Here are some frequently asked questions:
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No lighting is required within the layout as the taxis are programmed to reach the pallet via batch ID.
On the inbound conveyor the pallet is scanned by a manual barcode reader or an integrated reader on the light curtain.
It’s used to verify the entering pallets length, width and height. The light curtain utilises a set of laser sensors which can check all lats, blocks, under hang and overhang.
We can have it directly fed with forklift, AGV, Powered pallet truck, or a direct feed conveyor from your production line.
The Moffett Taxis can operate in temperatures of -27°C to 50°C.
The taxis are powered via a 100 Lithium A/H battery, with an operational time of 8 hours in ambient storage and 6.6 hours in chilled storage.
The taxis will never run out of power as it utilises automatic opportunity charging. The taxi will assign itself to a designated charging station within the layout when it has a free moment. It takes two hours for the taxi to fully charge.
The throughput requirements and size of warehouse will determine the number of taxis needed. On average one taxi can handle 15 pallets an hour.
The traffic management system is responsible for this. For each journey the shuttle takes, it is broken down into small tasks and then the shuttle asks the system “can I move here?”, the system checks if there are any shuttles in the way and can then respond with yes or no.
We provide a frontend which has information on orders, machinery and can show a live representation of all pallets and taxi movements in real time.
This is all done by Moffett. We store pallets using our storage manager which gives each location a score for a new pallet and is based on certain rules depending on heights, pallet type, SKU, zones etc.
VTUs (Vertical transfer units) allow the taxi and pallet to simultaneously ascend and descend to levels of the warehouse where it can then move off from the VTU. The number of VTUs required in a warehouse is determined by throughput requirements and size of warehouse.
There is no limit. The Moffett taxi can autonomously move in all directions throughout the racking structure whilst simultaneously carrying a pallet.