The ability to incorporate equipment from a variety of different manufacturers, and drive it in a concert that is timed perfectly to meet your daily business requirements, while connecting to your software order database, hardware inputs and outputs is a task that is uniquely suited to a Warehouse Control Software (WCS).
Package Inspection System
In fulfillment automation, the integrity of the box is critical to the success of the automation, particularly with regard to: dimensioning, labeling, conveyance and sortation. We look for ways to add value to both our existing customers as well as new ones, and our controls and software engineers regularly explore new technology to solve problems. Poor box integrity causes a variety of problems for the rest of the fulfillment automation process, so we have invested in research and technologies that can allow us to catch problems early.
Custom Gift Company Implements First Fulfillment Automation, Sees 60% Improvement In Labor Efficiency
Pic The Gift
Labor-intensive and error-prone manual fulfillment took too many resources from PTG's core manufacturing process and required too much training especially during peak holiday surge periods when team members were rotating between different roles. In less than 3 months with the new equipment, the Pic the Gift team has been able to familiarize themselves with the system enough to now rely on it for over 40% of their goods. In the company’s first holiday season with the new automation, Pic the Gift was able to fulfill the same amount of packages with 60% less labor required for the fulfillment process.
StreamTech Engineering Helps Guide MHI’s New SLAM (Scan Label Apply Manifest) Industry Group
The SLAM (Scan Label Apply Manifest) term is a shorthand acronym to describe shipping automation in large fulfillment centers. As the term describes, the SLAM line identifies packages, interrogates their weights and dimensions, manifests them with the preferred carrier, and prints-applies and verifies the readability and accuracy of the labels. As an integrator and designer of SLAM systems, StreamTech is excited to be able to contribute to the group, as well as learn from others and help establish best practices.
Custom StreamTech Innovation: Drop-In Conveyor Aligner
StreamTech's Drop-In Conveyor Aligner™ (DCA) fills a gap in the market. Lots of skew beds and other alignment options have a larger footprint, cost more, cannot be easily retrofitted into existing conveyors, and cannot be adjusted for different angles once installed. We designed our own aligner to solve all of these problems, and give our customers a better choice.
Transition From Manual Sortation to Automated Sortation
Not having automated sortation typically leaves you with two options: 1) limit shipments to a single carrier (which prevents the need for sortation) or 2) invest in many people resources to take care of manual sortation.
Why Choose Fulfillment Automation?
There are a lot of reasons for fulfillment automation, and it ultimately comes down to increasing operational efficiency. It’s not always just about speed. As you are considering the ROI (Return On Investment) for your next warehouse improvement project, here are a few of the reasons to consider fulfillment automation.
StreamTech Announces Patent Award for FoldSerter™ Intelligent Pack Slip Print, Fold, Insert System
StreamTech Engineering LLC, a leading creator and integrator of intelligent fulfillment automation systems, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company a patent for the FoldSerter™, a system for inserting multi-page plain paper pack slips into open cartons (US Patent No. 10,822,131 B2).
Carriers Are Charging By Dimweight – Here’s Why That Matters
Dimensional (DIM) weight, also known as volumetric weight is a pricing technique for commercial freight transport. This method uses an estimated weight that is calculated from the length, width, and height of a package. The air freight industry initially created DIM weight measurement.
Sprinter™ Shipping System: Here’s How It Works
The Sprinter™ is capable of scanning, weighing, dimensioning, print and applying and verifying. It can also integrate with a multitude of additional features. Ten feet doesn't seem like a significant impact, but by combining the individual process that are manually done you are not only saving space but time with an all-in-one system.