ITOKI Launches Automated Warehouses "SAS-R2" and "SAS-NR" to Meet Storage and Operations Needs
ITOKI is launching new automated warehouse models, "SAS-R2" and "SAS-NR," in April 2026, which improve storage efficiency by approximately 40%. These products address the 'Logistics 2024 Problem' and supply chain instability, supporting labor-saving and efficient storage operations.
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ITOKI Corporation (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Koji Minato) will add and release "SAS-R2" and "SAS-NR" from April 2026, as new models in its "SAS (Systema Streamer)" series of automated sorting systems, improving storage efficiency by approximately 40%.
"SAS-R2" is a model that achieves approximately 40% improvement in storage efficiency by compacting the height of the picking arm, expanding the number of storage levels from the conventional maximum of 14 to 20 in a 6m beam height building. "SAS-NR" is a model equipped with a lifting function on its dolly (horizontal traveling trolley). It also improves storage efficiency by approximately 40% and contributes to reducing initial costs by optimizing the number of dollies according to the required inbound/outbound processing capacity.
With the addition of these new models, the SAS series now offers a wider range of variations, including SAS-R (high-speed inbound/outbound type), SAS-RⅢ (variable width type compatible with various load widths), SAS-R2 (high storage type with a compact arm height), and SAS-NR (high storage type equipped with a lifting function), enabling more flexible proposals to customers.
SAS-R2 dolly (left) and SAS-NR dolly (right)
■ Development Background: Increasing Demand for Automation and Inventory Needs Due to the Logistics 2024 Problem and Supply Chain Instability
In the logistics industry, against the backdrop of labor shortages and the "Logistics 2024 Problem," there is a growing demand for improving the processing capacity of logistics centers, labor-saving, and automation. Logistics bases are required to achieve both high-speed inbound/outbound processing and efficient storage operations, such as responding to same-day delivery and multi-product small-lot shipments.
In addition, with the recent instability of supply chains, companies are increasingly tending to hold a certain amount of safety stock, leading to increased interest in efficient storage operations and optimization of inbound/outbound processing capacity.
ITOKI has traditionally proposed customized logistics systems tailored to customers' needs, including the types of goods handled, inbound/outbound and storage volumes, building conditions, and operation methods. The newly added models, "SAS-R2" and "SAS-NR," are new machines that pursue optimized storage efficiency and inbound/outbound processing capacity, leveraging the high-speed processing performance of the existing SAS series, to further meet the diverse requirements of logistics sites.
■ Features of SAS-R2
・Storage levels "14 to 20," approximately 40% improvement in storage efficiency
By compacting the height of the picking arm, storage efficiency has been improved by approximately 40% compared to conventional models. For example, in a building with a 6m beam height, it can store up to 20 levels. With one dolly running for each storage level, high-speed inbound/outbound processing is possible.
■ Features of SAS-NR
・Dolly with lifting function handles multiple storage items with a single unit
The dolly that moves storage items in and out is equipped with a lifting mechanism. This allows a single unit to handle inbound/outbound of stored items for up to 7 levels, whereas previously multiple dollies were required depending on the number of shelf levels. This model leverages the features of the conventional SAS series, which excels in high-speed inbound/outbound, while reducing initial costs and supporting efficient storage operations.
Inbound/outbound previously handled by multiple dollies can now be handled by a single unit.
・Flexible system construction by combining with SAS-R2
By combining SAS-NR and SAS-R2, areas that prioritize storage operations and areas that prioritize inbound/outbound processing capacity can be designed within the same warehouse.
■ Main Specifications of SAS-R2, SAS-NR
Product Name
SAS-R2, SAS-NR
Cargo Size
Maximum: W500×D650×H600
Minimum: W300×D450×H50
Cargo Weight
Maximum: 30kg/box (up to 20kg for cardboard boxes)
Minimum: 1kg/box
Release Date
April 2026
Price
Individual quotation depending on introduction scale and specifications
■ Related URLs
・Solutions by Field｜Factory/Logistics Facilities
https://www.itoki.jp/solution/field/distribution/
・Video: "Systema Streamer SAS-R" shuttle trolley type automated warehouse system realizing compact design and ultra-high-speed inbound/outbound capacity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-a7ChdvgVo
【About ITOKI's Equipment Business】
ITOKI Corporation was founded in 1890. With the mission statement "Designing Tomorrow's Work," it supports the creation of various "spaces," "environments," and "places" by leveraging "AI×Design based on PEOPLE" as its strength, including manufacturing and sales of office furniture, office space design, work style consulting, office data analysis services, as well as furniture for telework and home learning, and equipment for public and logistics facilities. In the equipment business, it focuses on factory and logistics equipment (SAS) that require safety and functionality, with high technology and trust.
