How can logistics warehouses use electric articulated boom lifts to optimize storage and picking?
In logistics warehousing operations, failure to fully take advantage of storage space and low efficiency in picking have been key factors in logistics cost. With the upgrading of e-commerce industry and rapid development of intelligent manufacturing, those issues are increasingly becoming obstacles for logistics warehouses industry. Traditional operating method such as scaffold and forklift has been unable to satisfy the warehouse needs of high efficiency, safety and precision. At this time, the introduction of aerial working platform has infused great vibrancy to traditional logistics warehouses industry. With its entrance, it has not only transformed traditional working form, but solved various issues that may depress employees during the process of storage and picking. At present, scissor lift and articulated boom lift have been put in use and received positive feedback with the co-use of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). Let’s take articulated boom lift for example to analyse benefits brought by aerial working platform in storing and picking. learn more case
Ⅰ. Adjust layout to improve storing utility
- Introduction of articulated boom lift makes it possible to utilize high level rack
There are various restrictions for logistics storage in application, for example, poor stability of forklift and scaffold, high cost of crane, which have significantly restricted the usage of high level rack. The introduction of articulated boom lift greatly solve this dilemma. Take Walmart for example. With the application of articulated boom lift, it achieved crossover from middle shelves to higher shelves, successfully placing commodities in high level rack. The combination of tower jib and telescopic jib allows it to break the limitation of forklift of maximum height is 8 meter and to reach various kinds of height without equipment restriction. The oil cylinder on the boom keeps it stable while lifting. “Σ-shaped”boom with compact structure and flexible extension can realize vertical lifting and horizontal extension and has strong obstacle-surpassing ability. 140°rotatable flying jib provides a larger working range to fit in different working situation. Combined with narrow aisle shelves, it can increase the usage of three-dimensional storage space and maximize the use of warehouse height.
- Articulated boom lift could adapt to flexible layout
Being limited by traditional logistics instruments, fixed tracks are to be settled for forklifts, which profoundly affect the layout of shelves, causing unnecessary waste of warehouse coverage. Jovoo’s V14 can be a remedy for this phenomenon. The 355° rotating turntable and 1.76m wide chassis can adapt to most warehouse environments: not only does it save the space reserved for forklifts and scaffolding, the almost full range of turntable rotation angles allows the electric articulated boom lift to adjust its position swiftly, allowing a wide range of operations, so as to save time and overcome space constraints. It guarantees that more dynamic layout could fit for flexible arrangement of different shelves. At the same time, it can also adjust the placement of goods in a more flexible way, making the layout more reasonable.
Ⅱ. Shift traditional working model to optimize picking process
- Its flexible operation could achieve the bulk of packing
The packing process has been in low efficiency before aerial working platform were put into logistics warehouse industry. With employees having to run back and forth across different shelves continuously, it takes a lot of time to achieve packing. Low efficiency and mistakes cannot be avoided. Research shows that after using an articulated boom lift, employees’ working efficiency has risen from 20pieces/h to 60pieces/hand, surpassing industry average efficiency of 35 pieces/h. At present, within the whole series of Jovoo’s articulated boom lift, the minimum platform capacity is 230kg, which means that it is sufficient to load two people and a certain amount of goods. Flexible turnover and boom lift enable operators to shuttle across shelves, achieving picking in different areas simultaneously. Excellent platform capacity enables employees to pick up many goods to improve working efficiency.
- WMS plus platform lifting: increase working efficiency
When using the WMS system, the warehouse uses RFID technology to scan product bar-codes to realize fast and accurate information identification and registration. The WMS system also allows inventory alarms and update product information in real time. After being informed of the product information, the staff can use the articulated boom lift to accurately locate the operation to have according operation. The vertical and horizontal movement of the boom lift could expand the working range. The platform with at least 230kg capacity can easily lift the bulk of goods. The maximum up and over clearance can reach 7 meters, which allows the staff to realize access to goods on the platform, thereby reducing the time of moving up and down to move goods and improving work efficiency. Watch the product operation video!
In summary, the introduction of articulated boom lift not only makes up for the shortcomings of traditional storage instruments and overcomes the limitations of working height and site, also promotes the transformation of storage and picking methods and the innovation and development of the logistics and warehousing industry. With the application of the WMS system, the working time is greatly shortened with the costs being cut down, and the utilization rate of the site is improved, thereby comprehensively improving the efficiency of warehousing and realizing the full utilization of resources. In the transformation and upgrading of the industry, time is money. In this game with time, what we can do is to respond quickly according to your needs and provide you with the most professional customized solutions at the fastest speed, so that you can seize the opportunity in the torrent of this industry change.Customize Your Lift
