Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RSs)
AS/RS
In today’s warehouses, storage is more than shelving — it’s the intelligent buffer between fast-moving operations and your customer promise. With Dematic, every solution is engineered to mobilize inventory, compress costs, and unlock efficiency for any product, size, or throughput.
AS/RSs are incredibly versatile, offering a wide range of applications across various industries:
Long-Term Storage
Goods-to-Person Order Picking
They enhance picking efficiency by automatically bringing items to operators, reducing travel time and errors.
Staging Orders
AS/RSs organize and create a buffer for orders in preparation for processing or shipping, ensuring quick and accurate dispatch.
Buffer Storage
AS/RSs provide temporary storage for inventory not currently needed for order processing.
Inventory Management
AS/RSs offer real-time tracking and management of inventory, ensuring optimal stock levels and reducing stockouts or overstock situations.
Dematic storage and retrieval solutions are modular by design, so systems can be tailored to your operational needs. As volumes, SKUs, and throughput change, your solution scales with you — without disruption.
Increase product security
Protect your stock at every stage with robust automation, real-time tracking, and protected flow — preserving both stock integrity and service levels.
Ensure consistent operation in every environment
Designed for resilience, Dematic systems keep goods secure and accessible across chilled, freezer, or ambient conditions.
Increase flexibility for peaks and seasonality
Adaptive software and modular automation respond instantly to surges, seasonality, or shifts in SKU velocity — keeping your business agile.
Improve accuracy
Automated flows plus Dematic’s real-time analytics ensure the right product, in the right place, at the right time — minimizing manual touchpoints and errors.
Scale as you grow
Start at your scale and expand as needed — solutions grow with your business, powered by the intelligence that anticipates change.
Faster go-live/faster ROI
Implementing an AMR solution is minimally disruptive to an operation, requiring less time and effort than traditional automated solutions. Operating and maintaining AMR solutions costs less to operate and maintain than using manual fork trucks.
Dematic systems range from manual static shelving and racking to fully automated technologies that organize stock, provide quick access, optimize space, and reduce reliance on labor. Switching to an automated warehouse storage system from a forklift or fully manual system can vastly improve product handling efficiency and provide a safer operation. From large volumes of fast-moving product to slower movers with lots of inventory, Dematic provides these options:
Types of Storage and Retrieval Systems
Unit-load AS/RSs are fully automated storage and retrieval systems designed to handle heavy loads and bulky items, typically stored on pallets. They provide high-density storage and are ideal for operations that require handling large loads.
Unit-load AS/RSs use high-density racking and storage and retrieval machines (SRMs) to efficiently move loads in and out of the racking. These systems are also known as high bay warehouses or pallet crane systems because they maximize vertical space to significantly increase storage capacity.
Types of Storage and Retrieval Systems
Dematic provides a comprehensive portfolio of Miniload AS/RSs to handle the most challenging storage needs.
Ideal for manufacturing or distribution operations, Dematic Miniloads provide rapid access to trays, totes, or varying size cartons in a high-density and energy efficient storage structure.
Our partnership continues long after go‑live. Dematic Lifecycle Solutions & Services refine, modernize, and expand systems as your business evolves. Assessment, optimization, training, and upgrades extend equipment life, improve performance, and reduce waste. Ongoing support featuring modular technologies and adaptable software allow you to grow your operations without disruption, securing long‑term value.
