I just got done adding some mobile automated pick dispensers to our website and got thinking about how a fulfillment manager can know when they need to add pick dispensers. So I went out on the internet and found some great info at the website hosted by MHI, an industry organization for material handlers.
Order Picking that Doesn’t Pull any Punches
July 11, 2014
by Scott Stone
Tags: Time-savings, dispensers, warehouse space savings, picking systems, Order Picking & Fulfillment, automated systems
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The Wonder of Robotic Palletizing
June 6, 2014
by Scott Stone
I recently attended an ESOP event at a specialty paints and stains company. During the tour of their plant, I got to see a robotic palletizing system in operation. I was impressed. Standing about 6 to 8 feet away from the action, I watched as it placed 5-gallon cans of paint in rows of 3 stacked 3 high. Each row was offset from the previous one, so that optimum pallet space was used. As the robot picked up cans off the conveyor belt using a vacuum end effector, it placed them precisely on the pallet. Then, it slightly dropped down and “bumped” them to make sure they seated onto the row below. That action made me chuckle as I considered what a profoundly human act that was – a little hip action to make sure the cans seated correctly.
Tags: Robotics, Palletizing System, Time-savings, Automation, Material Handling, lean manufacturing, industrial safety, ergonomics
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