Packaging World: E-commerce poses new automation challenges
“According to MHS, today’s e-commerce landscape pushes supply chains to meet faster service levels and overcome labor challenges in the face of intense cost pressures. “The robotic multi-pick uses technology to help companies reduce dependency on a shaky labor pool, control costs, and boost output,” it explains.
Unlike robotic picking systems that handle a single item to fill one order at a time, the multi-pick robotic end effector can pick up and hold up to 36 items simultaneously and pack four orders at a time into four shipping boxes. This enables the end effector to act as an on-demand buffer per Lean Manufacturing best practices, a task typically reserved for accumulation conveyors or other automated components in an order fulfillment process.
Enterprise Talk: Logistics and material handling industry – RPA to the rescue during the pandemic
“In the material handling industry, one can expect to see the rise of next-generation of robotic innovations designed to provide relief from labor challenges and boost productivity for distribution centers,” says Rush Fullerton, Senior Vice President Business Development at MHS, in an exclusive interview with Enterprise Talk.
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Packaging World: Robotic order fulfillment system
MHS launches a robotic order fulfillment system designed to reduce labor requirements and improve efficiency in e-commerce fulfillment workflows.
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Robotics 24/7: Picking robots gain speed and accuracy, explains MHS
MHS explains how advances in perception and sortation have reduced handling errors and benefitted multiple sectors.
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