New Hornet Horizontal Carousel Provides Lowest Cost Automation Alternative

by Press Release on 2011-05-11

Hornet Horizontal CarouselDoylestown, PA - May 9, 2011 - The new Hornet Horizontal Carousel provides logistics organizations significant levels of increased productivity, space savings and increased accuracy for storage and retrieval applications of small parts, items and case handling. The new carousel system also comes with the Intelligent Machine Health Monitoring (IMHM) system built in at no charge and provides the lowest cost means of automation available to meet organizations needs to be cost effective.

The Hornet Horizontal Carousel's on board Intelligent Machine Health monitoring system reports 24-7 each carousel's health to the servicing technician and Sapient Automation's central monitoring center. Pro-active servicing helps assure increased system up time, unit longevity and faster Return on Investment (ROI) and is free with every Hornet Horizontal Carousel's. Likewise, a full range of carousel bin sizes, lengths and heights are available to meet virtually all logistics applications.

The automated storage and retrieval horizontal Carousel system increases productivity and reduced labor by up to 2/3 by brining items to the operator and eliminating wasted walking, searching activities. Every carousel is designed using quick adjustable shelves in metal bins which rotate horizontally on a track. A push of a button or scan of a bar code will rotate the carousels to the nose end to be picked by an operator with the aid of an integrated pick to light or voice directed picking. Systems can be designed with simple push of a button or foot switch controls to a full suite of inventory management software which can be integrated into existing WMS and ERP systems.

Automated storage and retrieval for small parts and cases is the least costly automated system available and can be designed quickly and installed sometimes as fast as over a weekend eliminating downtime and disturbance in existing operations. The cost per SKU or item stored the Hornet Horizontal Carousel is a fraction of other automated solutions.

Integrated pick to light and voice picking systems help assure accuracy to 99.99% levels. Likewise, the quickly adjustable shelves in the bins often translate into 70% floor space savings and perfect for areas with limited ceiling heights or tiered to maximize high ceilings.

The Hornet Horizontal Carousel can be used manually as "rotating shelving" or integrated system. The ability to use otherwise wasted floor space due to columns and other equipment can be ideal to locate a carousel as "rotating shelving." The horizontal carousel replaces shelving, bins and drawer systems to automatically deliver the item to the workstation. No need to move ladders, weigh scales, bar code scanners, tape dispensers and other workstation items to the inventory, the items is brought to the workstation.

Likewise in an integrated system, multiple Hornet Horizontal Carousels are used as a "pod" or workstation which one operator controls. Orders for multiple items are inducted into the "pod" and each carousel pre-positions waiting for the operator. The operator follows the integrated pick to light system telling them which shelf, item and quantity to pick. The moment they are done picking an item, the next carousel's light directs the next pick and the picked carousel pre-positions waiting for the next pick. The operator picks "round robin" from the pod of horizontal carousels until the orders are complete and then repeats the operation for the next wave of picks.

The Hornet Horizontal Carousel is often used in logistics : order picking, stock rooms, service parts, tools, dies, order consolidation, kitting, work cells, buffer storage, work in progress (WIP), spare parts, fixtures, fastener storage, raw material storage, documentation and media storage and many other applications.
 
About Sapient Automation
Sapient Automation, a subsidiary of MDCI, is a leading provider of automated storage and retrieval systems for manufacturing, distribution, warehouses, institutions, retail and wholesale. A full provider of automated and robotic Viper Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs), Avenger Vertical Carousels, Hornet Horizontal Carousels, Shark Inventory Management Software, IMHM (Intelligent Machine Health Monitoring), Spitfire Pick Carts and more.

 


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  • Comment by Anthony Bertolino on 2011-07-22 04:00:55

    (Lot of 4) White Automated Horizontal Carousels Storage Systems

    Lists for $100,000.00 (4 x $25,000 each)

    USED (Excellent Working Condition: Very Clean)

    Model: 50 AS232 or AS232

    Controller: 50 AS232 (Programmable for each controller)

    This lot is for 4 Carousel Bays.
    2 Carousel Bays are 10'H x 25'L & 2 Carousel Bays are 8'H x 23'L

    Each Carousel has 30 sections. Each section will have 5 to 10 adjustable shelves in it.

    Foot Pedal Operation.
    A General Description from the internet.


    White Horizontal Carousel

    A horizontal carousel is an automated storage and retrieval device consisting of a series of linked bins mounted on an oval track. When activated, the bins rotate to bring the required items to the operator or an automated picker. The carousel can be controlled from a simple foot switch, to push-button microprocessor controls, to software controlled systems.

    White's integrated horizontal carousel systems can be a major contributor to a company's ability to create and sustain its competitive advantage. As the inventor of the horizontal carousel -- and now into its 3rd generation of product innovations and improvements -- White produces the widest selection of carousels and software solutions.

    Benefits of White's Horizontal Carousel Systems:

    Improved customer service- System's flexibility and efficiency expands your capacity to provide your customers what they want, when they want it and how they want it. Integrating inventory control software, light-directed picking, and bar code scanning assures nearly 100% accuracy. White's software enables batch picking, hot pick flexibility, faster replenishment and reduced shortages. Transactions are high speed, tightly controlled, reliable and customer convenient.

    Fast payback (ROI)- Increased efficiencies often allow companies to recover their investment within 16 months.

    High throughput- Picking rates up to 950 lines per operator, per hour. Items are brought to the operator. Eliminates walk and search time. Minimizes reaching bending and searching.

    Reduced man-hours- Up to two-thirds of previously required man-hours can be saved. White's software automatically queues orders, batches picks and prepositions the carousels for picking.

    High density- Companies have reclaimed 75% of otherwise wasted floor space. Carousels can be placed next to each other eliminating wasted aisle space. An assortment of bin heights and widths, instantly adjustable shelves and tiered carousels further maximize storage density.

    Extended cut-off times- Orders can be prioritized by computer based on shipping times. Increases ability to ship more orders in a day and extends same-day order shipment response.

    Reduced inventory- By providing accurate and timely inventory data, both inventory levels and shortages can be reduced dramatically.

    Continuous uptime- Durable and well-engineered, White's carousels provide nearly 100% uptime.

    Easy integration- Can be interfaced with most inventory management software, WMS, ERP, MRP systems that best meet your business requirements. White has an entire business group dedicated to writing and supporting software solutions.

    NOTE: If you only want to buy one carousel section, please let us know and we can email you the price.

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