Buyers Guide to ASRS Technologies

Several material handling equipment manufacturers design, engineer and manufacture a wide variety of self-contained, goods-to-person, automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS). With the focus shifting from picking pallets and cases to picking individual items or “eaches”, there has been an explosion of types of ASRS technologies available in the market to help warehouse, distribution and manufacturing operations make this change.

The ASRS technologies on the market today handle different volumes, types and velocities of non-palletized inventory at variable speeds to accommodate fluctuating throughput demands. When considering the options, keep in mind both the storage density your facility needs as well as your throughput goals.

Types of ASRS

ASRS technologies can be broken down into three major categories based on how they deliver goods

• Tray based picking
• Bin based picking
• Robotic picking

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