DIR Remote Control Device for high-bay warehouses | Technical Racking Inspection in Asturias
The evolution of logistics toward full automation has brought massive infrastructure, clad-rack warehouses, and automated storage systems that easily exceed 30 or 40 meters in height. While these facilities optimize space to the millimeter, they also pose a critical challenge: how to perform the mandatory technical racking inspection in such high and inaccessible areas without putting human lives at risk or halting the supply chain?
To address this logistical need, NOEGASystems has developed the Remote Control Device (DIR), a pioneering technological tool that is transforming how the structural health of smart warehouses is evaluated.
High-bay inspection without altering machinery certification
Until now, inspecting the upper levels of a stacker crane often required mechanical or electronic modifications to equipment to accommodate personnel or heavy cameras, leading to costly machinery recertification processes. The DIR device eliminates this problem at its root cleanly and directly: it allows technical inspections of high-bay storage systems to be carried out without needing to recertify stacker cranes, streamlining procedures and reducing industrial engineering costs.
| Evaluation Factor | Traditional High-Bay Method | Innovation with DIR Robot |
|---|---|---|
| Occupational safety | Inherent risk from exposed vertical physical work. | Zero risk: 100% remote control from the safe ground surface. |
| Machinery certification | Mandatory if stacker crane function is altered. | Not required; the system adapts without structural modifications. |
| Downtime | Prolonged logistical downtime due to access complexity. | Fast inspection that minimizes facility downtime. |
| Compact systems (Miniload) | Practically impossible to inspect internally and thoroughly. | Complete inspection thanks to its light weight of 7 kg and compact dimensions. |
Key advantages of integrating the DIR into your warehouse
Incorporating this specialized device not only satisfies compliance with the UNE-EN 15635 standard, but also optimizes companies’ technical maintenance resources in the following ways:
- Absolute safety for inspectors. Avoids exposing technicians to critical height work by operating the system remotely and safely from the ground.
- Minimal operational impact. By streamlining aisle assessment, inspection time—and consequently mandatory automated facility downtime—is drastically reduced.
- Access to complex environments (Miniload and Shuttle Car). Effectively solves the historical physical impossibility of closely inspecting compact automated systems such as Miniload or Shuttle Car systems, where space for human sight is non-existent.
- Extreme thermal resistance. The DIR is designed to operate both at room temperature and inside deep-freeze cold storage rooms, enduring extreme conditions down to -30 °C without loss of performance or battery life.
- High image sharpness. Equipped with high-definition optics that ensure superior visual clarity, facilitating early detection of micro-millimeter deformations, cracks, or missing key safety components.
Technical comparison: Traditional inspection vs. DIR technology
To understand the true impact of this tool on your company’s asset management, let’s evaluate the operational paradigm shift:
At ITE, we integrate NOEGASystems’ most advanced systems and methodologies, including the DIR robot, to guarantee flawless regulatory inspections. Contact us to safeguard your warehouse safety in Asturias and across Spain. Call us at 984 190 927, write to us at infoweb@noegasystems.com, or visit us at inspecciontecnicadeestanterias.com/contacto.
