Rabatex' Vertical Lift Module to revolutionize storage for Indian industries

At a time when the price of land is skyrocketing, Rabatex Industries is giving India a revolutionary product to manage space constraints. After seven years of research, experiment and hard work, the company is all set to introduce a vertical storage system, the details of which are shared by Managing Director Haresh Panchal in an interview with Ganesh Kalidas

- Ganesh Kalidas

Rabatex Industries’ Vertical Lift Module (VLM) is an automated electronic machine with human-machine interface (HMI), height sensors, space management and weight sensors. The company will sell it to industries that need to store large quantities of products in small spaces in order to overcome challenges of quick access of components while multiplying 5-30 times the space available in vertical storage. VLM is a vertical storage machine segregated into trays. Each tray has a capacity of storing goods weighing 200-700 kg. Thus, 100 trays can offer storage space for goods weighing 50,000 kg! The largest machine is 24 metres tall while the shortest is 2 metres tall. And the larger the product, the lower the price!

Since computerised facilities are equal for all, smaller machines will be comparatively costly against the taller ones. The machines incorporate Japanese and European automation technology to record data about every user and usage. For example, one can log in to the server and notify the activity of a certain tray. If a tray is named X, you can store, extract and restore the tray as many times you need. With computerisation, every data related to the usage of the tray will be recorded. The product is shared in levels and people who can access the machine can keep a tab on the usage. The process helps keep track of the amount of stock available in the machine. Moreover, the internal software facilitates Management Information System (MIS).