In this article we will give you three important reasons to implement a sortation system in your company. Examine each one so you can realize why these tools are the best option for obtaining better productivity.
1.- High flow in finished products’ area
If there is a rate of 60 boxes per minute in all your production lines, you immediately know that you have high flow operations.
Considering this, is usual that the visual sortation made by operators is not as ideal and reliable as should be, because the operator would have to pull and check one box every second.
On top of that, when all the process is complete boxes are placed in finished products area for palleting (either manually or automatic) resulting in irregular operations. This is due to the fact that there is no technological support as a sorter.
2.- Similarity between products
For those companies that do not have a high rate but do have very similar boxes, it can represent a real chaos to identify and assort one from another. With the implementation of a sorter, confusion due to invisible differences is avoided.
Do not forget that if there are some errors in lots, the client could return the whole order, which only results in economic and timing losses.
A great solution is the sortation system because it has efficient characteristic that will be extremely helpful. Best examples are barcode lectors and automated sorters for product assortment.
Food and beverages companies, as well as pharmaceutical, shipping, personal care and any other company with high flows or order preparation requirements, implement these tools for avoiding human errors that might reduce the operation’s reliability.
3.- Unsafe operations
The final process of production plants is to move finished products to storing or shipping areas. Reaching this area is a complicated task, normally due to the following reasons:
- Accidents of staff or products.
- Accidents with forklifts related to end-of-line stocks.
- Unsafe transit.
The most effective solutions is to implement a conveying system for merge all lines in one automated sorter, which will transport products to the finished products’ warehouse for palleting. In this way, product is safety concentrated and ideally assorted.
This process is mainly use by companies with an elevate boxes handling and where there is a limited space.
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