and transported to the production line on a trolley, for example.

The related storage data remains memorized in the lift. When the container is returned to storage, the articles that have been added/removed are booked to the lift.

Different user groups can be defined via user management. A user group is given access rights to certain areas of the store (storage unit, shelf/container or in the case of the Rotomat® to individual storage compartments).

Each user receives a user number and password and is assigned to a group, thereby permitting access to certain storage areas.

Item pool data are not dependent on storage location; they are data used to describe the articles, such as article number, name, or additional fields defined by customers themselves.

Item pool data can be transmitted via the interface during operation and therefore can be updated at any time.

A relative height can be assigned to each shelf/container. The automatic storage location search suggests a location with the required height to the user.

In the Lean-Lift® specifically, this means optimum space utilization can be achieved by storing only parts of the same height on one container. Containers that are loaded too high can be rejected by the lift depending on the setting.

Items can only be withdrawn after a specified time has elapsed.

Application example: The goods must be kept in temporary storage to harden, cool down, etc., before they can be passed on to production.

For the purpose of collecting operating data, all the storage/retrieval operations, including the quantity, cost center, job number, storage locations, or freely definable data, can be recorded in the operations journal and printed out or sent to the host system.

When an article is stored or retrieved, the user is prompted to enter the article number as a check, for example via barcode.

This ensures that the user puts in or takes out the correct article.

Articles can be stored in different container types of predefined sizes. These data are assigned to the individual shelves/containers as fixed parameters.

Empty containers can be added or deleted at any time. The automatic storage location search then suggests an empty container of the required type.

Every time a container is moved, a camera integrated in the Lean-Lift® takes a picture of the container. A fixed number of pictures per container are archived, so that changes to materials on the container can be tracked.

The photo information can be used to identify an article on a container directly at the control panel and bring it to the retrieval point.

Parallel and serial shelf pre-positioning are used to achieve more efficient order picking. All the devices in a pick group are positioned at the same time or the next device is positioned while the order item at the previous lift is being processed.

The inventory function supports continuous inventory control, i.e. all the storage locations for an article must be checked physically at least once a year with respect to their contents, and this information documented.

Lending management is useful for the storage of articles that are not consumables but are always returned to the lift.

The lending management function asks the identity of the person borrowing the item and saves this. The lending overview list shows which articles have been borrowed, for how long, and by whom.