Rack Mover

The Grenzebach DCS Rack Mover keeps data centers running by automating the lifting, transport, and installation of existing and next-generation rack systems. Designed for robotics-first intralogistics, it supports high-density data center environments and adapts to evolving layouts and rack standards.

Autonomous Rack Handling for Modern Data Centers

Even if data doesn’t weigh much, the hardware behind it does. Server racks, GPU clusters, AI clusters, and liquid-cooled systems concentrate immense computing power in a single rack frame. As power delivery, cooling architectures, and density increase, rack weight grows far beyond what teams can manage manually—some rack designs without caster wheels to be shifted. The Rack Mover, engineered and manufactured by Grenzebach Data Center Solutions, is built for this reality. It autonomously lifts, depalletizes, transfers, and installs next-generation rack systems with precision and safety, enabling robotics-first intralogistics across hyperscaler and colocation environments.

The Server Rack Mover supports manual, semi-automatic, and fully autonomous operation to match diverse deployment models while ensuring smooth, guided docking from the loading bay into the cold aisle for consistent alignment. Fully equipped to transport loaded racks with minimal vibration or tilt, the system leverages intelligent sensors and advanced path-planning to navigate confined aisles reliably, including high-density AI-cluster layouts. By lowering physical strain, accelerating repositioning tasks, and sustaining continuous 24/7 activity, it reinforces uptime from the initial pickup to final placement.

The Rack Mover That Keeps Your Data Center Moving

We support modern data center operations with intelligent, autonomous mobile robotics that take over the heavy, high-precision tasks that facilities can no longer manage manually. The Server Rack Mover lifts, shifts, and positions fully loaded racks, compensates dynamic load distribution, and navigates confined aisles with repeatable accuracy—even during live operation. Its guided alignment also supports precise docking routines that strengthen consistency across different deployment environments.

To focus on full ecosystem fit, the system supports factory-integrated L11 furnished racks, accommodates mixed rack geometries—including high-power and AI-cluster configurations—and operates safely data center infrastructure, all the way to the cold aisle without disrupting airflow or containment boundaries. Intelligent navigation and stable rack transport minimize vibration and tilt, ensuring controlled movement even in narrow aisle configurations. Every motion is predictable, traceable and engineered to maintain operational continuity from staging to deployment workflows and support intelligent asset management across life cycles.

This is how data centers accelerate buildouts, protect their teams and assets, and maintain continuous uptime.

Safe and Smart Asset Movement: Rack Mover by Grenzebach

  • Fully Automatic Rack Handling

    Takes over the physically demanding work: lifting, stabilizing, and positioning heavy racks with sub-millimeter precision, compatible with current and next-generation rack architectures.

  • Four Times Faster Deployment

    Reduces human bottlenecks and speeds up build-out cycles. Each hour saved in moving the racks is worth significant money for the data center.

  • Dynamic Load and Center-of-Gravity Compensation

    Adapts to varying footprints, heights, and weight distributions—essential for ORV3, ORW and PDU, batteries.

  • Automatic Depalletizing

    Upon request, the Rack Mover depalletizes the racks of the pallets and prepares them for direct placement after uncrating.

  • Designed for Production and Facility-Wide Movement

    From the loading dock to the final location: controlled transitions, guided alignment, and reliable navigation support stable, repeatable workflows across the entire facility.

Choose Your Automation Mode

Our three automation modes offer flexible operational capability across different staffing structures and deployment strategies:

  • Manual Mode

    Fast deployment support and ergonomic lifting assistance in high-density areas.

  • Semi-Automatic Mode

    For scaling facilities that need faster installation while supporting teams and consistency.

  • Fully Automatic Mode

    For large campuses seeking autonomous lift-and-shift, reduced manual labor, and maximum uptime. Especially useful for lights-out data centers or remote locations where workers are hard to find.

Manual Mode

Fast deployment support and ergonomic lifting assistance in high-density areas.

Semi-Automatic Mode

For scaling facilities that need faster installation while supporting teams and consistency.

Fully Automatic Mode

For large campuses seeking autonomous lift-and-shift, reduced manual labor, and maximum uptime. Especially useful for lights-out data centers or remote locations where workers are hard to find.

Data Center Rack Movement—Built to the Highest U.S. & EU Standards

Our Server Rack Movers operate in some of the most demanding data center environments worldwide. They are engineered for today’s regulatory landscape and built with the future of autonomous facilities in mind. Through Access to specifications, licensing, and close technical collaboration, our systems align with evolving standards and support OCP mechanical and telemetry guidance.

  • U.S. Regulatory Compliance: UL 3100, ANSI B56.5, ISO 3691-4—aligned with OSHA, NFPA, and NEC requirements.

  • EU-Maschinenverordnung (EU) 2023/1230: This Regulation lays down health and safety requirements for the design and construction of machinery, placed on the European market.

  • Functional-Safety Engineering: ISO 13849-1 architecture enabling safe, reliable human–robot collaboration.

  • Low Operational Noise (<85 dB): Suitable for live maintenance and compliant with OSHA noise regulations.

  • Thermal and Layout Compatibility: Safe in hot- and cold-aisle environments; aligned with TIA-942 and ASHRAE TC 9.9.

  • Precision Under Real Conditions: Sub-millimeter accuracy for rack-to-rack positioning, even in mixed or compact layouts. Intelligent navigation supports consistent movement across diverse thermal and spatial conditions.

  • Sustainability Engineered: Low energy draw, long mechanical lifecycles, and recyclable materials that support ESG strategies.

  • Full Documentation and Traceability: Complete certification history and a long-term service ecosystem for secure planning.

Accessories and Add-Ons

To support full-scale rack-movement workflows, we provide accessories that extend safety, uptime, and operational efficiency across the entire deployment cycle. These components enable smooth transitions from loading dock to white space and give operators the right tools for every scenario.

Grenzebach Data Center Solutions

Leading the Field—Trusted in Real-World Hyperscale Environments

Our systems operate at scale in high-density data center environments worldwide. Guided by the evolution of next-generation rack formats and informed by next-generation server architectures and AI-cluster rack formats, we engineer solutions that anticipate the future of rack handling. Consistent, precise docking and stable rack movement reinforce uptime across a facility’s entire lifecycle.

Decades of Automation Expertise

Since 1960 we have delivered industrial-scale automation across global markets. We combine engineering heritage with the agility of a grown-up start-up—precise, curious, and committed to shaping tomorrow’s infrastructure.

Custom-Engineered for Your Operation

Density, layout, rack geometry, power delivery, cooling strategies, and deployment workflows differ from site to site. We engineer custom configurations that match your exact operational reality. Whether you work with factory-integrated racks, non-standard footprints, unique aisle constraints, or evolving hardware generations, we adapt lifting frames, navigation logic, sensor packages, and automation levels accordingly.

Designed for Real-World Constraints

Heavier racks. Denser layouts. Higher safety expectations. Faster deployment cycles. Evolving hardware generations. We enable data centers to overcome the mechanical challenges that define high-density growth, sustaining smooth, predictable operation even under continuous load.

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