Pack Automation

Pack Automation

Automate Documents Into Open or Closed Boxes

Pack Automation

Automate Documents Into Open or Closed Boxes

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Warehouse Packing Station Automation

The Space Between Picking & Shipping

In today’s eCommerce environment, the pack process is a common bottleneck between picking and shipping. Packing challenges include speed to beat carrier cutoff times, timely delivery to meet customer expectations, and incorrect or missing documentation.

Warehouse Packing Station Automation. Pack automation drawing.
  • 1. Order Picking

    This is where the order fulfillment process starts. New orders are retrieved from the shelves and placed in cartons.

  • 2. Card or Collateral Insert

    As open cartons move along in the process, often times marketing collateral is added to the order, for promotional purposes, either for a sale or maybe a loyalty program.

  • 3. Packslip Print/Fold/Insert

    Before the cartons are closed and sealed, the invoice is inserted. This can either be a small thermal packing slip, or it can be a full multi-page invoice, and other items such as assembly instructions or regulatory documents.

  • 4. Carton Closure & Seal

    Once the carton contains all the necessary items and documentation, it can be closed, either via a taper or a case erector that also adds padding.

  • 5. Shipping

    After closure, the carton is ready to be shipped. It can be dimensioned, weighed, a shipping label can be manifested, printed and applied, and verified for accuracy.

  • 6. Sortation

    Once the shipping label is applied, it can be sorted either via carrier, shipping speed, weight, or by any other means of organizing outgoing shipments.

The Benefits Of Pack Station Automation

Automating the packing process can slash huge time off your fulfillment process, and on peak days this might be the difference that helps you get all your orders out in time. Benefits of pack automation include:

  • Improve order accuracy
  • Reduce or re-allocate dedicated labor
  • Increase throughput and speed of operation
  • Improve customer satisfaction
  • Ensure compliance with documentation requirements
  • Flexibility to add recurring sales opportunities with integrated marketing collateral

Warehouse packing station benefits. Warehouse packing station.

The Benefits Of Pack Station Automation

Warehouse packing station benefits. Warehouse packing station.

Automating the packing process can slash huge time off your fulfillment process, and on peak days this might be the difference that helps you get all your orders out in time. Benefits of pack automation include:

  • Improve order accuracy
  • Reduce or re-allocate dedicated labor
  • Increase throughput and speed of operation
  • Improve customer satisfaction
  • Ensure compliance with documentation requirements
  • Flexibility to add recurring sales opportunities with integrated marketing collateral

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StreamTech Pack Automation Solutions:

FoldSerter™

Print, Fold Verify & Insert Full Paper Packslips

FoldSerter™ identifies the package, prints and folds the collateral, and automatically verifies the packslip against the carton in realtime before guiding it into the box.

  • Handles verbose, complex documents
  • Full color documents or b/w
  • ~15 CPM or 1000 CPH (rates vary by application)
  • Realtime 100% verification of each page
  • C or Z fold, or no fold

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FoldSerter™ Color.

FoldSerter™

Print, Fold Verify & Insert Full Paper Packslips

FoldSerter™ Color.

FoldSerter™ identifies the package, prints and folds the collateral, and automatically verifies the packslip against the carton in realtime before guiding it into the box.

  • Handles verbose, complex documents
  • Full color documents or b/w
  • ~15 CPM or 1000 CPH (rates vary by application)
  • Realtime 100% verification of each page
  • C or Z fold, or no fold

LEARN MORE ABOUT FOLDSERTER™
ThermSerter invoice inserter. Warehouse packing station.

ThermSerter™

Print, Verify & Insert Small Thermal Packslips

ThermSerter™ automates custom thermal printed invoice and pack slip collateral to open-box fulfillment orders prior to or after order picking. The system identifies the package, prints, verifies, and drops the thermal packslip into the box.

  • Quickly ID’s the order and prints thermal packslips
  • Up to 1200 boxes per hour, per line
  • Realtime 100% verification of packslip
  • Perfect for small box orders – jewelry, electronics, watches, etc.
  • Smaller footprint system

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ThermSerter™

Print, Verify & Insert Small Thermal Packslips

ThermSerter invoice inserter. Warehouse packing station.

ThermSerter™ automates custom thermal printed invoice and pack slip collateral to open-box fulfillment orders prior to or after order picking. The system identifies the package, prints, verifies, and drops the thermal packslip into the box.

  • Quickly ID’s the order and prints thermal packslips
  • Up to 1200 boxes per hour, per line
  • Realtime 100% verification of packslip
  • Perfect for small box orders – jewelry, electronics, watches, etc.
  • Smaller footprint system

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CardSerter™

High Speed Friction Feeder For Pre-Printed Cards

CardSerter™ automates pre-printed collateral insertion for open-box fulfillment orders after order picking. This system allows for pre-loaded postcard-sized documents to be added to the pack line. Ideal for adding marketing or promotional collateral to outbound orders.

  • Up to 3,000 cartons per hour, per line
  • Great way to increase customer satisfaction and repeat business
  • Add marketing collateral to outbound orders

LEARN MORE ABOUT CARDSERTER™
CardSerter Card Inserter

CardSerter™

High Speed Friction Feeder For Pre-Printed Cards

CardSerter Card Inserter

CardSerter™ automates pre-printed collateral insertion for open-box fulfillment orders after order picking. This system allows for pre-loaded postcard-sized documents to be added to the pack line. Ideal for adding marketing or promotional collateral to outbound orders.

  • Up to 3,000 cartons per hour, per line
  • Great way to increase customer satisfaction and repeat business
  • Add marketing collateral to outbound orders

LEARN MORE ABOUT CARDSERTER™
Duplex Packslip

Duplex Packslip™

Integrated Packslip Label for Closed Box, Full Case Applications

Duplex Packslip™ is a family of problem-solving technologies that provide for printing on both sides of a label which can be automatically applied to shipments.

  • Quickly ID’s the order and prints thermal packslips
  • Up to 1200 boxes per hour, per line
  • Realtime 100% verification of packslip
  • Perfect for small box orders – jewelry, electronics, watches, etc.
  • Smaller footprint system

LEARN MORE ABOUT DUPLEX PACKSLIP™

Duplex Packslip™

Integrated Packslip Label for Closed Box, Full Case Applications

Duplex Packslip

Duplex Packslip™ is a family of problem-solving technologies that provide for printing on both sides of a label which can be automatically applied to shipments.

  • Quickly ID’s the order and prints thermal packslips
  • Up to 1200 boxes per hour, per line
  • Realtime 100% verification of packslip
  • Perfect for small box orders – jewelry, electronics, watches, etc.
  • Smaller footprint system

LEARN MORE ABOUT DUPLEX PACKSLIP™

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