Horizontal Carousels solve the toughest item order picking challenges in e-commerce fulfillment applications, warehouses and distribution centers, manufacturing stockrooms, hospitals or anywhere there are critical items that just have to get out the door or into use. These systems provide dramatic increases in throughput, productivity, space utilization and management and often pay back their investment in 12-18 months. Picking rates up to 500 lines per hour allow a single worker to be as productive as eight workers.
Features
- Sortbar - Horizontal sortbar shows the operator where to place a product to complete an order.
- Light tree pick to light operation - Vertical light tree is aligned with every shelf level on the horizontal carousel, shows operators where to pick and how much to pick from the carousel.
- Integration software and controls - Green Automated Solutions, Inc offers several levels of off the shelf and customized inventory control software systems.
Applications
- Picking and Consolidation - Carousels can be used to sort merchandise by routing, shipping destinations, or carrier speeds, providing extended cut-off times and increased accuracy levels.
- Split Case Order Picking - Carousels deliver the highest throughput, density and pick accuracy for single SKUs or inner packs.
- Kitting - Horizontal carousels are used for high-density storage, increased control and speed in building multiple production kits.
- Automated Full Case Handling - The StorBot inserter/extractor robot allows cases to be stored, retrieved and delivered for any application
- High Density Stockroom Storage - By eliminating walkway/clearance aisles and providing a high-density storage solution that delivers parts to the operator.
- Progressive Assembly - Continually revolving carousels enable work to be distributed or transported between workstations or QC checkpoints efficiently.
- WIP Buffer - Carousels serve as temporary repositories of assemblies and sub-assemblies, providing consistent flow between multiple work zones to maximize productivity.
- Environmentally Controlled Storage - Carousels can be equipped to handle adverse or sensitive environmental conditions from freezers, to clean rooms, to ovens.
- Pallet Handling - Bottom drive carousels store heavy-duty pallets for picking, buffering, WIP, building split pallet loads, and other manufacturing applications.
- Media - Carousels used for high-density storage of computer cartridges, CDs and other electronic media, increase productivity, cost efficiency and security, and reclaim floor space.
- Record Keeping - Carousels provide enhanced productivity, high density, and very accurate records retrieval and filing, eliminating walk and search time.