Paperless and error-free
September 1st 2006

With the introduction of MachPick, control and automation specialist MacDonald Humfrey, has launched an intelligent manual pick identification system that gives a visual light indication where an item is stored, creating both a paperless and error-free selection operation.

MacDonald Humfrey has developed MachPick as a modular configurable system catering for a wide variety of applications in both warehousing and production environments, where a correct pick is essential. One of its many advantages is that it offers multicolour light configuration allowing specific colour coding for individual operators working in the same area, making MachPick one of the most versatile pick-to-light systems currently available.

Correct pick location is achieved by automatic illumination of a series of LEDs immediately adjacent the storage location. It also supports many supervisory roles through a count process, operator pick confirmation or weigh-scales, automatic alerts signalling when preset low stock levels are reached.

The flexibility of the new MachPick system is created by three module ID formats, supplied in 15 or 30cm lengths that simply 'snap' together to cover the entire pick face, and can be used horizontally or vertically depending on the applications.