http://www.cornerstoneautosys.com/blog CASI posts articles about the material handling, automation, shipping, and distribution / fulfillment industry. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:37:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometimes thinking outside of the box is a great thing. In the automation world it is also important to think INSIDE the box. It is always a great idea to automatically label, convey, sort, etc. the items and boxes used in fulfillment. However, automating things going into the box is ... http://www.cornerstoneautosys.com/blog/2012/01/10/thinking-outside-of-the-box/ Safe and Efficient Box Opening A dangerous process most have ignored for years. What happens when workers are handed razor sharp knives to cut open hundreds of pallets of boxes? Eventually someone gets cut, sometimes badly. Repetitive motion such as lifting and cutting boxes causes disabling injuries. Box opening remains one of ... http://www.cornerstoneautosys.com/blog/2011/11/06/safe-and-efficient-box-cutting-solved/ Frisco, TX, October 5, 2011, Cornerstone Automation Systems, LLC is pleased to announce its relocation to a greatly enhanced 86,000 sq. ft. facility in Frisco, TX. The facility allows administration, engineering, inside sales, and manufacturing to work under the same roof. Efficiencies in manufacturing and integrating entire systems within the facility ... http://www.cornerstoneautosys.com/blog/2011/10/07/cornerstone-automation-systems-moves-into-new-facility/ 1. Order Picking Process Problem: Many companies still rely on printing paper tickets to pick orders. Even at low volumes, this process ignores the number of steps taken to find the pick locations from one order to the next. Order accuracy also becomes an issue at the time of picking and through ... http://www.cornerstoneautosys.com/blog/2011/09/19/top-3-ways-to-optimize-your-distribution-center/ Prosper, TX, December  27, 2010, Cornerstone Automation Systems, Inc. was recently capitalized as Cornerstone Automation Systems, LLC. The new team consists of investors from CIC II, LP and Michael Doke as equity partners, Thomas Karol, Gus Freshwater, and Kevin Beattie are operating partners for Cornerstone. Michael Cannonie has ... http://www.cornerstoneautosys.com/blog/2011/01/06/cornerstone-automation-systems-new-investors-and-management/ Cornerstone designed the 4th generation standard PC based controller to replace the 1100AC2. The new CASI Core has some great features including solid state drive and Windows 7 OS. The optional CASI Core S model runs SQL Server and NEMA 4X washdown controller models are available. See the new automation controller The ... http://www.cornerstoneautosys.com/blog/2009/11/24/casi-core-light-industrial-pc-controller-new-design/ It would seem strange to have "food" and "harsh environment" in the same sentence. However, when it comes to conveying food or other items that requires equipment to be washed, chemically sanitized, etc. the equipment itself must be able to withstand water, pressure, chemicals, etc. The latest washdown conveyor from CASI ... http://www.cornerstoneautosys.com/blog/2009/09/18/nema-4x-stainless-steel-washdown-conveyor-for-food-or-harsh-environments/ It seems that in designing a fulfillment system that optimizes putaway, picking, weighing, labeling, and sorting would solve nearly everything. There are many companies that manufacture or simply integrate systems based on third party products. One challenge that can cause a lot of inefficiency in zone picking (pickers only pick to ... http://www.cornerstoneautosys.com/blog/2009/07/23/replenish-to-order-fulfillment-best-practices-or-should-be/ It seems there is a machine or software solution out there for just about anything imaginable. In the material handling world this also rings true to the degree there is someone willing to buy such a solution or pay to have it custom built. One area that is often ignored ... http://www.cornerstoneautosys.com/blog/2009/05/12/why-use-an-automatic-case-splitter/ Most companies do not consider the extra costs of installing a conveyor system aside from the material and engineering they purchase from the seller or integrator. The fact is, traditional 480 volt conveyors require large electrical panels as well as onsite PLC programming. In today's world, 24 volt conveyors offer a ... http://www.cornerstoneautosys.com/blog/2009/02/27/24-volt-conveyor-systems/