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Robo 500, 1000, 2000:
Secure issue/return of 500, 1000, or 2000+ items in under 10 seconds
• Access 500, 1000, or 2000+ items in under 10 seconds
• High-security issue and return
• For tools, fasteners, welding supplies, MRO, gloves and PPE
• Can vend almost anything, including large or delicate items
• No individual repackaging needed
The AIM Robo 500, 1000, and 2000 models manage the issue and return of both fast- and slow-moving items in a high-security environment. AIM Robo's series of counter-rotating carousels allow the dispensing of an item in less than 10 seconds, and:
• AIM Robo 500 stocks over 500 items in a standard tool cabinet space
• AIM Robo 1000 stocks up to 1050 items, and its 3' x 3' frame fits through a standard doorway
• AIM Robo 2000 stocks over 2500 items in a 5' x 5' footprint
Dispense virtually any item from AIM Robo
The individual pie-shaped bins can deliver a wide range of items, including large or delicate items not easily dispensed from traditional tool vending machines. And there's no need for individual repackaging. With the variety of available bin sizes, you can easily manage both small and large items, including:
• Adhesives
• Air tools
• Batteries
• Carbide inserts
• Cutting tools
• Drill bits
• Gages
• Gloves
• Glue
• Lubricants
• Keys
• Safety supplies
• Tape
• Tools
• Maintenance parts
• Paint
• Repair parts
• Spray cans
• Tube fittings
• Valves
• Welding tips and supplies
• And bulk items
When your storage needs change, AIM Robo can be easily reconfigured. Any tray assembly can be changed out in minutes by simply removing and replacing only four screws. Wheels make the system physically mobile, to manage maintenance and repair parts throughout large areas (airline hangars, shipyards, large manufacturing plants, etc.)
Secure access control
• You can limit the use of any item to a specific quantity per day, week, or month
• AIM Robo sends instant alerts to the supervisor, when a job is out of process because of abnormal tool usage.
• Limit employee access by dollar amount, departmental budget, or time restrictions by shift
• Control access by allowing items to only be used on specific jobs
• Track lot numbers
• Deny access to a serialized gage that has fallen out of its calibration cycle
• Automatic door "baffles" prohibit access to adjacent bins.
Control access, track and report usage, plus automate your purchasing and receiving
AIM Robo is controlled by AIM Inventory Software (client/server or web-based AIM Inventory.net). The software features an Intelligent Dashboard with key metrics visible at a glance on one screen. Over 200 reports are pre-loaded.
AIM Robo Options — available with any AIM Robo model
Revolutionary AIM Scale greatly increases AIM Robo capacity for bulk items
The AIM Scale option (with "parts cups") can dispense smaller items such as fasteners, while increasing control. The user takes the quantity of items desired from the parts cups, and AIM Robo weighs the remaining items to record the number removed. Learn more about AIM Scale
- Frameless doors allow dispensing of larger items vertically
With the frameless doors option, the system can open multiple doors at the same time, allowing larger items to be dispensed vertically.
- Add AIM Lockers to any AIM Robo
Dispense larger items like computers, police radios, walkie-talkies, and more, by adding AIM Lockers to any AIM Robo. AIM Lockers can be equipped with optional LAN connections and AC power outlets, to keep power tools, drill batteries, and computers updated and charged in a secure "check out" and "check in" environment.
How AIM Robo works
1. User enters (or scans in) employee number and optional PIN, as well as any additional information that you choose (department number, job number, etc.).
2. User selects the "Issue" (or "Return") button on the touch screen.
3. User can enter the item code, all or part of the item name, or a description -- and the powerful keyword search capability will produce a list of all related items. User can even view a photo and notes about the item. User can then select the item from the list displayed.
4. The request is verified against the AIM Inventory database. The system moves the carousels and adjusts the door "baffles" to accommodate the size of the door to be opened. Once the appropriate column is in position, the appropriate door (or doors) will open. Items are delivered by individual pie-shaped bin.
5. When returning an item, the user will be presented with a list of items checked out to that particular user. The user can then select the item to be returned from the list.
USER ACCESS
• Touch screen buttons are programmable for each user, so each user sees only the functions relevant to him/her
• Users can select: Issue, Locate, Phys (Physical Count), Return, Stock, Maintain
• Omni directional bar-code reader for scanning employee ID, job number, department number, etc.
