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Automated Parking System – Brooklyn New York

FATA Automation was challenged to develop an automated parking system for a medical facility in Brooklyn, New York.  The area has no parking available, and the new building could not be made taller to accommodate a parking deck, due to city ordinances. This left the Owner with only one option – Dig 3 levels under the building and install automated parking to get the vehicles down there and to park the greatest possible number of vehicles in the smallest space. The system developed by FATA uses two Entry Modules / elevators that simultaneously lower the vehicle to a rack structure below, and rotate the vehicle to facilitate loading to FATA’s shuttle.  Once the vehicle has been lowered to the chosen level, it gets loaded to the shuttle with dolly, and loaded into a parking space in the rack structure. In order to make retrieval of the vehicles fast and efficient, FATA also developed software that works in a “traffic cop” fashion to make and change decisions on which vehicle goes when –...

FATA Automation Inc. Signs First Automated Parking Project

FATA Automation Inc., a company with expertise in design, engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, installation, start-up and training for material handling systems, including several different types of fully-automated robotic parking systems, announced today that it has executed an agreement to provide 270 parking spaces for the Las Olas Ocean Resort in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The Las Olas Ocean Resort developers, Las Olas Group II, have partnered with the world’s largest hotel company, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), and have entered into a franchise agreement with IHG to brand the resort an Indigo Hotel. “We’re very excited to be working with Las Olas Group II on the first fully-automated parking system in Fort Lauderdale.” said Martin Wright, President and CEO of FATA Automation, Inc.  “With our track record in turnkey delivery of fully automated systems and Las Olas Group II’s vast experience in real estate development and property management, we have a great team working...