Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.56
…even outside of reverse logistics. Our automated Robotic Shuttle Putwall (RSPW) was designed to be able to handle shoe boxes. That system can handle those shoe boxes irregardless of whether that's for fulfillment, a distribution operation, or a reverse-logistics operation. Berkshire Grey's Robotic Shuttle Putwall (RSPW) can sort small boxes and items in poly bags to expedite reverse logistics workflows. Source: Berkshire Grey. Returning apparel and e-commerce products to market quickly Are there particular industries or areas where Berkshire Grey's product deployments have been most successful? Geyer: In the apparel space we've had a lot of success, especially in fast…
Found in LM News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 4.06
…use of robotic articulating arms or “manipulators” and automated putwalls in the warehouse setting. Both consultants agree that more automation will make its way into fulfillment centers in the coming years, with the ongoing labor shortage expected to be a major driver of that trend. Session 5: Third-party Logistics 3PL/Shipper Partnerships: Getting it right requires new ways of thinking Historically, shippers have relied on 3PLs to manage asset-based activities like transportation and warehousing. As those relationships have expanded over the past few years—and as the logistics and transportation environment becomes increasingly complex—it has necessitated a new way of aligning, partnering…
Found in 247 News & Content, with a score of 3.47
…tomorrow’s technologies today. Be sure to listen wherever you get your podcasts, and, read about Radial’s use of piece-picking putwalls.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.56
…(AMRs), automated lift trucks, piece-picking and goods-to-person systems, robotic putwalls, and even shuttles in an automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS). While they can all operate in the same facility, they don’t typically interface with or talk to one another. They are islands of automation. That’s a blast from the past that wasn’t a compliment in the 1980s and 1990s, either. Furthermore, there’s the matter of pacing and sharing the workload across those robots so store shipments can be made on schedule. Quite simply, how do they get the work done? Good old-fashioned inventory management is both part of the…
Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 12.68
…people and robots working together. Think of a light-directed putwall with configurable shelves mounted on an AMR base. The base is capable of carrying a 500 or so pound load. “I have five shelves that can carry full cases of auto parts or you could have up to 100 4-inch containers for the health and beauty industry,” says Link. The plan is to stand out in a field that consists of a lot of me too providers taking a similar approach to the AMR leaders. “What’s confusing for the market is that we’re all clumped together under the AMR label,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.96
…It connects to devices including RF, AMRs, conveyors, palletizers, putwalls, automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS,) etc, plus in any possible transport method (API, CSV, etc,). If one type stops working, you can switch over to another device quickly and in real-time, the company said. SnapControl uniquely promotes bi-directional MQTT (MQ Telemetry Transport) messaging and conversational decision-making between the WMS and remote warehouse devices, which typically have a small code footprint and minimal network bandwidth. “In other words, SnapControl speaks to the devices and the devices talk back, enabling the most efficient warehouse decisions to be made automatically,” explained Pirrotta.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.63
…robots to move and lift bins between conveyance and putwalls, Unbox's systems can compress operations to 70% to 50% of the space, Ghadge said. Modularity: Unbox claimed that its systems can be installed less than two weeks without requiring a mezzanine. Scalability: Ghadge said UnboxSort can feed 100 destinations, and customers can easily add more. Unbox Robotics claimed that its system can sort up to 1,000 to 20,000 parcels per hour on demand, making it useful for both small e-commerce startups and large multinationals. The company noted that it can scale its deployment with the size of a building or…
Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 21.88
…orders eligible for automation are sorted to the robotic putwall area. There, orders are automatically assembled by robotic arms into cubbies. Items that can’t be handled by automation are assembled in manual putwalls. Once assembled, orders are put onto carts and queued up in front of the packers, a process Gap Inc. refers to as decoupled packing. Shipping Once orders are packed, they enter the crossbelt shipping sorter (14), where they are then sorted to the right shipping lane. System suppliers SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, WAREHOUSE EXECUTION SYSTEM: Vargo PIECE-PICKING ROBOTIC PUTWALL: Kindred CONVENTIONAL PUTWALL: Speedpack and Vargo CONVEYOR AND SORTATION: TGW…
Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 11.41
…autobagger system; multi-line orders are sorted to a robotic putwall or, if they can’t be handled by the robots, to a manual putwall. Currently there is one bomb bay sorter, with plans to add a second bomb bay sorter underneath the first. This will allow Gap Inc. to continue to sort from the top sorter while the second is being installed underneath it. A high-speed crossbelt sortation system to feed the shipping area. Most incoming merchandise is automatically stored in a mini-load AS/RS While it’s not in place now, space has been allotted to install a robotic system to automate…
Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 18.64
…piece-picking has been slow to gain broad traction, robotic putwalls are generating steam especially from forward-thinking companies looking to get ahead of the technology curve. Those companies recognize that emerging technologies will improve over time; the winners will be the early adopters who were patient enough to understand the limitations and strengths. One of those companies is Radial, a third-party logistics (3PL) provider that is part of bpost group, Belgium’s leading postal operator, and a fast-growing parcel and omni-commerce logistics partner in Europe, North America and Asia. Covariant, Radial has installed 12 AI-powered robotic putwalls in a 500,000-square-foot, single-client facility…
Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 44.71
…week Read the full feature article on Radials robotic putwall operations here. Radial’s Kentucky facility was designed to maximize labor efficiency and quickly assemble orders using 12 robotic putwalls. Picking Picking is done in four three-level pick modules. Associates pick from pallet flow rack in two of the modules—each location can hold three pallets, which are replenished from the rear of the pick module. The other two are case flow, which are also replenished from the reach of the pick module. The facility uses batch picking. Each batch assignment can include up to six totes. When a tote enters a…
Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 13.43
…combined conventional automation for picking with 12 AI-enabled robotic putwalls for order assembly—and hit both goals with flying colors. “There a couple key takeaways from this story,” says Trebilcock. “One is that while piece-picking robotics has been slow to get traction, the solution is finding a home in putwalls and packing.” He reports that after about a year of working with the robots, Radial is able to handle 100% of that facility’s SKUs with robots. “The other is that innovation at this level doesn’t happen overnight,” says Trebilcock. “That’s why the advice from Chris Epley, Radial’s site director, is that…