Pick To Light (PTL)
Are your orders still being picked using a paper based system? Is everyone asking you for increased productivity, improved picking accuracy or reduced costs? ASAP Automation's Exacta® Acculight™ Pick To Light (PTL) system provides an accurate and efficient automated paperless method of picking, putting or sorting and assembling products.
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Pick To Light Basic Operations
In a Pick To Light system, the order number or barcode associated to the order number on a shipping carton or tote is scanned, then lights illuminate, indicating locations where items need to be picked. Each light displays a quantity of the item to be picked. The Pick To Light system can be configured to display to the operator whether to pick pieces or cases along with the quantity. Depending on business rules, operators may also have the ability to indicate short picks through the pick to light devices. Using this type of light directed picking, operators are able to keep their hands free, do not need to wear any devices and can quickly identify the next pick required. The warehouse management system or host system is updated in real-time as the operators use the Pick To Light system.
Benefits of Pick To Light (PTL)
- Paperless, hands-free, user-friendly operation. Pickers no longer need to carry around paper pick lists that can so easily be lost or misplaced. Both hands are free to use for picking. Pickers simply look for locations that are lit up.
- Simple to learn and use. minimal training time required. Operators prefer using pick to light over paper pick lists based on ease of use (looking for a light and reading the number compared to reading a location, item and quantity from paper) and speed with which pickers can complete the work.
- Accuracy. Improvements to (over 99%) compared to paper based picking, reducing errors in picking and increasing order accuracy. Better order accuracy leads to increased customer satisfaction.
- Productivity. Increase efficiency and picking rates (up to 450 lines per person hour). Individual operator productivity can be increased up to 4 or 5 times over traditional, paper-based picking solutions
- Reduce operating expenses. Fewer labor hours required to pick the same volume.
- Easy to install. Easily mounts to virtually any type of shelving or rack. Cableless device installation dramatically reduces install times and complexity. Works for a wide range of locations, whether its 50, 500 or 5,000 lights in the system
Interested in talking with us about how ASAP’s Exacta® Acculight™ Pick To Light can help your operation? Contact us at info@asapauto.com.
More Information on Pick To Light Systems
"Pick to Light" Software
"Pick to Light" Architecture
"Pick to Light" Installation & Budgetary Pricing
Pick to light not the right picking technology for your application? ASAP offers a wide selection of other picking technologies including: Pick To Display (PTD), Pick To Voice (PTV), RF handheld scanners, and carousels.
