PACKAGING & ORDER FULFILLMENT
Case History
The solution
- Custom-made gripper;
- Box creation from received order;
- Connection with PLC and MES;
- User-friendly interface;
- Production insights dashboard;
- Generate new fulfillment layouts
- Change input box dimensions
- Save and re-use new configurations
- Create multi-reference compositions
With YK-Platform selecting boxes to be filled in and related material is simple, automatic and, more important, flexible. Most of the case, our system is directly connected to MES or order management solution in order to let the operator select which order has to executed. Accordingly with box size and disposition and dimensions of the material to be manipulated, our system creates a box layout and the optimized way to fill the box. Our system guides the operator step-by-step. The platform provides visual simulation and time estimations of box filling, as well as number of boxes and weight.
Order fulfillment solution is a variable process, especially for those companies who has to fulfill e-commerce orders. Creating a very flexible and easy-to-manage solution is a must because nearly every order is different from others. Indeed, the possibility of creating new pattern layout autonomously and in a simple way was key. Our platform allows any operator without any technical background to do so. Variables as box dimensions and material size and disposition can be easily modified while our platform can accordingly adjust and modify the robotic program. Furthermore, the operator can easily refer to a MES recipe in order to create new pallets. In case some changes are in contrast with hardware layout possibilities, YK-Platform will set a notification and will propose the most suitable solution to satisfy the operator request.
Accordingly with the level of permission, different users can get access to different panels and dashboard in order to operate different tasks. From simply start, stop and reset the machine, to read a recipe from MES, to modify part of the robotic cell program, the HMI can bi configured accordingly and a specific widget can be selected in order to create a custom dashboard.