"SAS-R2" is a model that achieves approximately 40% improvement in storage efficiency by compacting the height of the picking arm, expanding the number of storage levels from the conventional maximum of 14 to 20 in a 6m beam height building. "SAS-NR" is a model equipped with a lifting function on its dolly (horizontal traveling trolley). It also improves storage efficiency by approximately 40% and contributes to reducing initial costs by optimizing the number of dollies according to the required inbound/outbound processing capacity.
With the addition of these new models, the SAS series now offers a wider range of variations, including SAS-R (high-speed inbound/outbound type), SAS-RⅢ (variable width type compatible with various load widths), SAS-R2 (high storage type with a compact arm height), and SAS-NR (high storage type equipped with a lifting function), enabling more flexible proposals to customers.
SAS-R2 dolly (left) and SAS-NR dolly (right)
■ Development Background: Increasing Demand for Automation and Inventory Needs Due to the Logistics 2024 Problem and Supply Chain Instability
In the logistics industry, against the backdrop of labor shortages and the "Logistics 2024 Problem," there is a growing demand for improving the processing capacity of logistics centers, labor-saving, and automation. Logistics bases are required to achieve both high-speed inbound/outbound processing and efficient storage operations, such as responding to same-day delivery and multi-product small-lot shipments.
In addition, with the recent instability of supply chains, companies are increasingly tending to hold a certain amount of safety stock, leading to increased interest in efficient storage operations and optimization of inbound/outbound processing capacity.
ITOKI has traditionally proposed customized logistics systems tailored to customers' needs, including the types of goods handled, inbound/outbound and storage volumes, building conditions, and operation methods. The newly added models, "SAS-R2" and "SAS-NR," are new machines that pursue optimized storage efficiency and inbound/outbound processing capacity, leveraging the high-speed processing performance of the existing SAS series, to further meet the diverse requirements of logistics sites.
■ Features of SAS-R2
・Storage levels "14 to 20," approximately 40% improvement in storage efficiency
By compacting the height of the picking arm, storage efficiency has been improved by approximately 40% compared to conventional models. For example, in a building with a 6m beam height, it can store up to 20 levels. With one dolly running for each storage level, high-speed inbound/outbound processing is possible.
■ Features of SAS-NR
・Dolly with lifting function handles multiple storage items with a single unit
The dolly that moves storage items in and out is equipped with a lifting mechanism. This allows a single unit to handle inbound/outbound of stored items for up to 7 levels, whereas previously multiple dollies were required depending on the number of shelf levels. This model leverages the features of the conventional SAS series, which excels in high-speed inbound/outbound, while reducing initial costs and supporting efficient storage operations.
Inbound/outbound previously handled by multiple dollies can now be handled by a single unit.
・Flexible system construction by combining with SAS-R2
By combining SAS-NR and SAS-R2, areas that prioritize storage operations and areas that prioritize inbound/outbound processing capacity can be designed within the same warehouse.
■ Main Specifications of SAS-R2, SAS-NR
Product Name
SAS-R2, SAS-NR
Cargo Size
Maximum: W500×D650×H600
Minimum: W300×D450×H50
Cargo Weight
Maximum: 30kg/box (up to 20kg for cardboard boxes)
Minimum: 1kg/box
Release Date
April 2026
Price
Individual quotation depending on introduction scale and specifications
■ Related URLs
・Solutions by Field｜Factory/Logistics Facilities
https://www.itoki.jp/solution/field/distribution/
・Video: "Systema Streamer SAS-R" shuttle trolley type automated warehouse system realizing compact design and ultra-high-speed inbound/outbound capacity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-a7ChdvgVo
【About ITOKI's Equipment Business】
ITOKI Corporation was founded in 1890. With the mission statement "Designing Tomorrow's Work," it supports the creation of various "spaces," "environments," and "places" by leveraging "AI×Design based on PEOPLE" as its strength, including manufacturing and sales of office furniture, office space design, work style consulting, office data analysis services, as well as furniture for telework and home learning, and equipment for public and logistics facilities. In the equipment business, it focuses on factory and logistics equipment (SAS) that require safety and functionality, with high technology and trust.