Building a Foundation on Automation

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.