Radioshuttle™ Pallet Shuttle System
A Radioshuttle™ system doesn’t just increase storage density, it also speeds up pallet handling while using fewer forklifts. By letting the shuttle do the work inside the racking, forklifts only need to reach the front of each lane. This significantly reduces driving time and internal traffic, making every pallet movement faster, safer, and more efficient.
Radioshuttle™ – Store Up To 100% More Pallets
For over 35 years, Radioshuttle™ has led the way by innovating, optimising and redefining warehouse efficiency. The 6th generation is faster, smarter and built for the future of Industry 4.0. Powered by the experience of over 3 000 installations worldwide, the RS6.0 shuttle transforms every cubic meter of your warehouse into opportunity, no matter the temperature or challenge.
From a smaller, semi-automated warehouse with a single shuttle to a fully automated facility with hundreds of shuttles operating around the clock. What are your needs?
Radioshuttle™ is the ideal scalable middle ground between Selective pallet racking & expensive complex full automation warehouse storage solutions.
Ideally suited to:
- Warehouses storing bulk products of low SKU’s
- Manufacturing lines where product ends up on pallets (requires sufficient scale, not suited to small production boutique products)
- Warehouses facing space constraints that require pallets to be sent offsite (increased costs for off-site storage & transportation)
- Warehouses converting valuable floor space from block stacking to pallet racking that can go higher and has increased storage density
- Palletised goods stored in cool rooms and freezers (temperature range –30°C to +40°C)
- 3PL environments that charge by the pallet space
- Warehouses facing challenges with insufficient forklifts to handle the workload (Radioshuttle™ can save up to 25% of the workload)
Technical Specifications
| Maximum load capacity | Up to 1800 kg |
|---|---|
| Approved pallet types | More than 200 pallet types |
| Operating temperature range | -30°C to +40°C |
| Connectivity / automation | Industry 4.0 ready, Wi‑Fi, RFID, WMS support. |
| Travel speed (empty) | Up to 1.1 m/s |
| Travel speed (loaded) | Up to 0.7 m/s |
| Lift start time | Approximately 1.5 seconds |
Radioshuttle™ Converts Space Into Business
How Radioshuttle™ converts a warehouse from 9432 pallets to 19680 without moving to a new location.
Store More Pallets. Move Them Faster
A Radioshuttle™ system doesn’t just increase storage density, it also speeds up your pallet handling. By letting the shuttle do the work inside the racking, forklifts only need to reach the front of each lane. This significantly reduces driving time and internal traffic, making every pallet movement faster, safer, and more efficient.
The result is faster handling and storage, less wear on equipment, and a smoother, more streamlined operation, even in high-demand or temperature-controlled environments.
Up to 100% more pallet storage
30% lower operational cost
Store More, Move Faster
Storage capacity
Traditional racking systems often waste space by storing high-volume goods in setups designed for low inventory. With Radioshuttle™ in place, pallet storage capacity can be doubled in the same footprint, transforming your warehouse into a smarter, more space-efficient operation.
Temperature zones
Designed to perform in all temperature zones, from ambient to deep freeze, each shuttle is built with robust materials and packed with safety and usability features from bright, intuitive displays and warning lights to audio signals that enhance operator awareness.
Performance
Backed by a dedicated R&D program and decades of refinement, Radioshuttle™ delivers lasting performance and reliability. It’s a system you can trust from the day you launch it, and for decades to come. Some Radioshuttle™ systems have been running for more than 35 years.
The Shuttle
The shuttle is packed with intelligent functions designed to adapt to your specific warehouse needs from handling different pallet types to enabling optimized loading and retrieval strategies. With advanced logic and flexible operation modes, the shuttle ensures fast, safe, and efficient pallet movement in every scenario.
With standard features like Automatic Store, the shuttle adapts to the pace of the operator. Whether the operator is faster or slower, Radioshuttle™ maintains a seamless flow of pallets, automatically switching to ECO mode when idle.
