Pick-by-Point®
This special picking method uses moving light sources (moving heads) to precisely mark locations with a glowing dot. This marking helps pickers find their storage locations very quickly and provides them with optimal support during picking or sorting. The activity is confirmed with a wireless button or scanner. The method can optionally be used with Voice Picking or Pick-by-Watch .
The movable light source precisely marks locations with different colors from long distances.
Moving heads are widely used in stage technology. Today, it is impossible to imagine a concert without these light sources. A few years ago, LUCA successfully implemented this technology in warehouses and named it Pick-by-Point®. The brand is patented by LUCA. The moving light point marks the storage locations. The idea is very simple and practical and can be used to mark containers, pallets, and small and large compartments at a distance of approx. 20 m. The number of items or the storage positions in a trolley and other characteristics are indicated on screens or by voice output as required. The number of items is not always important when picking. In the automotive industry, the number of items is usually constant. The activities are confirmed via scanner, Pick-Radar®, or voice (Voice Picking).
The premiere of Pick-by-Point VW in Wolfsburg has generated a lot of excitement.
The introduction of our Pick-by-Point® solution at VW in Wolfsburg celebrated its premiere in 2010. The use of LUCA technology in replenishment control and the sequencing of door handles made it onto the front page of the VW magazine "autogramm Wolfsburg 06-07/2010." It wasn't just VW Wolfsburg that was very proud of the LUCA solution. News about Pick-by-Point® spread very quickly to all other VW plants and VW brands. Some SKODA employees were particularly enthusiastic about the solution, which was also recognized some time later (see below). The first VW system is still in operation today in Wolfsburg at a service provider, Schnellecke, and is used to supply the production line at the VW plant for Golf, Touran, and Tiguan. The innovative Schnellecke company has since implemented several LUCA systems worldwide.
SKODA Auto receives award for introducing Pick-by-Point picking process
At the Innovation Day held in June 2012 at the VW Group (in Martorell, Spain), SKODA won the main prize for "Best Innovation in Logistics" for the introduction of our Pick-by-Point® solution. We are delighted that this LUCA solution has received such high recognition within the VW Group. We would like to thank SKODA for recognizing the innovative LUCA solutions for sequencing and picking, which have been installed in more than 200 different systems at the SKODA plants (in Mlada Boleslav and Kvasiny).
Pick-by-Point® is perfect for special tasks
Our Pick-by-Point® solution has become an integral part of logistics solutions. Several universities and renowned scientific institutes, such as the Fraunhofer Institute in Dortmund (Mr. Detlef Spee), have also installed the LUCA solution on their premises to showcase the technology to the next generation of logistics professionals. Pick-by-Point® is mentioned in several reference books and learning materials.
