The Precision Efficiency Revolution for a Multi-SKU Environment
Linde’s automated picking solutions are designed for scenarios such as high-frequency picking of small and medium-sized items and flexible picking alongside production lines. They address the issues of high labour costs and high error rates associated with the traditional “person-to-goods” model, meet the demands of “small batches, high frequency, and fast turnaround” orders, and adapt to fragmented orders and dynamic adjustments to production lines.
Flexible Adaptation Solution for Production Line Upgrades
This solution features coordinated operation between “large carts” that retrieve bins vertically and “small carts” that transport them horizontally. It is suitable for retrofitting existing warehouses with automation and enables efficient “goods-to-person” picking in high-throughput scenarios.
The Linde Tote-Handling Robot is designed for line-side logistics upgrades. With millimetre-level positioning accuracy and response times measured in seconds, it navigates flexibly through narrow production lines, boosting single-robot handling efficiency by over 50%. It supports standalone deployment for rapid integration into production lines to achieve automated material turnover, or seamless collaboration with other bin robots to build an efficient “bin-to-person” solution that delivers directly to workstations. The robot is highly suited for high-turnover scenarios such as electronics assembly, pharmaceutical sorting, and automotive parts feeding (error rate of 0.01%), and its modular design supports on-demand expansion, enabling flexible upgrades from single-point automation to system-level intelligence.
The Linde Tote-to-Person Solutions feature a modular design with a variety of access mechanisms, allowing them to flexibly adapt to containers of different sizes and types as well as diverse warehousing scenarios. They support the efficient handling of multiple bins in a single operation, thereby significantly improving order picking efficiency and overall throughput in smart warehouses.
Flexible Expansion Solution for High-Frequency Picking Applications
The single-rail rack-climbing robot integrates vertical climbing and horizontal transport, directly retrieving bins from shelves and delivering them to workstations—a high-density, highly flexible bin-picking solution.
The Linde Uphill Robot is specifically designed to address challenges such as high order volatility, a large number of SKUs, and rising labour costs. It is particularly well-suited for complex warehouse scenarios characterised by “multiple product categories, small batches, and high frequency,” and has been successfully deployed in industries such as footwear and apparel, cross-border e-commerce, 3C electronics, retail, and third-party logistics, helping enterprises achieve intelligent upgrades. This solution offers significant advantages: its single-side rail design reduces deployment requirements, the robot is ready to use immediately upon startup, and the implementation process is short; with shelving heights of up to 12 metres, the robot climbs at 1 m/s and travels on the ground at 4 m/s, enabling efficient processing of approximately 4,000 bins per hour in a 1,000-square-meter warehouse; it is equipped with both electronic and mechanical interlocks to ensure safe human-robot collaboration.
High-Frequency “Bin-to-Person” Picking Solution
Designed for high-frequency, multi-order picking needs, this solution reduces order turnaround time.
The Linde Horizontal Transport Robot series of high-density bin access robots is specifically designed to optimise high-density warehousing and logistics efficiency. Leveraging ultra-narrow aisle robots (0.85 meters) and a modular design, it significantly improves space utilisation. Supporting bidirectional access, with rack heights up to 11 meters and bin spacing as narrow as 10 millimetres, it achieves optimal space utilisation. It supports 24-hour non-stop charging, multi-robot collaboration within the same aisle, and flexible handoffs with AGVs at any location, ensuring efficient and continuous operations and making it ideal for high-density bin management scenarios.
The Linde Multi-Level Shuttle System centres on intelligent shuttles and high-speed/level-changing lifts, integrating warehouse management and dispatch systems to achieve high-density storage, intelligent scheduling, and flexible scalability. The system is stable and reliable; equipment undergoes rigorous testing and supports hot standby for shuttles, with failure recovery in seconds, ensuring 24/7 operation. It is intelligent and efficient, supporting real-time monitoring and remote maintenance, with a throughput of 2,000 bins per hour per aisle. The system supports flexible expansion through a modular design that allows for on-demand equipment deployment, balancing efficiency and cost. It is widely applicable to bin and box material handling scenarios in e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, and other industries, enhancing storage and picking efficiency while driving warehouse upgrades and expansion.