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WITT-GRUPPE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE SORTING SYSTEM MAKES DISTRIBUTION EASY The centre is part of the Witt-Gruppe’s Vision 2020 through which it plans to position itself as the most profitable Europe-wide group of retailers in the 50plus market whilst achieving a 50 % reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. As the distribution centre for the entire Witt-Gruppe catalogue and website, the system must handle a diverse range of clothing and household items, as well as CDs and DVDs. The weight of these items can vary from a few grams to up to 7 kg and include a wide range of shapes. HIGHLIGHTS > Sorter design handles items of any size and weight, at any time within specifications. > Sortation system for order processing and for shipping. > System controller manages each of the three sorters and monitors progress of each batch. > Efficiency and use of space to support the future expansion of the Witt-Gruppe. CASE STUDY WITT-GRUPPE DISTRIBUTION CENTRE

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BENCHMARK EFFICIENCIES: ENERGY, SPACE,SPEED Items are picked from stock in batches and accumulate in totes before being conveyed to the sortation system consisting of two LS-4000CB crossbelt packing sorters with five inductions each. At each induction, one person, at a specially-designed ergonomic workstation, manually removes items from the totes and places them into the dynamic induction. To match the picking process, the sorters receive, process and release the items in batches. The items are conveyed from the packing sorters into 132 packing chutes. In this configuration, one sorter...

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PACKING SORTER: T ›› wo LS-4000CB cross-belt sorters 1 ›› 0 dynamic inductions (5 per sorter) 1 ›› 32 “double-double” two compartment, four layer chutes ›› 2 chutes for no reads 3 ›› chutes for early and late items as well as EAN control SHIPPING SORTER: ›› One LS-4000E tilt-tray sorter 5 ›› inductions (of which 2 are full automatic) 1 ›› 33 chutes (four different types a ccording to various use) CONTROL SYSTEM: Using standard LS-4000 modules, the entire packing and shipping sortation system combines a space-saving footprint with very high capacity. In the course of one year, the complete...

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Dynamic batch-progress tables can be monitored from any work station SOFTWARE TO OPTIMISE PRODUCTION Large screens installed by each row of chutes in the packing area, allow staff to monitor the progress of the batches when packing the orders. BEUMER Group’s graphical supervisory control system provides a complete and dynamcal colour code overview of all i orders being packed at every stage of the system. This allows blockages at the chutes, sorter jams or other malfunctions to be easily detected to allow the supervisor to radio the exact position to the floor so that it can be resolved...

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