Conveyco’s own Dave Lodwig presented Robots, Cobots, and Autonomous Vehicles: The Cutting Edge of Order Fulfillment on at ProMat 2019. In his seminar, Dave talked about the new breed of flexible automation technologies and the changing landscape of modern order fulfillment, focusing heavily on the role that autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can play in your operation.

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Autonomous Mobile Robots:
The cutting Edge of Order fulfillment Technology
Presented by:
Conveyco Technologies
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Presenter
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Dave Lodwig
Account Manager
Conveyco Technologies
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Objectives
• How AMRs can be used to improve your order fulfillment process
• Understand the different types of AMRs and how they are used in
different types of operations
• Applying AMRs to different
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What is an AMR and what does it do?
Autonomous Mobile Robot
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• Mobile vehicles capable of navigating in an uncontrolled
environment without the need for physical or electro-mechanical
guidance devices.
• How is that different from an AGV
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Types of AMRs
Conveyor
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Shelf or Cart Top Sortation
Unitload
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AMR Applications
• Pickup Drop Off
oSplit case orders
oFull case picks
oSort cartons or totes at
shipping or packing
• Shelf or Cart Top
o Split case orders
o Full case picks
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AMR Applications
• Sortation
oSplit case orders
oFull case picks
oSort to packing or shipping
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AMR Opportunities
in Fulfillment
• Split Case Order Picking
oHigh SKU count ~5,000+
o~ Less than 10,000 orders per day
• Split Case Replenishment
• Unit sortation
• Shipping Sortation
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AMR Opportunities in Fulfillment
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How Are They Used?
• Split Case Order Picking
• Pickers travel to start and
complete order(s)
• Travel time = Unproductive time
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Traditional Order Picking
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Split Case Order Picking
• Pickers work in zones
• Goods-to-Person
• Pickers stay in aisles
picking
• Travel can exceed 50% of
pick cycle time
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Eliminate This Travel
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Replenishment
• Mixed or Solid
SKU Cases/Totes
• Interleaved with
picking tasks
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1F Packing Layer
Height of Packing Layer ≥8’-0”
2F Sorting Layer
Height of Sorting Layer ≥7’-0”
Sortation: Multi-Level
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Sortation: Single Level
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Induction Station
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Where is the Magic?
Planning & Analysis
oVolumes
 Identify peaks- Seasonal and daily
oOrder profiles
 How many? What do they look like?
oSKU velocities
 How many move how fast?
oSlotting strategy
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Where is the Magic?
Software Coordination
• Order management
• Task management
o AMRs
o Labor
• Realtime Updating and
Prioritizing
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Summary
• AMRs are flexible and scalable
• There are applications most have not considered
• Most fulfillment operations can benefit from
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Contact Me Directly With Questions
Dave Lodwig:
Office 860.589.8215 ext 103
Email dlodwig@conveyco.com.com
Website: www.conveyco.com
Visit ProMat Booth #S4561
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