Application area

Logistics & Warehousing

Handheld scanners, delivery vehicles and mobile scanning devices often charge unattended in warehouses — frequently overnight, right in the middle of high-value inventory.

Starting point

The starting situation in this area

RUK Li-Ion Safety Box – example placement in Logistics & Warehousing

In logistics in particular, high product density meets many different battery types and frequently changing staff. A single incident can quickly turn into major damage.

A warehouse runs on devices that are moving all day: handheld scanners, mobile data terminals, headsets for pick-by-voice, plus spare batteries for industrial-truck accessories. All of it has to be full again between shifts.

The charging places therefore appear where the devices are handed in — at the end of the aisle, in dispatch, next to the packing table. Around them stand cardboard, film and pallets. Those are among the highest fire loads in the operation — and the charging place sits in the middle of them.

At night this continues without supervision. At order peaks, seasonal staff arrive at short notice and do not know the routines. And charging areas for e-bike or e-scooter delivery fleets usually sit at the edge of the site — organisationally often nobody's responsibility.

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Locations

Where the fire protection box is used in practice

01Charging stations for handheld scanners and mobile scanning devices
02Charging areas for e-bike and e-scooter delivery fleets
03Spare battery depots for forklift accessories
04Night-shift charging areas without continuous supervision

How it works

How it works in practice

01
Fit the charging place in
The box is fitted into existing rack aisles, picking or shipping areas — with no building work on the warehouse.
02
Store scanners, batteries and accessories
Handheld scanners, headset and accessory batteries, or individual e-bike batteries, are placed inside within the limit of 2.2 kWh for Box S and 3.6 kWh for Box M and charged through the four internal sockets. Size L is currently being researched and developed.
03
Automated monitoring at night as well
Temperature and condition monitoring run continuously — also on night shifts or in automated processes with nobody on site.
04
React early, before it spreads
At critical values the system reacts on its own, before an incident can spread to stock nearby.

Benefits

What the deployment achieves in practice

Protection of high inventory values

Stock in the immediate vicinity of charging points remains better protected in the event of an incident.

Safe overnight charging

Automatic monitoring and extinguishing work even when no staff are on site.

Clearly delimited safety zone

Creates a clearly defined, controlled charging point in open warehouses.

Easy integration

Can be added to existing warehouse logistics without structural changes.

In detail

Typical situation, risk and solution

Typical situation	Risk without protection	With the RUK Li-Ion Safety Box
Scanners and devices charge overnight with no staff on site	A fire can go unnoticed for a long time; flames and smoke spread through warehouse racking	Automatic detection and extinguishing — even without staff present
High inventory values close to the charging points	A fire risks major material damage to stock	Containment of flames and heat within the enclosed system
Many different battery types in circulation	Confusing risk situation, batteries are hard to separate	Separate, controlled charging point for critical batteries
E-bikes and delivery vehicles charge at the edge of the warehouse	The charging area is often not a fixed part of the fire protection concept	Defined, secured charging point with its own extinguishing system
Seasonal peaks with extra staff at short notice	New, barely trained staff often do not know the charging process or the risks	A self-explanatory, clearly marked charging place with a key switch
Picking areas right next to charging points for industrial-truck batteries	Tight space between the flow of goods and the charging setup	A compact, clearly bounded box that fits into existing rack aisles