DCS, the new Dambach Compact Shuttle for high-bay warehouses, makes pallet storage and retrieval even more efficient. Used in conjunction with rail-guided stacker cranes, the DCS enables users to achieve really compact, multi-deep pallet storage. To do this, the storage lanes are fitted with rails on which the shuttles can run.

The extension arm of the rail-guided stacker crane.

Shuttle and rail-guided stacker crane therefore form one logistical unit: the shuttle runs on the rails to the allotted storage position where it sets down or picks up a pallet, and the rail-guided stacker crane transports the shuttle to the correct storage or retrieval point in the warehouse.
Communication between the parent vehicle and the DCS is by way of a point-to-point radio link. This link monitors itself permanently to guarantee maximum communication reliability.