Against the backdrop of the continuous pursuit of cost reduction and efficiency improvement in the logistics and warehousing industry, a cantilever shelving system that has undergone intelligent transformation is becoming the preferred choice for many enterprises. Recently, the well-known domestic home e-commerce enterprise "Home Selection" has fully deployed a new generation of intelligent cantilever shelving system in its East China warehouse center, successfully increasing the storage efficiency of irregular items by 30% and the utilization rate of storage space by 25%.
Traditional Challenges and New Solutions
For a long time, furniture, building materials, pipes, and boards of equal or irregular sizes have been a difficult point in warehouse management. The traditional flat or vertical storage method not only occupies a large area and is difficult to access, but also easily causes deformation or damage to the goods. Li Ming, the storage director of "Home Selection", revealed, "In the past, the storage cost of our sofa armrests, picture frames, long table boards and other items accounted for 15% of the total logistics cost, and the damage rate was also high
The intelligent cantilever shelving system introduced this time has made multiple innovations based on the traditional cantilever structure: each layer of cantilever is equipped with load-bearing sensors and automatic leveling devices, which can adjust the angle according to the weight and shape of the goods; Combined with the Warehouse Management System (WMS), digital management and intelligent allocation of storage locations have been achieved; The key load-bearing parts are made of new composite steel, with a single arm bearing capacity of up to 800 kilograms, which is 20% higher than traditional shelves.
Significant actual results
According to operational data, since the new system was put into use three months ago, the average storage and retrieval time for non-standard goods in the "Home Selection" East China warehouse has been reduced from 12 minutes to 8 minutes; The damage rate of goods caused by improper storage has decreased from 0.5% to 0.15%; Meanwhile, due to the adoption of a higher density storage design, over 300 storage units have been added within the same area.
Professor Wang, a supply chain expert, analyzed and pointed out that the application of intelligent cantilever shelves is a concrete manifestation of Industry 4.0 in the warehousing field. It is not only a hardware upgrade, but also a data-driven innovation in warehousing models. Especially in today's e-commerce industry where SKUs are surging, the value of this flexible storage solution is even more prominent. ”
The industry has broad prospects
At present, in addition to the e-commerce industry, this intelligent cantilever shelving system has been promoted and applied in multiple fields such as automotive parts, building materials wholesale, clothing props, etc. Major domestic shelf manufacturers have stated that the order volume of intelligent cantilever shelves has increased by 45% year-on-year this year, becoming one of the fastest-growing sub categories in the warehousing equipment market.
With the further development of IoT technology and materials science, future cantilever shelves may integrate more automation functions, such as automatic recognition and robot collaborative operations, providing more intelligent and efficient solutions for modern logistics warehousing.