In the current digital wave, the warehousing and logistics industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation.From traditional manual handling to the transformation towards automation and intelligence, each technological iteration has brought significant efficiency improvements and cost optimizations to enterprises. Moreover, data security in warehousing has become a key concern for an increasing number of enterprises.

1/ Project Request

1. The project site is large. In the industry, manual distribution and transportation (such as transfer, loading and unloading, etc.) are commonly used, and the degree of automation for transportation is relatively low. The workload is high.

2. The customers have extremely high requirements for the security of data transmission. If traditional wireless WiFi communication is used for transmission, there may be security vulnerabilities, which cannot guarantee the overall data security.

3. In the project, unconventional materials need to be transported. Soft materials pose higher requirements for the accuracy and stability of the forklift AMR.

2/ Project Implementation

Based on the actual situation on the customer site, ZCNEST introduced customized gripper-type AMRs for the automatic storage and handling of paper-based soft paper packages in this project. Through Counterbalance AMRs, magnetic media incoming and outgoing materials were transferred for storage and retrieval, achieving automated circulation in the workshop.At the same time, optical communication was adopted within the site for information transmission, featuring long transmission distance, large communication capacity, good anti-interference performance, and extremely high security, fully meeting the customer's requirements.

Process Description

The WMS warehouse management system generates tasks and issues them to RCS;

The RCS scheduling system receives the tasks and dispatches forklift-type AMRs to perform the picking and delivering tasks;

The Forklift AMRs transport the materials from the shelf positions to the designated locations;

After the task is completed, RCS reports the completion status, and WMS updates the location information, and the forklift-type AMRs continue the next task or return for automatic charging.

By installing configurable optical communication devices on both the Forklift AMRs and the fixed equipment, the Forklift AMRs can interact with the fixed equipment within the designated range, and there are various signal interaction methods, which can timely achieve signal interaction, making it easy to realize intelligent connection of mechanical hands, automatic doors, conveyor lines, etc., full open up the entire process flow, and improving the handling efficiency.

3/ Project Value

Cost Reduction and Efficiency Enhancement: The client enterprise has completely transformed from traditional manual handling to an intelligent warehousing model, reducing a significant amount of manual labor, lowering work intensity, and comprehensively optimizing overall production efficiency. This has driven the enterprise to reduce costs and increase efficiency, significantly enhancing its core competitiveness.

Enhanced Data Security: Optical communication has high stability and security in information transmission, effectively avoiding network attacks and significantly ensuring the secure storage and transmission of overall data.

Founded in 2018, ZCNEST is a national high-tech enterprise specializing in the R&D, manufacturing, and sales of mobile robots and intelligent equipment, as well as a leading provider of intelligent warehousing and intralogistics solutions. The company boasts a highly skilled R&D team and adheres to the philosophy of "Smart Technology Creates Productivity." With continuous investment in R&D and innovation, it has independently developed a series of robotic products and supporting intelligent equipment, including forklift-type AMRs, Underdriven AMRs, and Heavy-Duty AMRs, as well as software and hardware systems such as the Robot Control System (RCS), Warehouse Control System (WCS), and Warehouse Management System (WMS).  

Currently, the company serves a wide range of industries, including rail transit, logistics, food, pharmaceuticals, maternal and child products, and automotive. We will continue to advance the development of intelligent logistics and automated warehousing, striving to enhance productivity in intelligent storage and intralogistics, and fully realize digitalization, automation, and intelligence!