Incoming Goods
Ensure precise inventory from the start.
When it comes to receiving goods, accuracy is essential. Errors and delays that take place in goods-in can affect processes later down the line. Growing product diversity can make this task even more challenging as tracking items becomes more complex.
We can make this process simple by automating goods transportation and tracking. Our conveyor systems are fitted with barcode scanners or RFI readers to update inventory management systems as they travel to storage areas. We can also integrate sortation systems and workstations into the product flow to further automate operations.
By optimising incoming goods processes, you can improve throughput rates for faster delivery. Additionally, reducing errors can help lower costs by eliminating the need for order corrections.
Our solutions are suitable for totes, cartons, packets, pallets and more.
Conveyor Systems
Our conveyor systems are customised to individual requirements, making them suitable for everything from small units to pallets. They can be installed into goods in to create a streamlined journey to workstations or storage racks.
All of our conveyor systems are available with built-in barcode scanners that can register incoming items and update inventory management software. By automating receiving, you can ensure that goods are accurately tracked and simplify the putaway process.
Benefits
- Greater productivity thanks to streamlined processes
- Greater site safety as manual lifting can be eliminated
- Less risk of product damage
- Reduced labour reliance and in turn labour costs
Sortation Systems
Sorting technology can connect goods in and goods out areas to enable efficient cross-docking.
Many manufacturers and distributors are adopting cross-docking as it eliminates picking, packing and storage. Instead, goods are checked off and sent straight to despatch for lightning-quick delivery.
Sortation systems make this possible by sorting goods by destination. Our solutions will scan each unit’s barcode as it travels along the conveyor system and reroute them accordingly.
Benefits
- Enables cross-docking for faster delivery
- Greater productivity and efficiency
- Greater site safety
- Lower risk of product damage
- Reduced labour reliance and costs
Classic and Integrated Workstations
Workstations can support incoming goods by providing employees with an ergonomic space to handle products. A comfortable and convenient workspace can help your staff stay productive and minimise workplace injuries.
Our workstations can also be equipped with helpful features, such as an automatic empty container feed.
Benefits
- Greater productivity thanks to ergonomic workspace
- Minimises workplace injuries to combat staff shortages
- Additional features available, such as automatic container feeders
Examples of Incoming Goods Solutions
This solution is used to accept incoming goods in cartons. Optional ConBoom telescopic belt conveyors can be used to unload incoming trucks or loading bridges. The telescopic belt conveyors simplify unloading. Depending on the fill level, the telescopic belt conveyor can be extended and retracted lengthwise into the truck. The incoming packages travel on the conveyor system to the first workstation, for example, and are stored in front of it. The employee at the first workstation checks the incoming goods and decides which incoming goods area the goods are to be conveyed to. The carton handling can also be automated. Automatic weighing, scanning and measuring stations (Track&Trace) therefore considerably simplify the incoming goods process. This is ideal if the cartons are to be directly and automatically stored without any additional load handling units.
Process Description
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The telescopic belt conveyors are used to unload incoming packages from loading bridges or lorries.
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The packages are then transported on the accumulating conveyors to an incoming goods workstation.
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There, either an employee manually decides in which warehouse area the incoming packages are to be further processed or a fully automatic system measures, scans and weighs the incoming cartons and automatically routes them to the right place in the warehouse.
This solution is used to unpack incoming goods and repack them into empty containers. The empty containers are prepared on pallets that are delivered from the outgoing goods area. The carton waste is collected in suitable trolleys and disposed of at regular intervals. The containers with the repacked goods are accumulated on an accumulating conveyor. This makes it possible to use the conveyor system as a work table, so to speak. The conveyor system can be supplemented with work tables as an option. Hand-held scanners can be used to link incoming goods to an empty container and register it with the IT systems. All containers are transported to the following logistics areas with the touch of a button. The accumulating conveyor can then be reloaded with new empty containers. Alternatively, the loaded containers can be pushed onto the discharging track.
Process Description
- The incoming packages and goods are unpacked and repacked into containers.
- The empty containers are ready on a pallet.
- The containers are then conveyed to another logistics area.
- The carton waste is collected in a roller container or discarded on an optional waste belt.
- The conveyor at the workstation is designed as an accumulating conveyor. This ensures safe working and several containers can be buffered.
This solution is used to unpack incoming goods and repack them into empty containers. The empty containers are delivered to the upper conveyor line. The empty containers are delivered from other areas of the conveyor system. Several single-variety tracks are available for different sizes of empty containers. The carton waste is collected in suitable roller trolleys or disposed of via a separate waste belt. The employees inspect the incoming goods. Hand-held scanners can be used to link incoming goods to an empty container and register it with the IT systems. The containers with the repacked goods are then pushed from the work table onto the conveyor system. The containers are then transported to the following logistics areas.
Process Description
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The incoming packages and pallets are set down next to the work tables or transported directly to the workstation by an optional conveyor line.
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The employees unpack the goods and inspect the incoming goods.
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An empty container is then taken from the upper track and the goods are repacked into this container.
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The container, which is now full, is pushed onto the conveyor system and transported away.
This solution is used to collect incoming goods in the Incoming Goods department. The incoming goods are delivered by packet service providers, for example. The package service employees push the packages onto a conveyor system using an optional stainless steel table in the outdoor area or in an entrance area separate from the warehouse. From there, the goods are transported to the workstations on the conveyor system and accumulated. The employees take the cartons one by one from the accumulating conveyor and unpack them on a work table. The accumulating conveyor closes the gaps one by one. The incoming goods are also inspected and booked at the workstations. The unpacked goods are then placed on picking trolleys and taken using the trolleys to adjacent storage areas for storage.
Process Description
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Package delivery companies place packages on a table outside the building and then push them onto the conveyor system.
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The subsequent conveyor system after the curve is designed as an accumulating conveyor. This means that incoming packages are accumulated in front of the workstations.
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The employees pull the packages onto the workstations. There, the packages are unpacked if necessary and the incoming goods process is handled. Any gaps that occur on the conveyor system are automatically closed.
Automatically Receiving Goods Pallets at karldischinger
We automated receiving processes at karldischinger’s distribution centre. The new system quickly transports goods to their high-bay warehouse located in a temperature-sensitive environment.
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