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1000 Robots Produced In-House: A Milestone for STOROJET

In March 2024, STOROJET GmbH, a German manufacturer in the automation sector, achieved a significant milestone - the assembly of the 1000th STOROJET storage robot at its own production facility in Diez. This milestone not only underscores the increasing demand for the proprietary Automatic Storage and Retrieval System but also highlights the impressive production capacity of the in-house manufacturing.

Since its market introduction in 2019, STOROJET has established itself in the market and continuously gained new customers. The production of 1000 storage robots bears witness to the success story of this German engineering company and its contribution to the modernization of storage and picking processes.

The rising demand for STOROJET underscores the growing necessity for affordable and flexible solutions in warehouse logistics. The realized customer projects have not only improved process reliability and efficiency in warehouses but also enhanced the profitability of businesses.

Automation & Robotics Specialist: ibk IngenieurConsult GmbH is our new Technology Partner!

For over 40 years, ibk has been impressing with innovative solutions in fixture and plant engineering. Major corporations in core markets such as special machine construction, automotive industry, and aircraft construction rely on their expertise. As a family-run business, ibk is also well-acquainted with the needs of SMEs.

Whether it's ready-made applications, state-of-the-art cobots, suitable software, highly precise sensors and cameras, or technology for material provision: With ibk IngenieurConsult, we are expanding our range for industrial automation and getting the best.

As the foundation of this partnership, ibk orchestrated the integration of a robotic arm into our automated small parts warehouse STOROJET, including the conveyor technology, in our joint project at solarversand.de.

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Solarversand.de and STOROJET

Pioneering Energy Technology Meets Future-Proof Warehouse Logistics!
High-quality solar lights, solar pond pumps, and pond filters come together with a groundbreaking automated storage and retrieval system that optimizes workflows and reduces delivery times. Learn more about this pioneering modernization and the state-of-the-art infrastructure that supports Solarversand.de on its growth path.

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Automated STOROJET System enables up to 31,000 Storage Spaces in a 100 m² Footprint at Brillenplatz.de

Discover groundbreaking automation at Brillenplatz.de with STOROJET: They've created an automated small-parts warehouse with up to 31,000 storage spaces in just 100 m²! Learn how STOROJET conquers the challenges of a diverse product range, short delivery times, and a high return rate while ensuring the future-proofing of the warehouse. Additionally, a hall-spanning supply route is in the works to relocate inbound and outbound operations directly to the adjacent hall. Read the reference report online or download the press bundle to delve deeper into this innovative solution.

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Angelplatz.de automates its small parts warehouse with an existing STOROJET system

Angelplatz.de ranks among Europe’s leading online stores for fishing. The ever-growing product range currently includes over 75,000 items. The unique assortment depth, fair prices and fast shipping are some of their strengths.

Due to the company‘s rapid growth in connection with a steadily increasing product range on more and more storage space, the management of Angelplatz has been considering the issue of warehouse automation for small parts for quite some time. However, so far there was simply not enough time to implement an adequate solution. With the relocation of the former sister company Futterplatz, the opportunity arose to take over both the existing storage facility and the STOROJET automatic small parts warehouse located in it and to adapt it to the company‘s own requirements within a very short time.

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Experience STOROJET in live operation at LogiMAT 2023!

Storojet will once again present the revolutionary storage and order picking system in live operation at LogiMAT 2023. The automatic small parts warehouse system impresses thanks to its high flexibility and offers users the possibility to store a wide variety of goods efficiently even under difficult space conditions. Not only the level distances of the storage tower can be configured with different heights, but also the goods carriers can vary individually in length between 50-90 cm with a width of 50 cm.

The possibility to also store heterogeneous goods automatically according to the goods-to-man principle opens up new possibilities. The different levels of the shelving system are interconnected via elevators and allow small autonomous warehouse robots to transport the different goods carriers to picking stations in an energy-efficient manner. In this way, in addition to optimized space utilization of up to 12 m in height, an unrivaled reduction in picking times of between 30 and 80% can be realized without any problems.

The customer consultants are looking forward to your visit in Entrance East at booth EO30.

STOROJET - Individual goods carriers

The innovative automatic small parts warehouse system STOROJET primarily appeals to users with heterogeneous goods. The goods carriers can also vary within a system as required between 50 cm width and 50-90 cm length. The superstructure or compartment divisions can be individually designed by the customer.

The automatic small parts warehouse system stands for maximum flexibility and scalability. The modular system can be optimally adapted to the spatial conditions of the hall and also offers small and medium-sized companies a cost-effective way into the world of warehouse automation.

STOROJET - Example Configurations

Discover our sample configurations now. From scalable standard shelfs to complex special configurations, we offer a wide range for a wide variety of applications in the automation of small parts.

