Automated Shuttle Racking
Automated Shuttle Racking
From selective pallet racking to fully automated AS/RS: the right storage for your loads, your building, and your turnover.
Racking partner: Rebel Rack
Why It Matters
Use the height you already pay for
Most warehouses run out of floor long before they run out of building. The right mix of racking and automation stores more pallets on the same footprint, without giving up access to the ones you need most.
How It Works
From layout to load
Every storage system starts with your pallet profile and building, and stays safe through regular inspection.
- 01
Design
Your loads, turnover, and building set the system and the layout.
- 02
Install
Racking is installed with minimal disruption to the operation.
- 03
Inspect & maintain
Regular inspections and repairs keep it safe and compliant.
Application Explorer
What does your storage need to do?
Pick a goal to see the systems that fit it.
Your goal
Store More in the Same Space
Few SKUs with many pallets each can go deep instead of wide, removing interior aisles.
Your goal
Many SKUs, Direct Access
When every pallet must be reachable at any time, selective racking or an automated AS/RS is the starting point.
Your goal
FIFO & Cold Storage
Date-sensitive and frozen goods need first-in, first-out rotation and the smallest possible footprint to cool.
Your goal
Long & Bulky Loads
Items that don’t fit on a pallet need open-front storage with no uprights in the way.
Illustrative matching only. The right system depends on your SKU profile, pallets, turnover, building height, and handling equipment.
Equipment Explorer
Explore racking and AS/RS
Five racking systems and two levels of automation. Most warehouses combine several.
Racking
Designed, installed, and inspected with Rebel Rack
Selective Pallet Racking
Direct access to every pallet
The most versatile system: every pallet reachable from an aisle.
Explore →Drive-In & Drive-Through Racking
Deep lanes, forklift enters
The simplest high-density system, for many pallets of few SKUs.
Explore →Push-Back Racking
Carts on sloped rails, 2–5 deep
High density from one aisle, with forklifts never entering the rack.
Explore →Pallet Flow Racking
Gravity-fed FIFO lanes
Load at the back, pick at the front, with perfect first-in, first-out rotation.
Explore →
Cantilever Racking
Arms for long and bulky loads
Open-front storage for pipe, lumber, profiles, and anything that won’t palletize.
Explore →AS/RS
Semi-automated and automated pallet storage
Pallet Shuttle Systems
Semi-automated deep-lane storage
A battery shuttle carries pallets through deep lanes, so forklifts never enter the racking.
Explore →
Automated Pallet AS/RS
Stacker cranes, fully automated
Fully automated high-bay storage, with stacker cranes in narrow aisles.
Explore →Automated AS/RS photo: Mdornseif, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cantilever image: Logistikainsener, CC BY-SA 4.0. Both via Wikimedia Commons.
Compare Systems
Which storage fits which job
How the systems trade access, density, and stock rotation.
| System | Pallet access | Density | Rotation | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selective | Every pallet | Standard | Any | Many SKUs, fast access |
| Drive-in & drive-through | Front of each lane | Very high | LIFO (FIFO when drive-through) | Few SKUs, many pallets each |
| Push-back | Front of each lane | High | LIFO | Medium SKU counts, 2–5 deep |
| Pallet flow | Front of each lane | High | FIFO | Dated and perishable goods |
| Cantilever | Every load | Standard | Any | Long and bulky items |
| Pallet shuttle | Front of each lane | Very high | FIFO or LIFO | Cold storage, high volumes per SKU |
| Automated AS/RS | Every pallet, automatically | Very high | Any | High throughput, tall buildings |
General guidance. The right mix depends on your SKU profile, pallets, turnover, building height, and handling equipment.
Racking Services
With Rebel Rack, our racking experts
Rebel Rack designs, installs, and maintains racking systems, with more than 15 years in warehouse racking.
Consultation & CAD design
Rebel Rack assesses your current layout, then uses CAD tools to produce several layouts and a detailed design with precise specifications.
Installation planning
The new racking is integrated with minimal disruption to the operation, by teams with more than 15 years in warehouse racking.
Inspection, repair & maintenance
Thorough rack inspections with full condition reports, fast repairs by qualified technicians, and preventive maintenance plans.
System Integration
Storage as part of the whole flow
DeRosa connects storage to receiving, picking, and shipping, and to the trucks, AMRs, and software that move pallets in and out.
Assessment
Loads, SKU profile, turnover, and building are reviewed.
Layout & simulation
Options are laid out and tested against your data.
Installation
Racking and automation are installed and commissioned.
Inspection & service
Regular inspections, reports, and repairs.
Canadian standards
Steel storage racks are designed to CSA S345, with use and inspection guided by CSA A344 and lift truck safety by CSA B335.
Handling equipment
Aisle widths, lift heights, and lane depths are matched to your trucks, or to autonomous forklifts and AMRs.
Cold storage
Drive-in, push-back, pallet flow, shuttles, and AS/RS are all used in coolers and freezers, where density cuts the area to cool.
Software
Shuttle systems and AS/RS connect to your WMS; simulation tests the layout before it is built.
Get more from your building
Send us your pallet profile and building drawings, and we’ll propose the storage mix that fits.