• Optional magnetic swipe or proximity card input for employee ID
• Search by item code, description or classification within the machine
• Filtering tool helps find correct tool for the job, and limit the tools available or specific to each job. Restricts tool choices to ensure user finds the right tools for the job. System will walk user through the issue process, selectively reducing the number of items that can be issued to that user based on answers to questions regarding department, machine, and job
• Search for any item in any vending machine or tool crib in the AIM Inventory system, from the touch screen, using AIM Inventory software
• View notes on how to use the tool
• View pictures of items to confirm or locate the correct tool
ACCESS CONTROL
• Control access by item, dollars for a departmental budget, dollars for an employee budget, quantity of individual items by employee, individual items by job, and employee shift
• Complete calibration control
• Complete serial number tracking and access control
• Complete lot control
• Force the use of reconditioned items
• FOD (Foreign Object and Debris) control (system-wide, as well as max number of item on the floor per user)
• Dispense the same item in different package quantities with the same item code (maintains accurate usage history, and aggregates the spend based on one item code)
PHYSICAL
• No need for individual repackaging of items
• Any tray assembly can be changed out in minutes, by simply removing and replacing only 4 screws
• Circular bin trays can be divided in up to 12 units in these mix-and-match configurations:
Full pie = 11 ½" circular x 4" high
Half pie = 11 ½" x 5 ½" x 4" high
Third pie = 9 ½" x 5 ½" x 4" high
Quarter pie = 7 ½" x 5 ½" x 4" high
Sixth pie = 5 ½" x 5 ½" x 4" high
Twelfth pie = 2 ¾" x 5 ½" x 4" high
• Return bin for dull tools
• Physically mobile and mounted on wheels
• Computer: PC Intel Pentium, 12.1" diagonal color SVGA TFT touch screen display
• Bar Code Scanner: universal omni-directional wedge-type laser scanner
• TCP/IP-Ethernet Compatible
• 15 levels: access to each level is controlled by an electronically-locked door, door aperture automatically sized to fit selected bin size
• Injection molded polypropylene trays
• Field configurable
• 3AMP, 120 VAC 60Hz or 230 VAC 50Hz
• Operating Temperature range of 10°C to 38°C (50°F to 100°F) in still air (75% R.H. non-condensing) or stored in a range of -18°C to 68°C (0°F to 155°F)
• Optional frameless doors to accommodate larger items vertically
• Optional AIM Scale - weighing scale to increase security for multiple items in a single bin
SOFTWARE
• Automated bin assignment tools for first time setup
• Includes system to manage customer-owned inventory and vendor-managed inventory in the same bin
• High-speed restocking: all of the same SKU can be oriented vertically, so you can re-stock multiple bins with the same SKU at the same time
• Run as stand-alone unit or part of larger automated tool crib system
• Run through AIM Inventory Software (AIM Inventory Client/Server Software or web-based AIM Inventory.net)
• Receives advanced ship notices (ASN) via EDI
• Interface to popular ERP systems (SAP, JDE, BAAN, etc.)
AIM Robo 500 Specifications
PHYSICAL
Fits in standard tool cabinet space (30" x 32" x 75" high)
AIM Robo 1000 Specifications
PHYSICAL
• Average dispense time of 7 seconds through 15 automated doors
• Accommodates up to 1050 SKUs with optional expansion
• 5 vertical tray assemblies (towers), each with 15 trays
• Optional expansion bins (for up to 1050 items) and custom bin configurations available
• Takes up less than 10 square feet of space with a 3' x 3' footprint
• Designed for use in smaller areas -- fits through standard doorway
MATERIALS
• Enclosure: 34" W x 39" D x 79" H, powder-coated heavy gage sheet metal, tubular steel frame
• Clearances: 12" front maintenance door clearance; 12" bin access door front clearance; computer display front clearance is 0" with keyboard stowed, 6" with keyboard pulled out
• 5 circular columns on platters: platter rotates to orient columns to the access point, stack rotates to position individual bins to the access point
• Kevlar belt drive system, IGUS bearing pivots
• 5 motors
• Weight capacity 1000 pounds
AIM Robo 2000 Specifications
PHYSICAL
• Over 2500 bins of storage in less than 27 sq. ft. of space (5' x 5' footprint)
• 12 vertical tray assemblies
• Standard configurations up to 2160 bins; optional expansion bins for up to 2574 items
MATERIALS
• Enclosure: 62" W x 62" D x 84" H; powder-coated heavy gage sheet metal, tubular steel frame
• Clearances: 36" front maintenance door clearance; 12" bin access door front clearance; computer display front clearance is 0" with keyboard stowed, 6" with keyboard pulled out
• 12 circular columns on platters, Main Platter moves columns to front access point, Large Sub Platter orients column shaft to access point, Small Sub Platters position individual bins to access point
• Roller bearing pivots, high-strength chains and sprockets
• Weight capacity 2000 pounds
