Goods picking

Keeping the Orders in Order

As orders increase, it may be difficult to keep up using manual picking processes. By contrast, automation can relieve pressure on your staff and deliver attractive efficiency gains. While it is relatively straightforward to (partially) automate transport processes, by making use of conveying systems and/or automated guided vehicles (AGVs), picking calls for extensive expertise – and software such as WAMAS.

Manual Picking

Thanks to our cognitive abilities, humans are ideally suited for picking tasks. According to statistics, the proportion of picking work which is done manually still hovers above 90 percent. WAMAS can also provide support with this task and can be easily and flexibly parameterized. The WAMAS WMS takes charge and guides the employees through the process intuitively and safely via mobile devices, Pick by Voice, or Pick by Light.

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Automated Picking Systems

Arguments in favor of automating picking include reduced error rates, accelerated order processing against a background of reduced costs, and the potential to compensate for shortages of specialized staff. The prospect of improved ergonomics should not be dismissed lightly either. This is an especially important factor for your employees at peak times. SSI Schaefer offers a wide range of automatic and robot-assisted picking systems (SSI Case Picking and Piece Picking solutions), which truly come into their own when operated in conjunction with WAMAS. After all, a robot is only as good as the software that controls it. With WAMAS Robotics, SSI Schaefer brings you all the benefits of its software expertise and endows your robots with the intelligence they need for your tasks.

Partial Automation as an Alternative

The SSI LOGIMAT storage lift, which can also be integrated into existing structures and is scalable, allows you to exploit the height of your warehouse and to reduce walking distances for your employees to a minimum. WAMAS Lift & Store also shows its strengths when working with this storage and picking machine, which is fully compatible with the WAMAS WMS and MFS. Configurable storage and retrieval strategies, speed, safety, and reporting are just some of the advantages on offer.