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Welcome to Shoptalk.

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I am Antonio, an employee-owner
with Cisco-Eagle.

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This project was designed for
an automotive parts distribution center.

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In this application, orders
in totes are transported

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from a pick module to a series of packing
and shipping stations.

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Each tote has a label with a unique code.

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These orders could be as light as 4 pounds
and as heavy as 75 pounds.

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Orders for final customers
go to packing stations

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and orders for retailers
go to shipping stations.

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The pick module is three levels high,

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and the conveyor system
must collect orders from all levels.

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Given those considerations,
we designed a couple of options.

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One option utilizes a spiral conveyor.

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Spiral conveyors are compact

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and reduce the amount of floor space
required.

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The drawback
is that a spiral conveyors require

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traffic control systems
when they serve several levels.

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So they would be more
expensive than other methods.

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Since

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floor space wasn't critical
for this application,

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we chose the more economical option
of incline conveyors.

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Starting from the top level

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order pickers pick parts and load totes.

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When completed, pickers place

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totes onto take away conveyor lines.

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At each level, workers
add products to totes as required.

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At the floor level, a barcode scanning

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system identifies totes.

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The totes are
then routed to the correct location

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based on information from the customer's
ERP system.

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This project integrates conveyors,

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storage equipment, sortation, mezzanines,
and intelligent diverters.

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It meets the client's
needs, is cost effective, and ensures

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the operation delivers parts
the most efficient way.

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Thank you for watching Shoptalk.

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