Swisslog announces major U.S. installation of Click&Pick robotic order fulfillment system

In a press conference Monday, Swisslog (Booth 7613) detailed a commissioned installation of its Click&Pick goods-to-person, multi-channel robotic order fulfillment system for LIDS Sports Group, part of Hat World. (A demo of the Click&Pick system is featured in the Swisslog booth.)

The system will be installed at the company’s central DC in Indianapolis, said T.J. Fanning, Swisslog’s director of customer support sales and account management. “This project will support LIDS’ continued sales growth and ensures fast, accurate order fulfillment to their stores, third-party partners and direct e-commerce customers,” he said.

Click&Pick’s 3D grid of stacked cubes holds bins of SKUs. Wheeled robotic pickers travel across the top of the grid tracks, pulling each required bin and depositing it in a chute that sends it to a picking station. There, an operator selects the required item and routes it to packing.

“Click&Pick will transform the automated omni-channel solution landscape through speed, efficiency, storage density and sustainability,” said Markus Schmidt, SVP of Swisslog. He also detailed Swisslog’s 2013 results and its strategic priorities for 2014.

Randy Jennings, Swisslog’s director of food and beverage sales, also shared automation trends for refrigerated and frozen foods and discussed recent sales in this segment.

Modex 2014 is scheduled to be held March 17-20, 2014 in Atlanta’s Georgia World Conference Center. The tradeshow will showcase the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions in the material handling and logistics industry. Modern’s complete Modex 2014 coverage.