Building a Foundation on Automation
Customer Company Size
SME
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- Savanna.NET®
- Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS)
- Storage/Retrieval Machine (S/RM)
Tech Stack
- Warehouse Management System (WMS)
- Warehouse Control System (WCS)
- Biometric Human Machine Interface
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Customer Satisfaction
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Automation & Control - Automation & Process Control Systems
- Functional Applications - Warehouse Control Systems (WCS)
- Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Functions
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Warehouse Automation
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
RoboVault is a premier ultra-secure, high-tech, automated private storage facility located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The facility caters to hundreds of clients, storing high-value luxury items such as exotic cars, fine jewelry, high-value works of art, and vintage wine. RoboVault represents the future of the self-storage industry, offering unparalleled levels of security, privacy, and service. The facility is designed to withstand extreme weather conditions, including category 5 hurricanes, and is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to ensure the safety and security of stored items.
The Challenge
When RoboVault was founded in 2008, the Fort Lauderdale area’s escalating land prices, hurricane-prone location, strict zoning requirements, and short supply of urban land presented limited building options. RoboVault saw that an automated, multi-story facility would be both cost-effective and help the newly formed company achieve the highest level of security. From the start, RoboVault sought a partner that would be an expert in warehouse automation that could not only help design and build the facility but also implement and support the right blend of technology to provide maximum security for high-value objects.
The Solution
RoboVault commissioned Westfalia Technologies, Inc., to develop a state-of-the-art automated storage facility. Westfalia, a leading provider of logistics solutions for plants, warehouses, and distribution centers, worked with RoboVault to design and build a 90,000 sq. foot facility that securely stores more than 450 containers in a museum-quality, climate-controlled, ultra-secure environment. The facility is constructed of solid concrete with reinforced steel, a solid concrete roof, and double-pane impact-resistant glass to withstand the 200 mph winds of a category 5 hurricane. At the heart of RoboVault is Westfalia’s Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS/RS) technology, which features a robotic crane that safely and conveniently retrieves clients’ items. Clients drive up to the facility into a private entry cabin, access their individual module using a unique Personal Identification Number (PIN) on a keypad, and the Storage/Retrieval Machine (S/RM) retrieves the appropriate container/pallet. The final piece to RoboVault’s facility is Westfalia’s modular Savanna.NET® software, which controls, manages, and tracks all container movements and facility operations. The software interfaces with RoboVault’s security system and front-office operations, including customer information, credit card approval, keypads/biometric human machine interface screens, video monitoring, motion sensing, and heat detection to authenticate each client and ensure the security of their belongings.
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