Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems, explains how using pallet racking for small parts storage turns this ubiquitous storage product into a flexible order picking solution. While constant innovation generates a stream of new intralogistics solutions, ‘classic’ pallet racking remains the most commonly used storage system. Its relatively …
Read More »Manufacturers picking Direct to Consumer
Manufacturers with Direct to Consumer operations need to consider storage and picking for efficient fulfilment of growing order volumes, says Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems. Online retail helped many manufacturers who saw normal outlets for their goods close during the COVID-19 lockdown. Some were able to pivot …
Read More »No time for picking errors: By Edward Hutchison, MD of BITO Storage Systems
One of the biggest challenges faced by successful e-commerce operations stepping up to their first fulfilment centre will be minimising pick errors. Edward Hutchison, Managing Director of BITO Storage Systems, highlights four key areas where picking mistakes are commonly generated. Order picking is the central function of any logistics operation, …
Read More »KASTO adds pick-by-light to its storage systems
German storage system manufacturer KASTO, which is also a well-known producer of sawing machines, has introduced a pick-by-light option for its computer-controlled industrial warehouses, which are available in the UK and Ireland through the multinational company’s Milton Keynes subsidiary. With the new function, a beam of light is projected onto …
Read More »FastTrack Vision Picking
New Ubimax solution enables go-live of vision picking with smart glasses in under one hour As the world’s first provider of industrial augmented reality (AR) solutions, Ubimax now offers companies FastTrack Vision Picking, a vision picking template that is configured and ready for productive use in the warehouse in less …
Read More »VOICE CHOICE
Renovotec technical services director Lance Bennett provides some practical advice on Voice systems implementation and optimisation Voice is not a panacea, but where it is the right solution for the job it can produce dramatic improvements in performance and accuracy. Increases in worker productivity of up to 35% and a …
Read More »Next-level picking: Picavi uses the new Glass Enterprise Edition 2 from Google
Picavi is offering its business customers a Google product that takes order picking with a wearable computing device to a whole new level. As one of just 16 global Glass partners, the world-leading provider of pick-by-vision solutions is expanding its hardware portfolio with Glass Enterprise Edition 2, available from the …
Read More »Pick by Choice: Voice Commands perfect Picavi Smart Glasses
The pick-by-vision solution provided by Picavi has been enabling users to input information in a different way since this summer: Workers can activate the microphone on their smart glasses and issue instructions to the software controlling the system through voice commands. This provides a further option alongside the other opportunities; …
Read More »Picavi ahoy: Deutsche See uses smart glasses to pick smoked fish
Deutsche See, the market leader in sales of fish and shellfish, will be using the pick-by-vision solution from Picavi at its main business site in Bremerhaven in the future. The Deutsche See employees will soon have Picavi smart glasses to pick items in the smoked fish warehouse as an initial …
Read More »ECOMAL increases the use of Picavi smart glasses at its central warehouse
The electronics wholesaler, ECOMAL Europe GmbH, will be using more Picavi smart glasses at its European central warehouse from the third quarter of 2018 onwards. This is because the company is extending the field of activities used by the pick-by-vision solution in the past at its logistics centre in Kirchzarten. …
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