When a specific number of pallets needs to be stored or retrieved, the selective handling function allow precise control over how many pallets are to be stored or retrieved, perfect for mixed inventory management.
Each shuttle is equipped with features like warning lights, audio signals, bright and clear display systems, etc. This is the result of 30 years of evolution and continuous improvement.
Radioshuttle™ works with more than 200 approved pallet types. The shuttle can manage a weight of up to 1,800 kg and is ready for Industry 4.0, Wi-Fi, RFID and WMS.
The Satellite Racking Structure
While no one can fully prevent accidents or impacts in a warehouse environment, we know how to design steel structures that minimize the consequences both for the system itself and, most importantly, for the people working around it.
Every construction has weak points, but by making each connection stronger than the load-bearing profile, we effectively stop the spread of energy from, for example, a forklift collision. In other words, the weakest point determines the overall safety of the structure and thanks to our Engineering Principles, those weak points become our strongest selling points.
Radioshuttle™ requires its own unique racking system – Satellite Racking – which APC sells, installs & supports for all our Radioshuttle™ clients.
Versatile Applications
Your Radioshuttle™ setup can be configured in 4 different ways, depending on your specific requirements:
FIFO – First in first out
Use Radioshuttle™ in your facility to store date critical items that require the first pallets in to be the the first pallets out. Amazingly, Radioshuttle™ can be used to carry out a reorganization of your pallets, and when required, move all pallets closer to the retrieving side.
LIFO – Last in first out
The Radioshuttle™ system can operate in a LIFO flow when handling pallets that are not date‑critical. In this setup, both loading and unloading take place from the same side of the tunnel, meaning the last pallet stored is the first one retrieved. This creates a compact and efficient storage layout that maximizes utilization, as no second access side is required to maintain the flow.
Pick tunnel
The Radioshuttle™ system easily integrates with case picking to create a dynamic and efficient flow of goods. When used together, replenishment pallets are stored on the upper levels to feed the case picking lanes at ground level. The case picking is carried out from a pick tunnel located in the center of the system. This provides a compact and efficient way to store pallets close to picking operations, without compromising safety in the pick aisles.
Mezzanine for staging
The Radioshuttle™ system, combined with a structural mezzanine, brings several advantages to your facility. Open space for staging of product is created at ground level with buffer storage just on top of it – without sacrificing the selectivity. This solution will maximize usage of your existing available warehouse space, perfect at loading docks where the space above the staging usually isn’t utilizied.
Radioshuttle™ Options
The Radioshuttle™ ecosystem has multiple options available to support client needs.
These include:
Parking Station – Radioshuttle™ parking station is designed to accommodate the Radioshuttle™ when it’s not in operation, and when the user wants to move them away from the system. For example in warehouses that operate only 16 hours/day.
Radioshuttle™ can be parked in the rack and also charged without removing the batteries.
Charging Station – Fast , easy and controlled charging of batteries. Charging station for Radioshuttle™ gives the opportunity to keep good order on the charging of batteries. In each charging station there is space for 2 sets of batteries (4 pcs of battery cassettes).
The battery cassettes are placed in a extensible drawer equipped with automatic coupling.
When the drawer is closed the charging starts automatically. On the front there is a display clearly showing the charging status.
Lithium Batteries – The optional Radioshuttle™ Lithium battery is 40% lighter than our lead acid-gel batteries, delivers twice the runtime per charge, charges 50% faster, and can be recharged immediately after freezer use.
With up to three times the lifespan and 25% lower life cycle costs than standard lead-acid batteries, it also provides a more environmentally friendly solution by containing no lead, cadmium, or mercury.
Work Platform – If the unexpected occurs, the Radioshuttle™ work platform can be placed on the satellite racking tracks and will safely take you to the situation.
Radioshuttle™ Case Studies
Read some of our Radioshuttle™ client case studies here:
