CASE STUDY: Automatic Pick and Pack System

The Problem

A major supplier of party pack trays to Wal-Mart was occasionally delivering product with missing items. CASI was presented with the challenge of installing an automated picking solution that would automatically QC the pick.

The Solution

CASI proposed a system using our 921 In-Line Checkweigher and SolidPack pick and pack software.

Pick and Pack System Overview

Order fulfillment starts out with the quality control operator scanning the pick ticket and selecting the correct recipe to run. Once the line is populated with the correct product, the pick and pack process begins.

As the carton reaches the first station, the CASI 921 checkweigher pops up under the carton and the box tare weight is determined. The packer places the first items in the carton and they are check weighed. If the items are of the correct weight, a loud beep and a green light signals good pick and the carton is released to the next zone.

The carton travels to the next packing location where the process is repeated.

The system is very flexible and allows the user to save recipes that relate to kits or orders that will be processed in the future. Stations without picks can be bypassed to speed up the process.

Benefits from the new efficiencies

Benefits from the new pick and pack system include elimination of mispicked orders, reduced labor costs due to labor statistics, faster and more predictable order processing.