Hybrid Concept
When dealing with complex tasks, a single technology can rarely meet all customer requirements. To address the diverse needs of picking systems, we often use multiple technologies simultaneously. This allows us to design an optimal system. By employing hybrid technology, our systems remain highly flexibleand are often automatically adapted to new situations.
Voice Picking Pick-by-Light
During picking or sequencing, large and small parts are stored separately. Orders for mixed products often involve different requirements. On the one hand, large parts must be picked using both hands, which may result in lower picking performance; on the other hand, small parts should be retrieved from the shelves quickly and safely. To address such challenges, we have simultaneously Voice Picking for large parts and Pick-by-Light for small parts.
In this case, our system automatically detects the availability of the displays and adjusts the voice prompts accordingly. On the other hand, when picking large parts, only Voice Picking sequential output and voice prompts is used. For small parts, the pick-by-light displays on all necessary bins are activated simultaneously, and the voice prompts only announce the LED color. If needed, the Pick-by-Light displays can be easily retrofitted. The LUCA software automatically detects the new displays.
Voice Picking Pick-by-Point®
With Voice Picking , a common issue arises where, during high-volume picking, the employee has to interact too much with the voice system. To reduce the constant announcement of checksums—which the employee knows by heart anyway—we use Pick-by-Point® to show them the picking bin, with only the quantity being announced via voice.
Because the Pick-by-Point® system’s lamp illuminates the entire picking bin, access is further secured according to the Poka-Yoke principle. Picking confirmation can be performed via a scanner or voice dialogue. Using voice commands, the employee simply confirms the number of items picked. The hybrid system significantly increases picking performance compared to Voice Picking .
Here we have presented only a selection of the possible Hybrid Concept solutions. There are many other options that can be implemented very effectively and innovatively within the Hybrid Concept. Please contact us for more information.