Use all your vertical space to its potential
In multi-level hangars or facilities with mezzanines, VLMs can pass trays through floor openings or deliver items to different elevations, enabling centralized storage that serves multiple work areas. In higher-bay hangars, this lets you build work platforms that can all be served by a single VLM. Back-shop locations like NDT labs, hydraulic repair shops, and component overhaul zones benefit from carousel and VLM configurations that separate controlled items, maintain cleanliness, and support batch picking for repair orders.
Layout and integration to existing hardware and systems
Integration with existing material-handling equipment is straightforward. Carousels and VLMs can interface with carts, lift tables or hoists, conveyors and AGVs/AMRs to create efficient part-flow paths from receiving to maintenance lines.
Aerospace operations frequently use use VLMs as the central node of a kitting operation, where parts are pre-staged for scheduled maintenance tasks and delivered directly to the bay.
It's about process simplification
Good processes strive for simplicity, and carousels deliver that for aerospace MRO operations. Whether installed beside an engine stand, within a tool crib, or in a centralized inventory zone, automated storage simplifies layout challenges and ensures that technicians always have critical items within reach. This improves throughput, reducing congestion, and supporting safer, more organized MRO operations.


