2 to 1 labor savings in pick to light area and 3 to 1 labor savings in horizontal carousel area

Challenge: When Imagistics, the former fax and copier division of Pitney Bowes, became a newly formed NYSE company, one of their first responsibilities was to build their own distribution center. The new state-of-the-art automated facility was to be primarily focused on piece picking to support repair parts and distribution to copier suppliers. To manage the distribution facility, Imagistics contracted a third party logistics company, BAX Global.

Solution: Diamond Phoenix was then selected to design an integrated solution for the facility based on a zone picking system. The system, which combined Diamond Horizontal Carousels, DirectPick™ pick to light, radio frequency picking, extensive packaging operations, and an automated shipping sortation system, was developed with the objective of maintaining a high level of operational efficiency and providing quick turnaround time for customers.

Benefits:

• Reduced conveyor investment through efficient combination of automated pick to light and carousels
• 2 to 1 labor savings in pick to light area and 3 to 1 labor savings in carousel area
• Floor space savings of approximately 50% over traditional shelving

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