APICS St Louis

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AutoStore System Tour & Demonstration

Please join us for a unique opportunity to tour a state-of-the-art automated warehouse using the AutoStore goods-to-person picking system. The AutoStore system utilizes a dense grid of bins to store up to 400% more inventory in the same space as traditional warehousing methods. Bins are brought to the operators by special AutoStore robots working above the grid.

The system was implemented by Bastian Solutions, a leading worldwide material handling systems integrator. More information on AutoStore and other goods-to-person systems visit www.bastiansolutions.com or  www.youtube.com/bastiansolutions.

How AutoStore works:

An AutoStore system is comprised of 4 main components: a structural grid, delivery robots, storage bins, and operator ports. Products are stored in stacked bins within the dense aluminum grid. As a product is needed to fulfill an order, the system software and controls alert a robot to find the bin containing the item.

If the bin is buried beneath other bins, a robot stages the extra bins on top of the grid until it retrieves the desired bin. It then takes that bin to the edge of the grid and delivers it to the operator fulfilling the order. As the bin is delivered, another AutoStore robot cleans up the staged bins on top of the grid by returning them to their original position.

As this process continues, the AutoStore system self-profiles, meaning the bins with faster moving products begin moving toward the top of the system, and bins with slower moving products transition to the bottom.

This event is being presented courtesy of Bastian Solutions and is open to APICS St. Louis members only. Space is limited to 30 participants. Advance registration and photo ID are required.