// ROBOTICS AND SMART FACTORIES TERM
Storage
The act or place of keeping goods or materials for future use, often in a warehouse or distribution center.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Storage refers to the systematic holding and preservation of raw materials, work-in-progress, or finished goods within designated facilities (e.g., warehouses, distribution centers) for varying durations, serving as a critical buffer in the supply chain to balance supply and demand.
BACKGROUND
Self storage is an industry that rents storage space, also known as "storage units", to tenants, usually on a short-term basis. Self-storage tenants include businesses and individuals.
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- Warehousing
- Inventory Holding
- Stockpiling
- Keeping
USAGE NOTE
Proper storage conditions are vital for maintaining product quality and safety.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Storage.
A global leader in material handling systems, providing a wide range of automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), including unit load and mini-load systems, for manufacturing and distribution centers.
A supplier of integrated automated technology and software for optimizing the supply chain. Their solutions include advanced AS/RS, palletizing systems, and the Dematic iQ warehouse management software.
Delivers data-driven and robotic solutions for logistics automation. They design and implement advanced warehouse automation, including the AutoStore grid-based storage system and other AS/RS technologies like Vectura and PowerStore.
Specializes in dynamic storage and retrieval systems. Their products, such as vertical lift modules and vertical carousels, provide high-density automated storage for industrial and manufacturing parts management.
The developer of a unique and highly dense cube-based automated storage and retrieval system where robots travel on top of a grid to pick and deliver bins, optimizing warehouse space and fulfillment efficiency.
Provides automated material handling solutions, software, and services. Their portfolio includes AS/RS, warehouse execution systems (WES), and robotic solutions for optimizing storage and order fulfillment in industrial settings.
A global market leader for logistic process automation, providing automated storage, sorting, and retrieval systems for warehouses and distribution centers, including their ADAPTO shuttle-based AS/RS.
A robotics company that develops the Skypod system, a goods-to-person solution for warehouses. It uses mobile robots that can move in three dimensions, climbing racks to retrieve products and optimize storage density.