Product/Service

ACCESS Systems

Source: Retrotech, Inc.
ACCESS is an innovative approach to the automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads.
ACCESS is RETROTECH's newest pallet handling offering. It is the product of the extensive background and experience of the French engineering firm Savoye Logistics, which is a part of Groupe Legris, one of Europe's largest suppliers of materials handling and logistics technology.

To date, there are 24 systems successfully operating in Europe under Savoye's tradename CIMAT/MAGMATIC®. RETROTECH is the exclusive licensee/supplier of this technology for North and South America.

 To better reflect the random-access capability of the technology, RETROTECH selected the tradename ACCESS Systems for its American markets.

ACCESS handles a broad number of SKUs with variable date codes. It provides an advantage over other automation alternatives in that it can be scaled to meet various system performance requirements. ACCESS is an innovative approach to the automated storage and retrieval of palletized unit loads.

How ACCESS Works...

The ACCESS technology consists of four key components and the software that operates the system:
  • Rack Structure
  • ACCESS Vehicle
  • Lifting Device
  • External Support Operations
  • Systems software
System vehicles are battery-operated and RF controlled. They move on a closed-loop rail network that runs throughout the rack area and interface outside the racks with production, receiving, picking, and shipping.

Vertical lifts transport the vehicles between rack levels, enabling all vehicles to access every pallet location within the rack area.

ACCESS is the ideal way to match automation to fast-growth businesses. With this technology, storage is independent of throughput. Additional storage can be achieved by adding more rack area without the need for additional vehicles. Should higher throughput be required, additional vehicles or lift devices can be installed without instaling more rack area.

Retrotech, Inc., 610 Fishers Run, P.O. Box 586, Fishers, NY 14453-0586. Tel: 716-924-6333; Fax: 716-924-6334.