Across aerospace, automotive, medical-device and general fabrication plants, the same challenge is surfacing: how do you keep thousands of sheet-metal SKUs flowing to multiple laser cutters without forklifts, floor clutter or picking errors? Herochu has answered with a fully automated, CE/UE/ISO 9001-certified “sheet-metal factory-in-a-box” that combines warehouse racking, robotics and laser cutting into one intelligent loop.
- What the Herochu System Is
At its core, the solution is a three-dimensional storage warehouse (8–13 high-rise levels) served by a bilateral gantry truss and a composite truss manipulator. A finished-material truck and a laser cutting machine complete the cell. The entire choreography—storage, retrieval, de-stacking, feeding, cutting and off-loading—is governed by a PLC control system that talks natively to any ERP or MES layer you already run. The result is a lights-out production unit that can start at US $14,999 for a customer-specific configuration and scale without forklift aisles, additional labor or buffer areas. - Performance Snapshot
• Storage size: 3015/4015/4020/6015/6020/6025 mm (customizable)
• Levels: 8-13 floors per tower
• Load per layer: 3 t or 5 t (up to 3 000 kg total bay load)
• Compressed air: 1.5 m³/min @ 0.6–0.7 MPa
• Throughput: 12 m/min inlet/outlet, 9 m/min vertical lift
• Certifications: CE machinery, UE conformity, ISO 9001 quality management - How It Transforms Daily Operations
Traditional sheet-metal stores lose 30–40 % of floor space to forklift maneuvering and residual stacks. Herochu’s vertical warehouse racking delivers up to 64 % more storage within the same footprint , while the integrated robot arm eliminates manual handling injuries and accelerates change-over to under 90 seconds. One European structural-steel fabricator reported a 50 % drop in forklift hours after installing a comparable tower . - Modular & Seasonal Flexibility
Unlike fixed drive-in racking or static cantilever designs, the Herochu tower is fully modular. You can:
• add extra bays when holiday demand spikes,
• re-slot heavier 5 t levels for new automotive contracts, or
• split one tower into two separate logical warehouses when product families diverge.
Seasonal planners now treat warehouse racking as a dynamic asset rather than a sunk cost . - Plug-and-Play Integration
The system is delivered as a turnkey unit. Site crews connect power, air and Ethernet; our engineers handle laser-table alignment and safety light-curtain calibration. Remote PLC diagnostics and an augmented-reality app for operators are included for the first 12 months. - ROI & Next Steps
Depending on sheet thickness and SKU count, payback ranges from 18 to 36 months, driven by labor savings, scrap reduction and 24/7 machine utilization. To receive a detailed layout and firm quotation, forward:
• maximum sheet size and tonnage per SKU,
• available floor space and clear height,
• target laser cutting machine model.
Herochu will return a 3-D proposal and CAPEX breakdown within 48 hours. When floor space, labor safety and throughput all matter, Herochu Intelligent Metal Plate Storage Solutions is the definitive warehouse racking upgrade for 2025 and beyond.