Sustainability - more than just a promise

The automatic small parts warehouse system STOROJET has not only making an economic but also an contribution. Recent calculations by the Global Footprint Network located in the USA and Switzerland showed that the world population would need about 1.75 earths to cover the current demand with the current consumption of resources. For this reason, great importance was attached to a sustainable concept during development. The driving and storage areas of the storage shelf consist of renewable materials. The individual goods carriers in this system are also made of wood by default. Double the amount of wood used for each system is returned to nature as part of regional reforestation projects.

A planted tree binds around 12.5 kg of CO2 per year on average over its lifetime. A crucial factor in the fight against climate change. But it's much more than just the bound carbon dioxide. Such a tree also offers a habitat for numerous different native animal species and, for example, directs water into deeper layers of the earth via the roots.

At STOROJET we understand sustainability as a mission. Even the best storage system can only work if we can continue to live on our planet. Therefore, we should all deal with it conscientiously and protect nature as best we can so that we can meet our responsibility to future generations.

For example, 400 trees were planted in Hesse for the first five projects. In the near future, the trees will store up to five tons of CO2 from the air every year and provide habitat for numerous animal species.

Modellbau Härtle counts on the future-oriented automatic small parts store STOROJET and the revolutionary packaging system from Packsize.

Thus, Modellbau Härtle invests in future-oriented technology in order to meet the steadily increasing order volume even during the Christmas season. Modellbau Härtle (since 1889) is one of Europe’s major specialist mail-order companies for model railways and model assembly. The specialist assortment includes model railways and accessories, RC model assembly, RC cars, truck model assembly, plastic model assembly, car racetracks, high-quality construction kit systems such as Fischertechnik and more than 1,000 miniature models.(...)

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STOROJET: Now even more storage capacity thanks to optimized software

ICO Innovative Computer GmbH (sales/support) and Telejet GmbH (development), German providers of the self-developed automatic small parts warehouse STOROJET, are presenting a new milestone in the further development of the control and storage software at LogiMAT on May 31, 2022.

The ongoing optimization of STOROJET's control and storage software now makes it possible to provide even more storage capacity through improved transport routes and more efficient distribution of the different sizes of goods carriers. The 50 cm wide goods carriers with different lengths between 50 and 90 cm are now divided and parked in storage blocks with different storage depths to save even more space. Of course, always taking into account the existing ABC priorities with the required storage and retrieval speeds in relation to the respective transport routes. For example, slow-moving products are parked on the upper levels of the storage tower in storage blocks, one behind the other, and fast-moving products are positioned close to the lifts or the ports with a shallow storage depth...

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STOROJET in Live Operation at the LogiMat 2022

At the LogiMAT 2022, ICO Innovative Computer GmbH is once again presenting the revolutionary storage and order picking system STOROJET in live operation. The automatic small parts warehouse is impressive thanks to its high level of flexibility and offers users the option of storing a wide variety of goods efficiently, even under difficult space conditions. Not only can the level spacing of the storage tower be configured with different heights, the goods carriers can also vary individually in length between 50-90 cm with a width of 50 cm.

The possibility of being able to store heterogeneous goods automatically according to the goods-to-person principle opens up new possibilities. The various levels of the shelving system are connected to each other via elevators and allow small, autonomous storage robots to transport the different goods carriers to the picking stations in an energy-efficient manner. In addition to an optimized use of space of up to 12 m in height, an unrivaled, inexpensive reduction in picking times of between 30 and 80% can be achieved without any problems.

In addition to the STOROJET system, you will also find various panel pcs and a large selection of barcode scanners at the ICO booth as usual.

The sales consultants of ICO Innovative Computer GmbH look forward to your visit at the East Entrance at booth EO40.

STOROJET Automatic Storage and Order Picking System: Advance Notice Reference: Modellbau Härtle

In 2021, Modellbau Härtle Counts on Automatic Small Parts Store STOROJET

As of now, the online dealer Härtle from Marktoberdorf (Allgäu) counts on the automated storage and order picking system STOROJET. Still in 2021, ICO Innovative Computer GmbH realises the almost 6 m high system on an area of more than 700 m2 with appr. 8,000 goods carrier presentations per day and more than 100 robots. Thus, Modellbau Härtle invests in future-oriented technology in order to meet the steadily increasing order volume even during the Christmas season. Modellbau Härtle (since 1889) is one of Europe’s major specialist mail-order companies for model railways and model assembly. The specialist assortment includes model railways and accessories, RC model assembly, RC cars, truck model assembly, plastic model assembly, car racetracks, high-quality construction kit systems such as Fischertechnik and more than 1,000 miniature models.

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ICO Innovative Computer GmbH receives the Rhineland-Palatinate 2020 Innovation Prize for the automatic small parts warehouse system STOROJET.

