Horizontal carousels from Remstar provide high density, easily accessible storage for a wide range of items typically used in military logistics applications and other government storage, supply and distribution operations.

            In addition, they help organizations implement the triple bottom line strategy and meet the objectives of Executive Order 13423 that directs government agencies to utilize sustainable building design in remodeling and new construction. By improving ergonomics, reducing an organization’s carbon footprint and by reclaiming floor space and reducing new building construction square footage, Remstar horizontal carousels offer a convenient means of designing and remodeling buildings for sustainable “green” operations.

            The Remstar horizontal carousel is a system of carriers that rotate on an oval track, delivering stored items automatically to an operator on command. Multiple horizontal carousels can be grouped in a workstation configuration for increased productivity. This allows an operator to pick from one active carousel while the others are pre-positioning to be picked as soon as the operator is ready, increasing throughput up to 500%. The design of these units allows complete access to items even when power is interrupted.

            Automated operation eliminates walk and search time, reducing manpower requirements up to 2/3 when compared with traditional shelving. Integrated pick-to-light technology automatically directs the picker to the correct storage bin and shelf location and indicates the quantity of the item to be picked, minimizing errors. The effect is to reduce an organization’s overall carbon footprint.

            The high-density design of these systems reduces storage space requirements up to 60% when compared with file cabinets, shelving and racks and drawer systems, recovering floor space for other operations.  Ladders, mezzanines or scissor lifts can be used in conjunction with tiered horizontal carousels to achieve maximum utilization of overhead space. Floor-to-truss space maximization can help organizations reduce their total new building footprint by up to 15%.

            Inventory management software can be added to Remstar horizontal carousels to provide bar coding capability, batch picking, security tracking, restricted access and status reports.

            Remstar International Inc., a company of the Kardex AG Remstar International (KRI) Group of Zurich, Switzerland, is a leading provider of automated storage and retrieval systems for manufacturing, distribution and warehousing applications. For information about Remstar horizontal carousels for sustainable government applications, call 800-639-5805 or visit the Remstar web site at  www.Resmstar.com.

###

Ed Romaine
908-310-2875