Why is warehouse automation becoming a necessity?
Modern businesses face the necessity of increasing efficiency, reducing costs, and maximizing the use of available space. Warehouse automation using automated storage systems is a solution that is increasingly proving essential for growing companies. Systems such as vertical carousel storage, vertical lift modules (VLMs), or automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), offered by TEMREX, perfectly align with the concept of intralogistics process optimization.
By implementing modern solutions, companies gain tangible operational benefits: faster order picking, lower costs, better inventory control, and a higher level of safety.
1. Maximum Space Utilization: Vertical Storage
Space Saving through Vertical Storage
In traditional warehouses, goods are placed on standard racks, access to which requires the use of forklifts, platforms, or ladders. Such a solution not only limits the potential for utilizing room height but also generates accident risks and requires additional time for internal transport.
An automated storage system removes these limitations. By using vertical space across the full height of the hall, it maximizes storage capacity while delivering the required item directly to the operator in an ergonomic access zone. This results in space savings, improved safety, and better use of the warehouse’s full potential. In this case, automation is not just about modern technology—it is a practical way to optimize warehouse operations.
Save Up to 90% of Space with an Automated Storage System.
Vertical storage systems utilize the height of the hall, not its floor area. As a result, space that remains unused in traditional warehouses becomes a functional storage area. In practice, this means the possibility of reducing the area designated for racks by several tens of percent – in many implementations, this reaches up to 90%.
The effect is twofold: firstly, the capacity of the warehouse itself increases, and secondly, valuable operational space is freed up, which can be used for the development of other processes, such as order picking, packing, or expansion of production lines. This is the epitome of warehouse space saving – without compromising efficiency and goods availability.
2. Increased Efficiency and Picking Speed
Faster Order Processing and Higher Employee Productivity
With vertical lift modules and carousel storage systems, access to goods becomes fast, automated, and fully ergonomic. Employees no longer need to walk through aisles or search manually—the system delivers the right shelf directly to the picking station. This shortens picking time, reduces errors, and significantly improves both safety and team efficiency.
Reducing the distance and time to reach products enhances warehouse efficiency and allows employees to work faster and more effectively.
3. Error Reduction and Full Inventory Control
How an Automated Warehouse Storage System Integrates with WMS and Ensures Precise Record-Keeping
Automated storage systems, selected according to needs (vertical lift modules, carousel systems, AS/RS), can be integrated with warehouse management systems (WMS/ERP). This guarantees precise record-keeping, full inventory control, and the elimination of human errors.
Such integration supports operational fluidity and enables more effective demand forecasting, which in turn contributes to further optimization of warehouse processes and reduction of warehouse costs.
4. Improved Safety and Work Ergonomics
Minimizing Accident Risk
Warehouse automation is not only about efficiency but also safety. Instead of ladders and manual retrieval of products — especially from height — ergonomic access systems (vertical lift modules, carousel systems) are used. This minimizes the risk of accidents and reduces the physical strain on employees.
This is an important argument for investing in carousel storage systems or other forms of vertical systems — especially in the context of personnel health and compliance with OHS standards.
5. Reduction of Operational Costs
Cost savings through lower energy use and better workforce efficiency.
Automation takes over many repetitive and time-consuming tasks, allowing employees to focus on more valuable and responsible work instead of spending time on tedious warehouse movements or operating forklifts. Additionally, modern systems are more energy-efficient and help minimize losses caused by inefficient logistics.
As a result, the company not only reduces operational costs but also builds a more comfortable and safer work environment where people and technology complement each other.
Automated storage systems — such as automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) — enable optimized internal logistics, which translates into lower operational costs and a real return on investment.
Is it worth investing in automated storage systems?
Yes — absolutely. If your company aims to achieve higher efficiency while simultaneously reducing costs, improving safety, and better utilizing space — warehouse automation with automated storage systems is a step that yields tangible benefits.
We offer a wide range of tailored solutions – from vertical lift modules and carousel storage systems to advanced automated storage and retrieval systems, which support next-generation warehouses and perfectly align with the concept of automated warehouses and Industry 4.0.
The investment pays off in the form of increased efficiency, cost reduction, improved safety, and intelligent inventory control. As a result, such a system becomes a dynamic partner in the company’s development.
Every warehouse has different needs. If you want to find out how much space and cost you can save with automated storage systems, CONTACT US and ask for a personalized consultation.
