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Why use Pick-to-light?

WHEN TO CHOOSE PICK-TO-LIGHT?

The picking strategy based on Pick to Light or Put to Light technology is present in many industries. This strategies are implemented to maximize the operations done per minute and increase productivity

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Displays of Electrotec.

The Pick to Light allows the guided collection of small pieces or small boxes, with great efficiency and without paper. It reduces the error rate by 0.10% and increases productivity. It is very suitable when working with a large number of orders, precision pickups, best-selling items, low number of items per order or temporary peaks.

Inside a picking process of an order using pick to light, the user sees where the articles and units per article are located. Each time an element is collected, it is recorded. The order is completed step by step and several users at the same time can fulfill parallel running orders in the same area using different indicadors.

The Put to Light allows you to separate a group of articles by its orde automatizing the order preparation of articles distributed on several places in the warehouse.

The displays are connected to the warehouse management software allowing to have the inventory in real time

PRODUCTIVITY INCREASE OF 40 % TO 200 %

El aumento de productividad de luz tiene su origen en:

  • – The user does not have to move and spend time searching for items,
  • – The error rate decreases: no erroneous readings, no line gaps, …
  • – Waiting time between orders is eliminated and the old paperwork
  • – Orders are automatically verified,
  • – Stock is always concise and known
  • – Users learn very fast to use the system

WHY ELECTROTEC PICK-TO-LIGHT ?

Electrotec has developed its own picking system based on more than 10 years of experience installing products from other manufacturers. The most common errors have been taken into account in our design. The result is robust, easy to install, easy to manage (e.g. with a web browser) and adaptable.  We are very competitive with handheld displays.

WITHOUT PICKING STOPS

AHigh productivity in high-demand environments with three or four workshifts, where a production stop can be critical. The robustness of Electrotec picking systems resides in the connection technology used, where if a cable is disconnected the production does not stop.

EASY INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE

The system configuration and monitoring can be done through the integrated webserver of DPI controller. Each controller can handle up to 500 displays. If a display has any problem, it appears in a different colour easy to identify and can be changed.

ADAPTABILITY

Electrotec’s Pick to Light libraries allow easy integration with any type of management software, reducing the implementation time of the digital picking solution.

Electrotec developed a flexible Pick to Light that incorporates peripherals such as barcode readers, handheld detection or scales.