Hochregallager
Also: HRL, Hochregallager (HRL)
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A high-bay warehouse is an automated storage facility with racking from approximately twelve meters in height, where stacker cranes automatically store and retrieve pallets.
Key facts
- Building heights typically range between 12 and 45 meters.
- Stacker cranes replace forklifts in the aisles.
- Above approximately 20 meters, silo construction is usually employed.
What defines a high-bay warehouse
A high-bay warehouse utilizes vertical space rather than floor space. Instead of forklifts, rail-guided stacker cranes travel through the aisles and service storage locations all the way to the roof. Pallets are either assigned a fixed location or stored chaotically; in both cases, the warehouse management system keeps track.
Typical building heights range between twelve and forty-five meters. Above approximately twenty meters, silo construction is usually employed: the racking structure then supports the building, not the other way around.
What matters when making a selection
The decisive factors are throughput and availability, not the number of storage locations. One crane per aisle means that if it fails, the entire aisle is blocked. Those who cannot accept this should plan for transfer vehicles or redundant cranes.
The second consideration is the product mix. A pallet is a pallet, but non-standard formats, overhangs, and varying weights all reduce throughput.
Related terms
- Kommissionierung
Order picking is the process of assembling individual items from warehouse stock to fulfill a specific customer order — the most labor-intensive step in the warehouse.
- Palette
A pallet is a standardized load carrier made of wood, plastic, or metal that consolidates goods so that forklifts and conveyor systems can move them as a single unit.