- Application > Logistics
- Sector > Logistics
Process Overview
L&S Engineers, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of spare parts and consumables, implemented HIK’s logistics robot solution to enhance logistics efficiency in its large-scale warehouse. This project focused on automating the order picking process using mobile robots, increasing logistics precision, and reducing the physical burden on workers.
Project Background & Objectives
Background
L&S Engineers operates a massive logistics center that handles thousands of spare parts and consumables, processing a high volume of orders daily. However, the existing manual methods faced several challenges:
High worker fatigue due to long walking distances.
Low operational efficiency and slow order processing speeds.
Concerns over decreased customer satisfaction due to high error rates.
Objectives
Enhance Operational Efficiency: Reduce worker travel distances and improve productivity through mobile robots.
Improve Accuracy: Decrease error rates in the order picking process.
Reduce Operational Costs: Lower labor and operating expenses through automation.
Components
- Robot
Components
Robots: 40 HIK AMR Logistics Robots. Each robot navigates autonomously using high-performance sensors and transports necessary parts to the workstations for order picking.
Workflow
- STEP 1.
- Order Receipt: The central management system collects customer order information.
- STEP 2.
- Work Instruction Dispatch: Mobile robots receive information regarding part locations and workstation destinations from the central system.
- STEP 3.
- Part Pickup: Robots retrieve specified parts from the warehouse shelving.
- STEP 4.
- Transport & Delivery: Robots transport the parts to the workstation and deliver them to the worker.
- STEP 5.
- Task Completion: The worker packs the items, performs a final check, and dispatches the order.
- STEP 6.
- Robot Return: Once the task is finished, the robot moves to a standby area for its next assignment.
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