Mobile Compactor Shelving · Manual / Electric / Intelligent
Procurement-ready mobile shelving engineered on the same modular base — hand-wheel, electric drive, or intelligent RFID control. Built around real archive rooms: 2400–2500 mm frames, 80 kg per-shelf load rating and the archive "ten-protection" standard.
Three control modes
All three modes share one chassis, track and shelf system — the only thing that changes is the operating system. That means a room can start manual and be upgraded to electric or intelligent later, bay by bay.
Manual compactor shelving
Mechanical chain-and-handwheel drive with a 336 mm five-point hand-wheel. No power required per bay, no dependence on mains supply inside the archive hall — the most reliable, lowest-cost route to dense archival storage.
Electric compactor shelving
Each movable carriage is driven by a low-voltage DC motor with push-button control and infrared safety sensing. Designed for mid-density rooms where retrieval happens every day but full RFID tracking is not yet required.
Intelligent compactor shelving
15.6" or 21.5" touchscreen master column on Android 9, 120 W 24V brushless DC motors on the movable columns, and RFID archive positioning. The procurement-grade option for government, hospital and enterprise archives.
Compare at a glance
The intelligent mode carries the most complete specification. Manual and electric versions share the same track and shelf base, so the decision comes down to daily operation and future expansion.
Mechanical chain-drive, hand-wheel operation. The lowest-cost route to high-density archival storage.
Low-voltage DC drive with infrared safety and push-button panel per block. The balanced choice for daily volume.
RFID positioning, automated aisle opening, 15.6"/21.5" touchscreen and central management integration.
Configuration matrix
Cross-reference dimensions, drive, controls and accessories. The same block layout can be configured for any mode — what changes is the operating system.
| Specification | Manual | Electric | Intelligent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard size (H×D×W) | 2400×900×560 mm | 2400×900×560 mm | 2500×900×560 mm |
| Drive system | Mechanical chain + hand-wheel | Low-voltage DC motor | 120 W 24V brushless DC motor |
| Power requirement | None per bay | Low-voltage DC per block | 150 W × (columns − master) |
| Control panel | 336 mm hand-wheel | Push-button per block | 15.6" / 21.5" touchscreen |
| Operating system | — | — | Android 9 · 2G / 32G |
| Aisle opening | Manual hand-wheel | Push-button | Auto-positioning |
| RFID positioning | — | Optional | Standard |
| Safety sensing | Mechanical locks | Infrared anti-crush | IR + entry protection + head-count |
| Column width | 500–800 mm | 500–800 mm | 500–800 mm |
| Shelf load (static) | 80 kg / shelf | 80 kg / shelf | 80 kg / shelf |
| Layer count (double-sided) | 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 14 | 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 14 | 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 14 |
| Surface finish | 13-step powder coating | 13-step powder coating | 13-step powder coating + anti-static |
| Centralized management | — | Optional | Standard |
| Typical project | S / M rooms | M / L rooms | L / multi-block archives |
All values align with GB/T 13667.3-2013 (manual), GB/T 13667.4-2013 (electric) and DA/T 65-2017 (intelligent archive compactor requirements). Final dimensions are confirmed against room drawings at the proposal stage.
Dimension engineering
Every Shengmei compactor is configured from four engineering formulas — layer height, column width, column length and track count. This is the same logic our proposal team applies to your room drawings.
