Pick-to-Light module: PTF-L-1
PTF-L-1 (old version) *
70 mm x 50 mm
* replaced by PTF-L-6
This PTF-L-1 Pick to Light compartment display is the predecessor model of the PTF-L-6 with a round eye-catching light, which is available for existing Pick-to-Light. It itself has a slim design and has no display, but is equipped with a mechanical acknowledgement button and is used in the standard version for applications where no quantity display is required. This compartment display is only used to signal the removal compartment (e.g. single item in automotive applications).
With this model in the standard version, the removal is acknowledged by means of an acknowledgement button. This compartment display can also be used for C-items in combination with a central display. In this case, all C-compartments of a shelf block are equipped with this display.
More information in the main article: Pick to Light & Pick to Light system in 2023
Additional employee information can be shown in the system on an info display. The shelf displays on the shelf can be switched on sequentially or simultaneously. In addition, the F button offers the option of storing functions (example: color change).
Why different system names?
Pick-to-Light
With the method Pick-to-Light method involves classic picking with the aid of compartment displays. The Pick-to-Light display shows the removal quantity directly on the storage compartment. The Pick-to-Light usually receives confirmation of the removal by pressing a button on the module.
Pick-to-Light
The term is often used in English-speaking countries instead of Pick-to-Light . The pick-to-light method is a Multi-Order-Picking method that focuses on the distribution of items that have just been picked to different orders. The method is classically used with a picking cartPick-by-Cart).
Put-to-Light
The put-to-light method clearly defines the distribution of goods to the target compartments. A classic example of this is replenishment in a flow rack.
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