It is not only a great honor and a form of recognition to have been awarded the Innovation Prize 2020, it also helps us significantly to make our STOROJET automation solution accessible to the broadest possible audience. Especially in these extraordinary times of a pandemic, we can enable so many small and medium-sized companies to react cost-effectively to space problems in the warehouse and rising personnel costs.

STOROJET Next Level Storage takes 3rd place in the readers' choice "materialfluss PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2020"

In mid-June 2020, the STOROJET automatic small parts warehouse was chosen by the readers of materialfluss, specialist medium of intralogistics, in the category warehouse and picking technology as PRODUCT OF THE YEAR 2020 (3rd place).

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STOROJET reference video Futterplatz.de (e-commerce shop for pet food):

More storage space, faster delivery and fewer mistakes with constant growth in e-commerce.

Thanks to our new video, you can now experience the automatic storage and order picking system STOROJET up close.

On a footprint of 385 m², a 5.2 m high STOROJET storage and picking system with a total storage area of 5,000 m² was realized. More than 80 robots move more than 5000 goods carriers and increase efficiency by 68%. At each of the3 picking stations, up to 5 picks per minute are achieved.

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STOROJET - Next Level Storage

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Innovation leadership proven once again: Telejet and ICO present "STOROJET", a revolutionary warehouse and order picking system, at the Logimat 2019.

Thanks to a flexible construction, modern features and drastic cost optimisation, which are based on a new approach and out-of-the-box thinking, a modular, industry 4.0-suitable solution for warehouse automation has been developed, reducing picking times by at least 30 to 80%!

HIGHLIGHTS

Massive reduction of picking times between 30 and 80%
Optimised space utilisation in height (up to 12 m), area and geometry
Flexible expandability and adaptability during ongoing operation
Energy-saving system with low operating costs
Improved theft protection and documentation
Simple operation, low training expenditure
Pick-by-Light support for order pickers
Simplified storage of new products or returns
Continuous optimisation of storage locations
Individually configurable product carriers
Transport of heterogeneous goods
High process reliability of the bearing positions
Prepared for inventory at the touch of a button, continuous inventory
Inexpensive implementation - Made in Germany
Ready for industry 4.0

STOROJET - Next Level Storage - Pickstation

We have all seen the impressive pictures of 20 metre or more high warehouses, where autonomous storage and retrieval machines remove transport containers or boxes with goods and place them on conveyor belts or roller conveyors that lead to the picking station or even robots that bring entire racks to the picking location. The fact is, however, that the necessary investment sums for this can only be financed by large mail order or manufacturing companies. In addition, the high energy consumption of such solutions should also not be forgotten.

Medium-sized businesses

However, the increase in order quantities in the mail order business, the modernisation of modern production processes for "batch size 1" and additive processes such as 3D printing, offer opportunities for many small and medium-sized companies. There is no question that they also need warehouses but the reality is, for the most part, different, especially since most products are small and whole pallets are rarely handled on a constant basis. As in these cases humans work as both the warehouse manager and order picker, this results in the warehouses being equipped not only with shelves of a maximum height of 2 metres but also with the necessary aisles and transport routes in place. The height restriction results from the usual maximum handling height without the need for steps or ladders.

As the product range grows, this type of storage typically increases in size, resulting in gradually increasing picking and order-picking times that quickly reach over 60/70 seconds per product. With the loads that need to be handled and the strenuous distances the employees have to walk, it is no longer possible to speak of "pleasant working conditions". Increases in costs and error frequency are logical consequences and the warehouse becomes inefficient. These aspects become even more apparent when returned goods are re-stored. Even organisational optimisations such as multi-stage picking do not have much effect.

Similar problems can be observed in spare parts warehouses that supply to production. As a start-up or a small or medium-sized company, one can legitimately raise the question of whether there is an affordable, forward-looking, industry 4.0-imaging solution. The answer, now, is yes!

A new approach

The company Telejet (development), which has been a successful "Innovation Incubator” for over 20 years, has dealt with the particulars of the problem and presents, at the Logimat 2019, in cooperation with ICO Innovative Computer (distribution) an approach, which justifiably claims to be “revolutionary": STOROJET - the world's first automated multi-storey area shelving system. "Storage" has been rethought - the basic statement has remained: The shelf remains the best solution for storing very heterogeneous products that differ in size, shape, characteristics, look and other parameters.

What characterises a warehouse?

Defined storage spaces for goods on the shelves.
Defined transport routes for handling.
Transport elements to bring goods to the picking.
Data technology and coding in various forms.

What is a warehouse supposed to achieve?

A fast, efficient Store-and-Pick
The fastest possible delivery to customers or the following production stage
Efficient space utilisation
Cost-effective picking
Ergonomically optimal work for the employees
Energy-saving use of resources

Based on the above requirements, Telejet and ICO have developed a fundamentally new approach based on a core: the Navigation Shelf Board, whose surface is completely printed with coding. Roughly speaking, storage areas and paths can be built in a defined raster format.