Manual = (H − 120 base − 30 top) ÷ layers − 25
Intelligent = (H − 100 sys − 120 base − 30 top) ÷ layers − 25
Column width = usable width × 2 + 70 mm
Length = net length × groups + (groups+1) × 50 + side 50 × 2
Tracks = 2 (1–3 grp) · 3 (4–5) · 4 (6–7) · 5 (8) · 6 (9)
Reference tables
Standard layer-pitch and column-width tables. ★ marks the most commonly specified stock sizes — quick reference for your evaluation team.
| Layers | Height (mm) | Layer pitch |
|---|---|---|
| 5 layers | 2000 / 2100 | H330 / H360 |
| 6 layers | 2400 | H345 |
| 6 layers | 2300 / 2500 | H330 / H365 |
| 7 layers | 2700 / 2800 | H335 / H350 |
| 8 layers | 3000 | H330 |
| 12 layers | 2300 / 2400 | H154 / H160 |
| Column width | Usable / side | Column width | Usable / side |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 215 | 580 | 255 |
| 560 | 245 | 620 | 275 |
| 630 | 280 | 700 | 315 |
| 750 | 340 | 800 | 365 |
| 540 | 235 | 600 | 265 |
| 650 | 290 | 720 | 325 |
Operating scenarios
Each control mode is built around a different daily-use profile. Use this as a quick filter to align your procurement decision with the actual archive workflow.
For rooms where retrieval happens a few times per day on predictable schedules. Manual mode delivers the highest space-saving density per dollar invested, with no power dependency inside the archive hall.
Mid-volume retrieval, multiple users per day. Electric mode gives push-button aisles and infrared safety, while keeping the same chassis as the manual version for future upgrade.
Where every record must be traceable, every access logged and every retrieval can be planned on screen. Intelligent mode connects RFID tracking, positioning and access control into one operation layer.
Procurement → Operation
Share room dimensions, capacity target and retrieval frequency. We propose the mode and configuration.
Final spec, drawings and proposal pricing aligned to procurement requirements and timeline.
Knock-down modular packaging, factory QC and coordinated shipping to project site.
On-site or remote installation guidance, commissioning and after-sales technical service.
Add-on options
The same chassis accepts a broad range of add-ons. Select only the modules that match the operating mode and the archive "ten-protection" standard — nothing extra.
Tag every box, locate every record to shelf & box. Required for intelligent mode, optional elsewhere.
Card, fingerprint, face and PIN login to limit archive entry to authorised staff only.
Automated aisle opening and guided positioning for retrieval accuracy and time savings.
Temperature, humidity, water-leak, PM and smoke integration for sensitive archive rooms.
Infrared anti-crush sensing with brake-stop and reverse logic for people-safe operation.
Low-voltage (≤24V) high-brightness LED lighting per aisle for safer retrieval.
Magnetic or slide-in label holders, document bins and accessory rails for every shelf.
Multi-block operating dashboard, movement history and energy reporting at one terminal.
Project resources
One combined catalog covering all three control modes: mechanical dimensions and hand-wheel specifications for the manual system, DC drive and infrared wiring diagrams for the electric system, and RFID configurations with project-ready specification tables for the intelligent system.
Project questions
Clear answers before specification keeps archive-storage projects moving on schedule.
Match the mode to daily retrieval volume and budget. Manual is most cost-effective for low-frequency rooms; electric fits mid-volume daily use; intelligent is required where RFID tracking, automated positioning or networked management are part of the spec.
The standard manual compactor is 2400×900×560 mm (H×D×column-width) and the intelligent compactor 2500×900×560 mm. Layer pitch, column width, column length and track count are all derived from four engineering formulas we apply to your room drawings.
Each shelf is rated for 80 kg uniform static load, tested for 24 hours with no plastic deformation. Cold-rolled steel per GB711: chassis δ2.0–3.0 mm, column δ1.1–1.5 mm, shelf δ0.8–1.0 mm.
Yes. All three modes share the same chassis, track and shelf system, so a single room can run manual on some columns and intelligent on others. This is common in phased procurement.
GB/T 13667.3-2013 (manual), GB/T 13667.4-2013 (electric), DA/T 65-2017 (intelligent archive compactor management) and the archive "ten-protection" requirement for fire, water, dust, pest, light, theft, temperature and gas protection.
Spec your archive
Tell us the basics. Our engineering team will configure a compactor layout and proposal pricing around your project.