Audio-Technica is devoted to the design and manufacture of audio equipment. Initially known for state-of-the-art phonograph cartridges, the company now creates high-performance microphones, headphones, wireless systems, turntables and a broad range of other premium quality electronic products.
With Covid-19 driving a notable spike in public demand for all forms of home entertainment equipment, Audio-Technica experienced a sustained upsurge in orders.
The growth in the number of B-2-C orders received and processed at the company’s Leeds-based distribution facility, prompted Audio-Technica to reconsider the type of materials handling equipment it deployed.
The Leeds warehouse offers some 2000 pallet spaces, plus several thousand more SKU locations, within a very narrow aisle racking system. Customer order picking is undertaken by warehouse personnel at every racking level except the top beam, which is used to hold bulk stock of full pallet loads of replenishment stock, that are put away and picked by Flexi articulated trucks manufactured and supplied by Narrow Aisle Ltd.
At pre-pandemic throughput rates picking staff had used traditional ladder-type access platforms to reach elevated pick faces within the aisles. But as the online business grew, this method proved inefficient.
After an in-depth review, Audio-Technica introduced the Flexi Easi-Pick – a mid-level vertical order picker that is the latest addition to the range of intralogistics solutions offered by Narrow Aisle Ltd. The Easi-Pick is a compact ride-on electric-powered vertical order picker that delivers hugely improved productivity and increased safety.
Featuring a heavy-duty and exceptionally stable mast in combination with a spacious and ergonomically-designed working platform, the Easi-Pick allows picking tasks to be carried out at heights of up to 6.5 metres, while its compact chassis design allows the unit to turn in aisles just 1.6 metres wide.
The Easi-Pick trowel can be controlled by the operator in the raised position, saving valuable minutes when travelling between picking locations.
A high efficiency AC digital drive system can be programmed via the on-board LCD dash to ensure travel and lift/lower speed restrictions are not exceeded, while power comes from a traction battery that supports charging from a standard single phase 230V outlet.
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