In an era of ecommerce, where online shopping is the new norm, and one-click orders and same-day delivery are following closely behind, optimising your warehouse is instrumental to meeting the demand online and securing your success. Awarded ‘Top fastest Growing Companies in the Midlands’ and ‘Sunday Times Track 100 Fastest Profit Growth in the UK’, Kite Packaging is a thriving ecommerce business which can offer expertise in this area.
As one of the first companies in the UK to integrate drone technology into our warehouse, we can attest to the efficiency it has helped us achieve. InventAIRy XL provides automated inventory control, taking stock checks in five hours where manually it might take a week. By removing manual labour from the process, the possibility for human error is eradicated as is the need for mobile elevating platforms, significantly reducing health and safety risks. Thanks to this, we now utilise more vertical storage space through our higher racking as well as carrying out more frequent stock checks to ensure we have ample availability for our customers.
For as long as can be remembered, robotics and automation have played a huge role in increasing businesses’ operating efficiency, gaining a bad rap for replacing human labour in the process. This does not always have to be the case as systems like the Palomat Greenline, an automated pallet stacker and dispenser, can aid warehouse operatives in carrying out their tasks and much faster, too. To use, operatives must first select the stacking or dispensing function using the system’s touch panel. For stacking, individual pallets must be fed into the Palomat at ground level using a hand pallet truck, electric stacker or forklift. The Palomat will detect these using photosensors and begin stacking, going up to fifteen units high after which the stack can be removed to store aside. When the pallets are needed again, simply insert a stack, select the dispensing option and the Palomat will begin individually dispensing each pallet.
By automating this process, handling time per pallet is reduced, optimising overall pallet flow, so more time can be spent on other functions, such as pick, pack and dispatch. Employees are protected from health and safety risks commonly associated with heavy lifting and bending, leading to fewer injuries and absences from work as well as more productivity. Higher stacks can be safely created and take up less space, leading to more efficient use of the available warehouse space and, what’s more, this plug-and-play system is ready for immediate use.
For further space optimisation, consider dividing your facility into areas and assigning operatives to each of these. Having an organised setting, such as a packing bench, which is dedicated to the function of packaging goods really helps. Equipping these appropriately is key. The space-saving Speedman box is compact and fits nicely onto a pack bench without taking up too much space, offering an environmentally-friendly means for packing, wrapping and filling voids.
Kite’s standard bench is made with powder-coated steel and a Melamine Faced Chipboard (MFC) wipe-clean work top, available with or without a shelf and extra roll holder. Their excellent load-bearing stability suits a variety of operations while being supplied flat-packed makes for easy storage and transportation. Our Premium benches are designed for businesses with higher throughput and larger packing areas in industries such as manufacturing and warehousing. These come with shelving for storage so packaging materials can be kept on them.
Goods and materials should be easily accessible and adequately stocked to ensure smooth running of supply chains. Fast-moving goods should be located closer to packaging areas so they can be reached quickly, while less frequently ordered goods can be placed further away.
Speed up packaging and dispatch by introducing conveyors into your warehouse. These will transport goods safely and economically, saving time and labour spent travelling between points when picking goods. Kite’s systematic, space-optimising conveyor with adjustable heights and lengths fits into any packaging area, and can be flattened to save space when not in use. Each unit features four swivel castors for manoeuvrability around work spaces as needed. Their flexible characteristics allow adaptation, catering to your business’s specific space needs, and they are available in twelve sizes.
With Kite’s offering, you can achieve a systematic and productivity-boosting structure in your warehouse, optimising pick, pack and dispatch to meet the ever growing demand for ecommerce.
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