Case story tote handling and order picking0 pages

Case story
System Availability….it’s in our DNA!
World leading manufacturers who
operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week, demand the highest levels of
system availability, where unplanned
stoppages and process disruptions
are totally unacceptable. CSi is the
leading provider of material handling
production systems, supplying wellknown market leaders in the fast moving
consumer goods market with systems performing
very close to the ultimate - 100% availability.
Ask any of our customers, our system’s performance
is legendary! It’s in our DNA …
Internal logistics systems in the
distribution market have had traditionally
low demands on system availability,
mainly due to a non-time critical
operation. Most suppliers of these
systems are focused on return of
investment over xed contract periods,
with less emphasis on down time, repair costs
and most important of all, late deliveries!
An increasing number of distribution companies now
nd themselves in a highly demanding market place
where customers and consumers insist on timely
delivery, within pre-agreed time windows.
Typical distribution transport systems are no longer
Benets:
Key data:
• Industry: internet retailing
• Country: United Kingdom
• Powerball sorting and merging
technology
• 20 km of conveyors
• High bay warehousing: 23 acre site
• Order picking: 7.5 picks per min.
• Bin sequencing and buffering
• 99.4% delivery fulfilment
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• Highly robust equipment with low
maintenance
• High production throughput
• High guaranteed system availability
• Actual energy consumption only 1/3 of
competing systems
• Space efficient order picking
• Space efficient tote bin buffering
• Easy to repair, short repair times
suitable, mainly due to their low availability gures and
lengthy repair times, making it almost impossible to
meet customer delivery expectations. It maybe time to
consider a CSi production transport system rather than
the typical distribution transport system.
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