The extractor, which is part of the lifting manipulator, moves the handling unit horizontally from/to the storage position in the tower, while the lifting manipulator moves the unit vertically from/to the transfer position. The design of the (mobile) dispensing table at the transfer point provides a "lift" of the material on the container, allowing whole bundles of boards to be transferred using a forklift truck. The handling of individual boards is usually carried out by a suction vacuum manipulator or magnet. For multi-tower systems, the transfer point can be designed as front, rear and/or side.

Vertical automatic storage system is designed to store long bodies, sheet metal and heavy carpentry, ensuring even very high flow rates. It is usually used as a buffer tank / buffer near cutting and production machines or as an inter-operational warehouse.

The material that is typically stored consists of steel bars and profiles, pipes, heavy accessories, semi-finished products, components, molds, long material in general and metal sheets. These systems offer the advantage of dynamic storage – working in “goods-to-operator” mode – and can maximize the use of space at height, making the assortment of material available quickly and easily.