Datenblatt | Pick-it-Easy Robot

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In picking areas that demand continuous high performance and quality for long periods of time, people reach the limits of their performance. Industrial robots are therefore a good alternative for this application. For many years in intralogistics, reliable “bin picking” remained an impossible task for technical reasons. With the Pick-it-Easy Robot, KNAPP introduces an innovative automated picking solution that uses industrial robots and opens up new dimensions in logistics.

Pick-it-Easy Robot Fully-automatic robotic picking

The Pick-it-Easy Robot is primarily suited to the efficient and fully automatic picking of the single articles found in a typical slow and medium moving range of goods in the following sectors:

Healthcare Retail Fashion Industry Food Retail

Are you facing high salaries and salary incidentals? Wouldyouliketoefficientlyandautomaticallyhandleyour

sensitive, expensive or luxurious article range? Would you like to markedly reduce the errors that arise

duringmanualpickingandtheircosts? Areyouoperatinginmultiple shiftsorplanningtodosoin

thefuture? Would you like to automate warehouse areasthatrequire

constantly high throughput and quality? Doyouhavetroublefindingsuitable and qualified

personnel for your warehouse operation?

Fully-automatic picking by the Pick-it-Easy Robot offers an efficient and economical solution for all these requirements.

Area of application

Many requirements, one solution: Pick-it-Easy Robot

The Pick-it-Easy Robot has various grippers that allow it to optimally process the largest possible article range. The article range specific to the industry places various demands on the gripper technology: the robot gripper is selected according to the type, dimensions and weight of the articles to be processed.

Article range

Datenblatt | Pick-it-Easy Robot

Many requirements, one solution: Pick-it-Easy Robot

It can be so easy Flexibility.Reliability.

Performance.

The slow and medium moving article range normally comprises a large proportion of the SKUs in a warehouse. With the fully automatic picking solution Pick-it-Easy Robot, a large number of order lines can be processed efficiently and error-

free despite medium to low inventory turnover rates and the large number of articles needing processing. The Pick-it-Easy Robot thus combines flexibility and reliability with the performance demanded of the picking processes.

Structure

Structure and function

Robot cell at a glance

1 Articulated arm robot with various grippers

2 Control system KiSoft RSC (Robot System Controller)

3 Safety device with access concept

4 Image recognition and

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3 The gripper grasps the article and securely transfers it to the target.

2 The articulated arm robot positions the gripper precisely above the grip point.

1 The image recognition and processing software identifies the article to be picked in the source container and calculates the ideal grip point.

Technology

In the fully-automatic picking solution Pick-it-Easy, a state of the art industrial articulated-arm robot is used. A 3D vision system is a further key component of Pick-it-Easy Robot solution. The 3D vision system can recognize objects and determine the grip point with the highest precision.Various types of grippers are available to optimally process the widest possible article range. If several grippers are used in one robot cell, the grippers can be quickly and automatically changed – no manual assistance is necessary.

The Pick-it-Easy Robot is equipped with a comprehensive safety concept. The robot cell is completely enclosed in a secure area and has its own access procedure.

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Multiple picks of one article (several articles per order line)

Picking articles until a container is completely empty

Picking from different types of source containers (outer dimensions, heights)

Batch picking: simultaneous processing of several orders

Gentle transfer of the article to the target Precise and compact transfer of the article to the

target Various types of load carriers (containers, cartons,

trays) Picking directly into bags (Pocket Sorter)

Picking scenarios

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Strong teamwork. Combined with a fast shuttle system, fully-automatic picking solution Pick-it-Easy Robot unleashes its full potential.

The full potential of the fully-automatic picking solution Pick-it-Easy Robot truly unfolds in interplay with other technologies in the warehouse. The combination of a fast shuttle system and a reliable picking robot creates an efficient, fully-automatic goods-to-robot picking process.

1 The shuttle system supplies the Pick-it-Easy Robot with source containers just-in-time. Target containers are automatically guided to the robot cell at the same time.

2 Pick-it-Easy Robot processes one or more orders at the same time completely automatically.

3 The gripper of the articulated arm robot picks the articles – arranged in any position – from the storage container and transfers them to the target container.

4 In keeping with the zero-defect philosophy, Pick-it-Easy Robot identifies any errors directly in the process. They are reported, documented and, if possible, automatically corrected. Otherwise, the affected container is diverted to the check station.

5 After picking, the source container is automatically stored back in the storage system. As soon as the order has been completed, the target container is automatically conveyed out of the robot cell.

Match me: Pick-it-Easy Robot + shuttle system

Integration examples

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Combining the powerful pocket sorter system and the Pick-it-Easy Robot results in an efficient application for multi-channel applications.

Combining the powerful pocket sorter system and the Pick-it-Easy Robot results in an efficient application for omni-channel applications.

1 Containers with goods, such as batch orders or returns, are directed to the robot cell.

2 Pick-it-Easy Robot takes the articles fully-automati-cally from the load carrier (container, tray, carton) and transfers the article on a single item basis into a pocket.

3 After the transfer, the pockets are automatically conveyed out of the robot station for further processing, e.g., for order-related picking or storage in buffer zones, etc.

Match me: Pick-it-Easy Robot + pocket sorter system

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Advantages at a glance

Overview of technical data

In continuous use: significant increase in productivity in comparisson to manual picking

Ideal for applications where high performance and quality are essential

Can be used 24/7 Easily integrated in a system; suitable for retrofits

Performance and efficiency

Different types of load carriers cartons, trays, containers, sorter pockets

Different sizes of outer dimensions and load carrier heights

Article pickup chaotic, in rows, stacked

Article placement chaotic, in rows, condensed

Different robot grippers for different article ranges and requirements

Flexibility

Zero defect philosophy: checks in process made by image recognition and sensors

Reduces error costs Increases delivery quality Safety concept for persons and for

goods Reference warehouses in Germany, Spain and the Netherlands

Quality and reliability

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Outer dimensions of robot cell

About 3 x 3 m

Robot cell height

About 3 m

Outer dimensions of load carrier Source

Carton, container, trayUp to 600 x 400 mm

Load carrier height Source

Carton, container, tray

Up to 400 mm

Load carrier Target

Carton, container, tray, sorter pocket

variable heights

Article orientation Picking

No requirements in rows, stacked or chaotic

Article orientation Release Chaotic, in rows, condensed

Picking performance

1,200 articles per hourdepends on article range, order structure

and type of release at target

Conveyor systemStreamline

various nominal widths

Software

KiSoft RSC standard interfaces to KiSoft SRC

and KiSoft WCS

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