The metal racks from ATOX Storage Systems combined with the warehouse automation systems from ATOX Soluciones Tecnológicas have provided the storage solution for an important logistics company in Guatemala, which provides distribution and outsourcing services as a 3PL operator.
Optimization in order preparation is key for any warehouse, but when providing logistics services, performance and efficiency in maintenance tasks are even more crucial, representing the basis of business strategies. Due to this, a solution was given to this fundamental part of the project with the ATOX light-guided system for pick-to-light operations, integrated into live picking racks, and combined with the intelligent roller conveyors designed and manufactured by ATOX.
ATOX light guidance revolutionizes order picking
Order preparation is one of the main activities of any warehouse and, when dealing with a 3PL operator, picking has to be optimized as much as possible. The ATOX light-guided system allows both pick-to-light and put-to-light operations, guiding warehouse operators to each slot of the metal racks, speeding up picking operations as much as possible while reducing costs. mistakes.
ATOX light guidance is cared for in every detail. The devices are integrated into the beams of the picking racks, giving the system great robustness. They have lights of various colors, allowing a color to be assigned to each user and thus allowing several operators to prepare orders simultaneously.
ATOX light-guided automation works in coordination with intelligent roller conveyors. In this way, each picking operator can prepare orders without leaving their area. The versatility of the ATOX system to prepare orders through pick-to-light and put-to-light allows you to optimize warehouses through various picking strategies, beyond slotting: zone picking, batch picking, etc.
Intelligent roller conveyors for high-performance intralogistics
ATOX intelligent roller conveyors play a leading role in optimizing intralogistics. In a typical warehouse, it is estimated that more than 50% of the time during order preparation is spent in unproductive movements. Roller transport allows these movements to be reduced to a minimum. And by working in coordination with the light-guided system, warehouse personnel also streamline picking operations.
The roller transport system designed and manufactured by ATOX enjoys great strategic advantages. Thanks to its modularity, it can be adapted to the current and future needs of the warehouse. Its adaptability allows it to integrate sensors, barcode and RFID readers, automatic weighing units, image capture systems, etc.
These roller conveyors are energy efficient, having sensors that automatically activate each section of the roller path when there are boxes or buckets to transport, deactivating again until it is really necessary. In this way, they also contribute to keeping the noise level to a minimum, improving ergonomics and safety for warehouse personnel.
The roller conveyors incorporate diverters that act as sorters, automatically classifying the boxes and buckets based on their content, the result of the automatic weighing, according to their shipping destination, etc.
The versatility of ATOX custom-designed automation allows automatic support to work with boxes and pails of different sizes, so that each automated weighing unit, each sorter, each laser detector and each ID reader will work efficiently for the different types. and sizes of merchandise that will be handled in the warehouse, speeding up the preparation of measurements and improving traceability.
Efficient metal racking as a pillar of the logistics sector
For 3PL operators, who allow their clients to outsource or outsource the logistics of their supply chains, the performance of their warehouses is critical. ATOX Storage Systems metal racking systems manage to optimize warehouse space. Its combination with ATOX Soluciones Tecnológicas automations allow reaching the high levels of performance necessary in modern warehouses.
As a manufacturer of metal shelving and storage systems, ATOX is part of the pillars of supply chains, committed to quality and excellence in service. With an extensive and consolidated international presence, it has helped clients from a wide variety of business sectors optimize their supply chains, advising them and adapting storage systems to suit each warehouse.
At ATOX we maintain a philosophy of continuous improvement, with our storage systems in constant evolution to provide solutions to the present and future high demands of modern supply chains.