Automated Warehousing Line with Sensor-Based Slot Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
In industrial production, manual registration for out-of-warehouse and entering-warehouse processes is cumbersome, inefficient, and prone to errors, leading to management chaos, and existing conveyance methods are costly, inflexible, and result in low storage space utilization and product damage.
Innovation Solution
A warehousing line equipped with location sensors, conveyor devices, and stacking systems connected to a management system for automated storage and retrieval, using information collection elements to allocate storage spaces and manage item states, reducing manual intervention and enhancing flexibility and efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual registration is used for out-of-warehouse and entering-warehouse processes, then operational simplicity is maintained, but efficiency is low and errors are frequent
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service through automated information collection elements that automatically capture item data, location sensors that autonomously monitor storage status, and a management system that automatically processes and updates records, eliminating the need for manual registration while maintaining operational simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical registration processes are replaced with an automated electronic system comprising information collection elements, sensors, and a centralized management system that handles all warehousing operations through electronic data processing and automatic control
2Quantity of substance
If traditional conveyance methods are used, then device simplicity is maintained, but storage space utilization is low and product damage occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The conveyance system is segmented into multiple independent conveyor devices, each capable of autonomous operation and controlled by the centralized management system, allowing flexible allocation and optimization of storage space while reducing product damage through controlled handling
Solution Approach 2:
The conveyor devices are designed with multi-functionality, serving both as transport mechanisms and as integral parts of the storage system, enabling them to adapt to different storage configurations and operations, thereby maximizing storage space utilization
3Productivity
If automated systems are implemented, then warehousing efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple functional components including information collection elements, location sensors, conveyor devices, and the management system are merged into an integrated automated warehousing system that operates as a unified entity, improving efficiency while managing complexity through systematic integration
Data Source
AI summary
A warehousing line, a warehousing management method and device may include: a storage device, provided with a plurality of storage locations, wherein each storage location is provided with a location sensor configured to determine storage information of the storage location; a first conveyor device, configured to convey items to or from the storage device, wherein the first conveyor device is provided with a first information collection element configured to collect information of each item on the first conveyor device; a first stacking device, configured to move the item from the first conveyor device to a corresponding storage location of the plurality of storage locations, or to move the item in one of the plurality of storage locations to the first conveyor device; and a warehousing management system in communication connection with the location sensors, the first information collection element and the first stacking device respectively.