Rapidly escalating demand for durable goods delivery necessitates innovative, automated solutions to address logistical strain and stay competitive in a burgeoning market.
The massive increase in demand for durable goods delivery has put strain on logistics and transportation services to keep up with current market demand. The need for an innovative approach to a more pragmatic solution grew as demand from Tier - I cities increased by roughly fourfold. They understood that in such a large market, it's critical to stay ahead of the competition in order to attract customers and acquire a larger share of the continuously expanding pie. The necessity to automate the manual operations thereby emerged as a result of the growing demand.
Solution
Polaris - Armstrong Dematic’s Cross Belt Sorter is a one-of-a-kind engineering marvel, that is propelling warehouse automation to new heights. It is one of the highest throughput catering systems, with a speed of 48000/hour and all processing activities are integrated into a single solution.
CBS includes parcels inbound movement, induction, weighing, scanning, volumetric, sorting, bagging, outbound movement, data handling. Thus, 'Polaris' includes all significant operations a parcel requires in warehouse processing. The following sections, together with a thorough process flow, elaborate how Polaris addresses each of the challenges mentioned above.
| THROUGHPUT | The system processes 2.6 lakh shipments daily with a throughput of 48,000/hour over 22 hours, meeting urban market demands. |
| SORTING ACCURACY | Achieves 99.4% sorting accuracy through automation techniques and effective communication. |
| POLARIS SOFTWARE | Polaris software streamlines data processing and interfaces with customer servers for large-scale operations. |
| QUALITY | Ensures complete safety of goods with quality assurance from design to execution in the sorting process. |
| AUTOMATIC PROCESSES | All primary activities are automated, enhancing operator coordination and reducing processing time. |
Operational Overview
To receive the best results from the sorter, the shipments must first be entered in the layout which Inbound conveyors have provided. As shipments arrive through C-line at the Induct conveyors, four arm diverters assist in diverting the shipments to empty induct chutes based on inputs from sensors installed at the chutes. There are currently 5 induction lines, the fifth of which is known as 'Rejection Induct'.
The CBS loop, which is at the centre of the system, contains 354 carriers that sort supplies at specific destinations. When an operator starts feeding shipments into the loading conveyor, ECDS determines the number of vacant carriers available and loads the shipments onto these carriers, which then travel through the ICR, where the shipments are allocated their destinations.
After getting the destinations from ICR shipments travels to specified destinations and get sorted into primary and secondary chutes which is followed by the Put to Light System operators. We successfully helped India's largest logistics solutions provider soar their earnings and develop a revered market image by increasing efficiency and making sorting operations faster, smarter, and cheaper.
