Today, it is critical to respond to increasingly diverse customer needs for frozen low-temperature distribution and freezer warehouses/retrieval systems. The requirements include not only highly frequent small-lot shipping and a precisely controlled schedule with just-in-time response, but also measures for work environment improvement, energy efficiency, and eco-friendliness. Based on these requirements, IHI is pursuing the establishment of a frozen overall logistics system, extending from design and construction to the control system and maintenance. With its key hardware capable of withstanding extreme cold (–60°C), IHI fulfills the needs of freezer warehouse and distribution with cutting-edge technologies and a reliable service network covering all of Japan.
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Freezer warehouse / retrieval system
Freezer warehouses/retrieval systems save labor and energy while improving storage efficiency. IHI offers a variation of freezer logistics systems customized to fit customer needs.
- Saving energy in freezer storage with the freezer warehouse
/ retrieval system - Enhancing the storage capacity of freezer warehouses with automated freezer warehouses
/ retrieval systems. - Improving the work environment and ensuring freezer storage safety with freezer
AS/RS(Automated Storage/Retrieval System) - Improving business efficiency by introducing freezer automated warehouse
/ retrieval systems - Improving customer service with automated freezer warehouses
/ retrieval systems - Enabling real-time inventory control of freezer warehouses / retrieval systems
Saving energy in freezer storage with the freezer warehouse/retrieval system
The energy-saving performance of IHI freezer warehouses/retrieval systems is proven, as they are designed to thoroughly eliminate energy loss in freezer storage.
- By controlling entrance size according to the cargo, minimal contact with outside air (and loss of cold air) is achieved
- By avoiding cargo overlap, effective circulation of cold air is ensured. Further, using racks with excellent heat conductivity achieves highly efficient maintenance of low-temperatures in the freezer warehouse
- Eliminating heat load factors such as operators, forklifts, and lighting helps create an effective freezer warehouse
Enhancing the storage capacity of freezer warehouses with automated freezer warehouses/retrieval systems.
Storage capacity is drastically increased using the same site with effective land utilization through high-rise storage of frozen cargo.
Improving the work environment and ensuring freezer storage safety with freezer automated warehouses/retrieval systems
- By eliminating human operators from freezer warehouses, labor now can be allocated to work other than that conducted in a demanding frozen environment
- By allowing shipping, picking and other work to be conducted outside of the freezer warehouse, the work environment was drastically improved
- Safety was improved by eliminating human contact with the inside of the freezer warehouse. Further, installing quakeproof stoppers minimizes falls off of the pallets or products in the event of an earthquake. This also improves quick restoration of systems
Improving business efficiency by introducing freezer automated warehouse/retrieval systems
- By automatizing the warehouses, the amount of required labor can be reduced by more than half. The system can be readily used by part-timers and temporary staff
- Introducing a barcode/computer system to the workflow (extending from accepting cargo, storing, and picking/sorting to shipping) results in easy, reliable, and speedy operation. Further, shortening work hours and moving to automated operation helps establish a system with excellent workability
Improving customer service with automated freezer warehouses/retrieval systems
- Operation speed can be improved by eliminating the causes of incorrect shipping with a barcode system, indicators and an operation system easily read by anyone, and inventory control computers
- Cargo damage can be reduced by promoting a rack storage system. Further, excellent circulation of cold air in freezer storage and minimal temperature difference are ensured
Enabling real-time inventory control of freezer warehouses/retrieval systems
By instantly processing information (including item, quantity, date, and location) using a barcode system in inventory control computers throughout the process extending from accepting to shipping of cargo, real-time operation is ensured while management of inventory status and flow of products in the freezer storage is unified. Further, cargo flow can be controlled based on a first-come-first-serve basis.
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