Revolutionise Your Mixed-SKU Pallet Building With Layer Picking
Layer picking applications have steadily gained popularity over the last five years, mainly in grocery & beverage distribution centres, to meet the increasing demand with the ever-expanding SKU volume. Layer picking is an order picking process ideal for high-volume staging or mixing centres. With layer picking, you can quickly build mixed-SKU pallets one or more layers at a time. Layer picking produces an exponential increase in pick rates vs. manual case selection.
Layer picking delivers the results. For example, one forklift operator with a clamping layer pick attachment can fill orders at an average speed of 1250 cases an hour compared to 250 cases an hour manually. That’s a 400% pick rate increase, and by simply using a relatively low-automation layer-pick solution.
Layer Pickers have revolutionised the way palletised loads can be handled. The system is now widely used throughout the fresh produce sector and can be seen at most major supermarket distribution centres. The speed and versatility of the system can help your business reduce time, labour, repetitive strain injury claims and significantly increase your safe working practices, productivity rate and bottom line.
Benefits of Layer Picking:
- Just-in-time order fulfilment
- Increased efficiency
- Reduced labour costs
- Increased order-pick accuracy
- Pick up one layer, multiple layers, or full pallet in one “pick”
- Automatic product tracking within the warehouse
- Material-flow data for reviewing processes, order-picking efficiency, and productivity for constant efficiency monitoring
