At first I thought that ALB is fully controlled and operated by the government, but the presentation made me realised that part of ALB is contracted to ST Logistics and there are 70 over distribution points for SAF from ALB.
The first thing they showed us was the Pallet ASRS. Its capacity is 1 pallet at a time with a maximum weight of 1 ton. It is used for receiving and picking. Next they showed us the high racks and the estimated height of the 1st floor is about 20m to accommodate the high racks. Powered mobile racking system is used to store or retrieve pallets for the high racks. Next is the demonstration of the powered mobile storage.
On 2nd floor they showed us the vertical carousel system and I found out that the height of 2nd floor is about 10m. That whole area is used to store medical supplies.
I was most interested in the vertical carousel system . There are sensors in it to detect the picker’s hand and stop the movement of goods. While walking around, we were told that there are specific routes for man and machines to move, this is to ensure safety in ALB.
Lastly, we were brought to 3rd floor where they showed us the Bin ASRS. It has a capacity of 29000bins, height of 9m, length of 84m and width of 13m. Since the ceiling is just slightly above the height of the Bin ASRS, the height of the 3rd floor should be about 10m.
Towards the end of the trip, they brought us to the shipping area of level 1 and that is when we knew it was a through-flow. Lastly, they showed us the laser guided vehicle and told us that the delivery trucks used at ALB are 15 by 20ft.
My trip to ALB was really an eye-opening experience!
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