Streamlined picking
November 1st 2011 With increasing sales and a
next day delivery promise,
distributor of hand and
powered tools, Toolbank
appointed Conveyor Systems
(CSL) to streamline the
labour intensive order
picking process and flow of
product from stores located
on three floor levels, through
to packaging and despatch at
its Halesowen facility.
The new system was
designed and manufactured
to reduce manual handling,
improve efficiency and
accuracy of order picking.
Increased productivity was
achieved by enabling staff to
pick & place products
directly into tote boxes to be
conveyed to a central order
consolidation and packing
area.
On the upper floor, slower
moving items are picked
from storage and placed into
individual tote boxes. On
completion of an order, the
tote is placed on to a heavy
duty powered roller conveyor
that runs along the end of
each picking aisle in order to
enable the fastest and most
efficient batch picking
process.
From the upper
mezzanine, totes are
transported down an
inclined belt conveyor on to a
powered roller conveyor
fitted to the outer edge of the
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