Premium Automated Vertical Storage Solutions for Aviation

In the world of aviation, engine maintenance backlogs are plentiful and MRO shop turnaround times are high, resulting in a critical need for inventive solutions to help aircraft maintenance teams return planes to the sky. 

  • Gain Floor Space: Add more floor space to the MRO shop by storing more maintenance supplies and aircraft components into one single, enclosed vertical storage unit within a compact footprint without expanding into crucial hangar space.
  • Control Inventory: Streamline stock levels of expensive aircraft parts while tracking the day-to-day inventory of maintenance tools and MRO parts within one machine.
  • Increase Productivity: Boost aircraft maintenance tech productivity by organizing engine blades and aircraft maintenance tools for faster retrieval during MRO operations.
  • Improve Ergonomics: Heavy loads can be easily accessed using fold-down front walls to guide items onto a crane to use in the shop.
  • Enhance Security: Secure valuable aircraft components within an enclosed machine using the badge scanner option to document each interaction.

Vertical Storage Solutions that Deliver

Rotomat Vertical Carousel

Hänel Rotomat® Vertical Carousel

The Hänel Rotomat vertical storage carousel uses the ferris wheel principal to retrieve and organize stored goods within vertical space.

  • Commonly-Stored Goods: maintenance supplies, machine tools, small parts, tooling
  • Commonly-Requested Aviation Machine Options: badge scanner, LED indicator
  • Height/Weight: 30 feet max./1,600lbs per shelf max.
Lean-Lift Vertical Lift Module

Hänel Lean-Lift® Vertical Lift Module

The Hänel Lean-Lift vertical lift module uses the elevator principal to  automatically retrieve and organize stored goods on galvanized metal containers within a vertical housing.

  • Commonly-Stored Goods: nose cones, fan blades, pipes, housings, 
  • Commonly-Requested Aviation Machine Options: Hänel PictureControl photography of each transaction, badge scanner, fold-down front walls, Pick-o-Light® item identification
  • Height/Weight: 60 feet max./2,200lbs per shelf max. or 132,000lbs of stored goods within one machine

Trusted by Leading Tier 1 Aviation Suppliers 

Aviation suppliers use Hänel machines to store engines, auxiliary power units, wing components, fan blades, maintenance supplies and more.

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