Optimising Pallet Automation & Storage in the Warehouse
By L-A-C Logistics Automation
There’s little doubt that the pursuit of efficiency for the logistics and warehousing industry to meet ever-increasing demands, is driving engagement with automation technologies designed to enhance performance and overall productivity. The team at L-A-C works closely with customers from many different sectors, from food to pharma, designing and delivering bespoke automation solutions that meet these growing needs.
Pallet handling is one such area that can significantly benefit from automation integration and is highly effective in streamlining operations across the warehouse. In this article we’ll showcase a few key automation technologies and their impact on warehouse operations, by following the pallet journey from goods in-bound and put-away, through to outbound despatch.
Goods-in areas are a hive of activity and require an efficient process to unload items from containers and prepare for put-away. Telescopic boom conveyors are ideally suited for handling loose items arriving through the supply chain and can be integrated with pallet stackers and de-stackers as well as robotic palletisers to efficiently and accurately collate SKUs ready for storage and onward despatch.
Storage transfer of pallets around the warehouse to their required location can be fully automated using technology such as pallet conveyors. The L-A-C range of pallet conveyors are standardised, simplistic and robust, with flexible options of chain or belt conveyors that can be easily customised to suit the unit load required. Our modular based designs of pallet conveyors are also highly adaptable. Chain driven roller conveyors can be easily segmented into controllable drive zones or accumulation zones, and allow for simple insertion of transfers and other modular accessory devices to fully integrate the system.
Autonomous Mobile Robot technology continues to gain traction for pallet handling, offering a flexible, scalable and highly efficient method of safe and accurate storage put-away. Equally versatile and ideally suited to larger operations, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) offer exceptional levels of storage density and efficient pallet handling. Our partner HUBMASTER’s multi-aisle stacker crane is specifically designed to handle pallets and over-sized loads, with high-density push-back and gravity flow racking options.
Once out-bound processes are initiated, pallet conveyors deliver the same high levels of efficiency and throughput seen during in-bound, ensuring 360 efficiency is maintained across all operational phases.
Setting the Trend
There are numerous advantages for integrating automation into warehouse operations from space optimisation, enhanced control to improved accuracy and favourable ROI. As pallet handling forms a significant part of everyday activities, can businesses really afford to delay in engaging with technology that is readily available and can be tailored to suit the complexities of modern-day logistics? Trust automation to deliver; the benefits are compelling, and L-A-C will guide you every step of the way.
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