Why ASRS Pallets Jam or Fail: Common Problems and How to Prevent Them
ASRS pallets jam or fail mainly because of poor dimensional accuracy, weak welds, bent frames, and wrong load ratings. Prevent this by choosing precisely made pallets and inspecting them on a regular schedule. One faulty pallet can stop a crane, block an aisle, and halt your whole automated system. A little prevention saves a lot of downtime. What Is an ASRS Pallet and Why Do Failures Happen An ASRS pallet is a pallet built for an automated storage and retrieval system. Cranes, shuttles, and conveyors move it without human help. That makes accuracy far more important than it is for a manual pallet. Automated systems read size, shape, and position with sensors. If a pallet differs even slightly from the design, the machine may misread it. The result is a jam, a fault alarm, or a dropped load. For this reason, many warehouses now treat the best metal pallet as a core part of their automation, not an afterthought. Metal pallets hold their shape under repeated loads, which keeps the...