Faced with increasingly complex and competitive market dynamics, the use of automation technologies such as robotic picking has become a primary need for companies.
As we well know, the order preparation process represents the highest operating cost of any Distribution Center. Hence, for companies that handle many references, fulfilling their customers' orders in time and precision, while maintaining good levels of profitability, has become a real headache for logistics managers.
That is why today it is necessary to take advantage of the opportunities presented by Industry 4.0 to make our processes more agile, efficient, and productive.
In this blog, you will learn about one of the most used robotic technologies in Distribution Centers: robotic picking.
What is robotic picking?
Robotic picking is one of the most versatile order fulfillment solutions, since it can be used for assortment of parts, boxes, layers, or pallets.
This system can be designed to fixed positions so that the robot can move to the locations of the products or it can be programmed so that the products are the ones that move to the robot.
Whichever mode you choose, the function of robotic picking will be to pick the corresponding orders, and then place the products in their respective order consolidation area.
It should be noted that these solutions are supported by sophisticated vision systems, with which the robot analyzes the position of the product to determine the best way to take it without damaging it.
Types of robotic picking
- Picking by piece/unit. In this application, the products are presented in boxes and the robot executes the picking of items.
- Picking by layers. In this application, the function of the robot is to take the products from the pallet of a single SKU with several layers of layers, to place them on a multiproduct pallet or rainbow pallet.
For the implementation of a robotic picking system to be a resounding success, it is extremely important to carry out a thorough evaluation of the specific needs of your operation, in which key variables are considered, such as the type of product to be handled, quantity of SKUs, among others.
Therefore, we invite you to know what G.I.Eicom can do for you!
At G.I.Eicom we are the leading company in the development of intelligent intralogistics solutions that provide productivity, competitiveness and profitability to Distribution Centers.
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