In more detail, this means that in a shelving system up to 12 m in height, with levels mounted one above the other (vertical distance between 32-100 cm), many product carriers are stored closely, moved, coupled and uncoupled using compact storage robots. Depending on the products to be stored, the shelves can be equipped with individual compartments.

The different levels of the flexible shelving system are connected by several lifts and allow the robots not only horizontal but also vertical mobility. The robots are not rail-bound and can move freely. They orient themselves using the codes on the Navigation Shelf Boards and are coordinated by the central system via radio. The storage robots are the size of a domestic use mowing robot but have far more power and a considerable transport capacity.

The individual shelving areas, of the self-contained shelving system, have a footprint of 1.2 x 1.6m and are connected by steel columns. On the basis of these floor areas, individual racking systems can now be realised in form and height, depending on the conditions in the warehouse. For example, a U- or L-shape can be designed parallel to a production line in addition to a classic cuboid.

Software is used to define which areas are to be regarded as pathways and which as parking areas.

It is immediately obvious that the STOROJET approach allows a successive warehouse build-up without having to completely replan conveyor lines every time! Compared to ground-based systems, the packing density of the warehouse is directly increased because existing storage areas are always optimally utilised. Nothing stands in the way of a cost-effective modular extension, neither for the shelving nor for the operational robots.

One might argue that the use of automatic storage robots is not a new idea - that's right but size and flexibility make all the difference. Head of Development, Dr. Klaus Jeschke, sums up: "Instead of a pallet, a large box or an entire shelf, our compact STOROJET only brings the "shelf board" with the required goods - this is efficient, fast and saves massive amounts of energy!”

Example of a typical process

To illustrate a whole spectrum of technical intricacies it is necessary to play through a typical sequence.

Thousands of different parts ranging in size from a few centimetres to just under 1 metre - which typically fit on a shelf - are stored in a STOROJET warehouse.

Let's imagine that an order, made up of several products, has been requested.
The picker sees the current packing list on his monitor. Several robots receive the order in advance in order to maintain an uninterrupted flow of goods to people. They travel the distance to the lifts and are lowered to the correct level. They then automatically navigate to the position of the respective goods carriers and dock to them. Using their carriageway, they head back to the assigned output point with the goods carrier and line up at hip height.

The goods to be removed are illuminated directly, in the respective compartment of the goods carrier, by a light sensor (Pick-by-Light) mounted above and only need to be removed. The barcode is scanned by the picker when the article is removed, checked by the system for correctness and then packaged.

With this information, the system knows which storage position is now free and lets the robot return the goods carrier to the storage position and bring the next order. The procedure is the same for the re-storage of returns.

The robot "knows" and controls where to go, which route to use, which warehouse position it needs and to which picking station it is headed for by continually reading and using the codes underneath it as well as the advanced navigation and coordination algorithms. Even with larger warehouses, this works continuously and almost in less time than it takes to describe the process.

The robot also knows how to help itself: If, for example, an employee moves the goods carrier during storage or retrieval, the robot corrects and uses the codes to find the right path again; even dirt or stains do not confuse it.

As there are always several robots in continual use, a regular flow of goods is achieved that functions quickly and reliably and largely supports or relieves employees. Depending on the required load, the system can be scaled by the robots during operation. If required, the robots recharge their long-lasting energy reserves themselves during operation at permanently installed charging points and report directly back to duty.

This new approach leads to an automated storage system with multidimensional flexibility: from space utilisation to heterogeneity of goods to scaling in shift operation and fault tolerance - and all this in a price range which allows small and medium-sized companies.to implement it into their projects. At the picking station, the goods carriers convince with a further trend-setting feature. They are completely accessible from above and thus offer the best conditions for using fully automatic robot arms (manipulators) for the picking process depending on the user's requirements.

If this step is taken, the developers are convinced that it is even possible to reduce human picking times by 100%.

Side effects

In addition, there are other positive side effects such as a significantly less time-consuming and in some cases even genuine continuous "inventory at the touch of a button". There is also improved anti-theft protection because nobody can reach into the deeper interior of the shelving system and the visible external surfaces do not reveal what they contain. As there is only one access point to the warehouse, process reliability is increased and the necessary documentation is simplified - follow-up costs are reduced. The amount of training required for this new system is minimal and discussions about a "structured or chaotic warehouse" become obsolete. Since the robot only picks up and brings the required goods, time-consuming and energy-consuming "rearrangement" is no longer necessary.

Much more than prototype status

It is crucial to note that we are not talking about a feasibility study or a prototype status here. Such a warehouse, at our partner Speedy GmbH, has impressively proven its capabilities for over 2 years of productive operation. We recommended watching this system live or to get comprehensive advice from the developer.