Do you have operation that requires a suitable, safe and easy-to-manage storage that allows you to know your stock right away? Then, you must know all that a horizontal carousel (automated warehouse) can do for your Company:
What is a horizontal carousel?
It is an automated storage, assortment and inventory’s management system that provides multiple benefits to operations. These are constituted by the following elements:
- Loaders:These are where the product is stored; they can store products of different size and shapes thanks to its flexibility.
- Picking area:This is where the operator can take the product once it has requested it into the system.
- Pick to Light: Sign system that indicate the quantity of product needed and the place it has to be taken from.
- Bach Picking station: this system allows assorting different orders at the same time. It is responsible for coordinating the pending orders. At the same time, it defines the priority of each order so it can be assorted immediately. Usually, it controls multiple work stations and each of them can be constituted by up to four horizontal carousels working simultaneously.
Kind of stations of horizontal carousel
It is important to choose the suitable kind of configuration in order to obtain higher performance and shorter assortment times. The following stations are available according to the size of the installation:
- Dual stations:ideal to be operated by a single person.
- Triple or quadruple stations:these are very common for a wide variety of products that require constant access and they can be operated by one or more persons.
- Multilayer stations:this kind of stations is suitable for heights up to 9 meters.
These are only a few features of horizontal carousels and, as you can see, your operation may be dramatically improved whit them because you will have several benefits, such as:
- Real-time inventory.
- Dynamic orders’ assortment.
- Versatility for storing different kind of products.
- More productive operations.
- Higher store capacity.
- Space saving.
You are taking the risk of losing control of your working processes besides of the important economic investment when you choose to implement inappropriate solutions for your operations. Share with us your logistical goals and we will work together in the integral design that will bring you many competitive advantages and will position you as a worldwide cutting-edge company. Call us today!
