Sustainable Design ADAPTO shuttle system
The challenge we would like to bring forward is by examining one of our core products, the ADAPTO shuttle system. ADAPTO is a unique 3D, shuttle-based automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) with built-in sorting and sequencing capabilities. ADAPTO consists of a racking structure with an integrated shuttle track system that features multidirectional microshuttles (small, automated transport shuttles) to move product bins between storage locations in the rack and workstations. A built-in lift allows product bins to move up and down between rack levels and to the available stations. Software controls shuttle traffic, maximizing throughput and minimizing order lead times.
Similarly to all our other products every so often redesigns take place and these moments are an excellent moment to rethink what has been done in the past. Vanderlande wants to give you the opportunity to steer the development of the new generation of ADAPTO with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in mind. How this can be achieved is up to the team! New manufacturing methods with circularity in mind? 3D printed to reduce weight? Better vehicle control strategies or perhaps even a different business model? In this challenge you shape and steer the future of ADAPTO.
We are looking for fresh and out-of-the-box ideas that will help us get new ideas.
Vanderlande is a market-leading, global partner for future-proof logistic process automation in the warehousing, airports and parcel sectors. Its extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Vanderlande’s warehousing solutions are the first choice for many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers in food, fashion and general merchandise across the globe. The company helps them to fulfil their promise of same-day delivery for billions of orders, with nine of the 15 largest global food retailers relying on its efficient and reliable solutions. As a global partner for future-proof airport solutions, Vanderlande’s market-leading baggage handling systems and related passenger solutions are capable of moving over 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. These are active in more than 600 airports, including 12 of the world’s top 20. Vanderlande is also a leading supplier of process automation solutions that address the challenges in the parcel market. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel handling companies.