Heavy-duty dual-axis shuttle carrier for full pallets up to 1.500 kilos. Purpose-built for high-density pallet storage in ambient and cold chain (-25°C) distribution centres.
The 4-way pallet shuttle is the heavy-duty counterpart of the tote shuttle system, engineered for Euro and industrial pallets up to 1.500 kilos. The carrier uses a scissors-lift or chain-lift mechanism to raise the pallet and can traverse both along the storage row and across the aisle — reaching any pallet position on its level without a fixed-aisle restriction.
Laser distance sensors provide ±5mm positioning accuracy for reliable pallet fork insertion at every storage position. For cold chain use at -18°C to -25°C, the carrier includes a heated battery compartment, low-temperature Li-ion cells rated to -30°C, NSF H1 food-grade lubricants, and hot-dip galvanised racking profiles resistant to freeze-thaw condensation corrosion.
Paired with cold-rated I/O conveyors, Control Techniques M700 VFDs, and SICK sensors, Econocontrol delivers the complete cold-rated pallet shuttle package from a single source.
Pallet enters via cold-rated roller or chain conveyor. Barcode scanner reads pallet ID; WCS assigns a storage location and dispatches nearest idle carrier.
Carrier enters the target row, laser distance sensor precisely positions it under the pallet location. Scissors lift raises to engage the pallet.
Carrier rotates 90° onto the Y-axis cross-aisle rail and travels to the target aisle or vertical lift. Lift moves carrier to the correct storage level.
Carrier deposits pallet at the assigned position. On outbound orders, WCS identifies the FEFO-correct pallet and dispatches a carrier for retrieval to the outfeed conveyor.
Econocontrol supplies the carrier, racking, cold-rated VFDs (CT M700), and SICK sensors as a single-source package — eliminating compatibility gaps and split accountability.
Versus conventional wide-aisle forklift racking. Smaller refrigerated building footprint directly reduces refrigeration capital and 20–40% ongoing energy costs.
WCS enforces First-Expired-First-Out retrieval automatically — critical for frozen food DCs, pharmaceutical cold chain, and GMP-regulated cold storage operations.
Workers operate outside the cold room at ambient-temperature I/O stations. Cold exposure reduced by 80–95% vs. forklift-based cold storage — improving safety and retention.
Add carriers to increase throughput as your DC grows. System is designed for carrier hot-swap — a new carrier is commissioned in hours without stopping system operation.
WCS integrates via TCP/IP, REST API, or OPC-UA with SAP EWM, Oracle WMS, custom WMS. Supports multi-client pallet tagging and temperature excursion logging for GMP.
| Pallet size | 1200×1000 / 1000×1200mm (Euro); custom available |
| Max load per pallet | 1.500 kilos |
| Travel speed X (laden) | 1.5 m/s |
| Travel speed Y (laden) | 1.2 m/s |
| Precisión de posicionamiento | ±5mm |
| Lift mechanism | Scissors lift / chain lift |
| Battery type | Li-ion, heated compartment (-30°C cells) |
| Lubricación | NSF H1 food-grade option |
| Temperature range | -25°C to +40°C |
| Throughput per carrier | 200–400 pallets/hr |
| Max racking height | Up to 25m |
| Storage levels | 3–15 levels |
| Carriers per level | 2–8 (scalable) |
| Racking material | Steel; hot-dip galvanised for cold |
| Conveyor (cold-rated) | Chain or roller, -25°C rated |
| Velocidad de elevación vertical | 1.2–1.5 m/s |
| Componentes de accionamiento | Control Techniques M700 / ABB ACS880 |
| WMS integration | TCP/IP, REST API, OPC-UA |
-18°C to -25°C pallet storage for meat, seafood, dairy, and bakery. FEFO-managed retrieval with minimal cold room human access.
-20°C to -25°C for vaccines, biologics, and APIs. GMP-compliant with temperature logging, full audit trail, and FEFO enforcement.
High-throughput ambient pallet handling for CPG brands. 200–400 pallets/hr system throughput supporting retail replenishment at scale.
Multi-client cold pallet storage maximising revenue per m³ of refrigerated space — more positions, lower energy, higher margin per sq.m.
Share your pallet count, throughput target, temperature range, and warehouse dimensions — we respond with a full budgetary quote in 24 hours.