Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.39
…to be cooled. The system is controlled by Körber’s warehouse control system (WCS), which interfaces with the customer’s SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. ASRS to address labor issues The ASRS will also provide a safer environment for staff and increase efficiency, said Körber. It removes the need for manual storing and put away of goods in the sub-zero warehouse. Plus, it can improve operational efficiency by maintaining a consistent temperature by operating in a closed space without human interference. In addition, the storage system will require fewer staffers, helping BigBlue to cope with labor challenges. As a result, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.85
…claimed that its core competencies involve conveyors, conveyor control, warehouse control system to warehouse management system (WCS-to-WMS) data processing, high-speed pick-and-pack applications, palletizing systems, end-of-line packaging systems, and bar-code scanning. “My grandfather founded HCM in 1962,” said Charlie Hillebold, president of HCM Systems. “As the third-generation owner/operator, it has been vitally important for me to strategically grow HCM in a way that best serves our clients and associates and honors our company’s heritage of client service.” “As a long-term partner of enVista, we have had the opportunity to work side-by-side with their leadership and project teams and observe their talent,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.01
…that rely on manual labor. WES sits between the warehouse control system (WCS) layer, the software that governs automated machinery like conveyors, sorters, or automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), and warehouse management system (WMS) software that manages inventory, labor and warehouse fulfillment. A key focus for WES has been to handle order release in a more dynamic or continuous fashion compared with static waves of work. However, WES is not a one-trick pony for “waveless” order fulfillment with automation. WES providers say the software orchestrates the overall flow of work across all resources and is increasingly employing artificial intelligence…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.68
…new facility with automated order picking and storage and warehouse control system (WCS) software to orchestrate the picking of orders needed by stores. The new facility and automation meet the throughput needs of the growing chain, and they also make for a safer, more ergonomic work environment. To continue meeting growing demand for its bakery products and stock its stores throughout the Midwest, Kwik Trip made plans in 2017 to open a new 200,000-square-foot baking facility in La Crosse, Wis., which would be dedicated to producing bread and buns across three simultaneous lines. The facility would need to come online…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.53
…choreographed performance: the warehouse management system (WMS) and the warehouse control system (WCS). While these systems have existed since the 1990s, a revolution is afoot to increase the level of sophisticated autonomy through a warehouse execution system, or WES. COVID-19 and warehouse automation The impact of COVID-19 on warehousing and distribution could well outlast the pandemic itself, as labor health concerns, hampered supply chains and a new wave of automated warehouses and distribution centers continue to emerge. Warehouses, distribution and fulfillment centers were crippled, as health and safety issues became top of mind, especially as cases spread in high-profile operations…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.94
…autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), along with a warehouse execution system-warehouse control system (WES-WCS) Advanced RDS voice picking system, to multiply output while also retaining its valued, existing workforces. In addition, AMRs were deployed to pick up high-capacity custom carts, which workers now use for picking, as the flow is optimized by the software system. The voice-picking system at the facility enables NorthShore’s order management system to sync between voice headsets and robots. This directs the AMRs to drive the carts around the warehouse and transport them from the pick aisles to the pack stations without slowing down the pickers. As…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.27
…orders are also flagged. With that information, Numina Group’s warehouse control system batches the order to generate the highest pick density in a zone with least amount of travel for the robots and order selectors. Multiple robots are dispatched at a time. When a robot is in route to its first pick location, an order selector is also dispatched to the location by the voice system—another new innovation for the company. Picks are confirmed by a ring scanner. The order selector follows the robot as it moves to subsequent pick locations until all of the picks in that selector’s zone…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.43
…are dropped from the warehouse management system to the warehouse control system, which creates tasks for the autonomous mobile robots. The WCS groups orders by travel time and pick density and dispatches the robots. An available robot picks up a cart and travels toward its first pick location; at the same time, the voice system directs the nearest available order selector to the pick location. The order selector picks a carton to one of the pick locations and validates the pick with a ring scanner. Once all of the picks in an area are complete, the robot indexes to the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.28
…orders are also flagged. With that information, Numina Group’s warehouse control system batches the order to generate the highest pick density in a zone with least amount of travel for the robots and order selectors. Multiple robots are dispatched at a time. When a robot is in route to its first pick location, an order selector is also dispatched to the location by the voice system—another new innovation for the company. Picks are confirmed by a ring scanner. The order selector follows the robot as it moves to subsequent pick locations until all of the picks in that selector’s zone…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.81
…that rely on manual labor. WES sits between the warehouse control system (WCS) layer, the software that governs automated machinery like conveyors, sorters, or automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), and warehouse management system (WMS) software that manages inventory, labor and warehouse fulfillment. A key focus for WES has been to handle order release in a more dynamic or continuous fashion compared with static waves of work. However, WES is not a one-trick pony for “waveless” order fulfillment with automation. WES providers say the software orchestrates the overall flow of work across all resources and is increasingly employing artificial intelligence…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.21
…place: automated order reconciliation and prioritization – essentially the Warehouse Control System needs to know how much product is available, how much product is needed and when there is not enough product available for the orders being requested, how to prioritize which orders to fulfill first; automated picking – this is the ‘guts’ of the automated warehouse and depends on some form of automated transport capability as well as conveyors and storage assemblies that enable both case and piece picking. As a note, in some cases, this may include having to go back upstream to the vendor and modify the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.40
…best way to grasp the item, much like a warehouse control system that tells a conveyor to convey or a sorter to sort. “If you think of something like package sortation, where you’re moving the work through as fast as possible, there aren’t a lot of opportunities to make decisions,” notes Peter Blair, vice president of marketing for Berkshire Grey. The ROS can contribute to the overall flow. For instance, if the robot was unable to pick an item, the WES can route a tote to another station staffed by an associate to complete the pick, or, if the required…