Glossary

1) Horizontal Carousels

As a storage device, a horizontal carousel consists of a fixed number of adjacent storage columns or bays that are mechanically linked to either an overhead or floor mounted drive mechanism to form a complete loop. Each column is divided into a fixed number of storage location or bins which in most applications are constructed of a welded wire frame. Loads consisting of containers or totes may be inserted and retrieved either manually or by an automatic inserter/extractor mechanism. However, rotation of the carousel, whereby a specific storage location is brought to the picking location, is almost always controlled automatically. See also Vertical Carousel , Vertical Lift Module , Rotary Rack , and/or AS/RS .

2) Industrial metal container

An industrial metal container may be made of welded wire or corrugated steel. Some are solid, others have perforations, and some are made of wire mesh. They may have sliding or folding gates to provide access to contents or locking lids to provide product security. Containers may be equipped with bases, legs or other attachments to facilitate handling, or they may be nested or stacked to save space.