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Ergonomic Goods-to-Person Pick Stations for Fast, Accurate Fulfillment
Delivers totes to order pickers and tilts them for easy access
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"Cognitive ergonomics focuses on reducing mental overhead, and it can be just as impactful as physical ergonomics. This system reduces distractions for workers, allowing them to focus on just one thing at a time with less memorization, so they accomplish more and make fewer mistakes. Because the training burden is lighter, onboarding is faster and easier, which can be critical during seasonal peaks. We're here to answer your questions. Just give us a call!"
Scott, Employee-Owner
Account Executive
GTP pick stations from SAVOYE North America offer a tailored workspace for AS/RS operators
"1-to-1" refers to a single location for picking and placement. This means workers only have to think about the product to be picked and where it is going. They don't have to think simultaneously about multiple carriers, pick locations or put locations. This streamlines the cognitive processing involved with the job.
Each component optimizes for efficiency and ergonomics:
- Workers can position monitors within their natural viewing range, minimizing neck movements no matter the height of the employee. The HMI uses limited brightness to minimize eye strain, and displays only the needed information, aiding the worker's focus.
- Tilted conveyors present containers at the ideal picking height, keeping side reaching movements to a minimum.
- Confirmation buttons are capacitive, meaning they respond to touch, not pressure, minimizing the force required.
- Gooseneck lights adjust to provide task lighting suited to each worker and operation.
Ergonomic order picking
One of the principles of ergonomics is that the body should remain in a neutral position as much as possible. The majority of movements should take place close to the body, and workers should not have to reach very often—especially above their heads—or bend their necks to look at something. Repetitive reaching and bending can cause injuries and muscular stress in workers; also, when they move away from a neutral position, they have to return to it, and those small motions add up and increase the time required for each task.
The green zones below indicate ideal positioning:
We often talk about ergonomics in terms of health and safety, but it's almost impossible to improve ergonomics without also improving productivity. These systems allow you to achieve 300 to 720 order lines per hour.
How do GTP pick stations work?
These systems integrate with X-PTS® AS/RS by design, but they can also work with other types of systems. They integrate with the storage structure and conveyor lines, all working together through the WMS or WES.
Conveyors deliver totes or containers from the AS/RS storage unit, employees pick the correct quantity and confirm the pick, and the conveyor line takes the totes away. When the order is complete, the conveyor carries the packed carton to shipping. The worker interacts only with the HMI, which reduces both their mental workload and the number of steps they have to take. The result is better order accuracy and throughput, along with the benefits that come with improved ergonomics, including better retention and fewer musculoskeletal injuries.
Optimizing order picking stations makes the most out of an automated storage system. We can create a system that brings all the components together for maximum effectiveness. Just contact us to start your project.