Purposes of use and properties of shuttle car systems:

– They can be used to feed multiple order collection stations,

– They can be used to accelerate the product input and dispatch processes in automated warehouses,

– They can be designed to carry one or more pallets/parcels/bins,

– They can operate in integrated manner and harmoniously with load carriage vehicles like roller/chain conveyors and telescopic conveyors,

– They can accelerate and slow down in a very short while,

– Communication is conducted by the chain cable, infrared or radio signals,

– The sensors are positioned through the help of a toothed belt or laser,

– They are operated by means of a cable or busbar.