Case Study: Order-Picking System Streamlines Tasks at Ralawise
Project Overview
Ralawise Ltd. is a global supplier and distributor of t-shirts, hoodies, polo shirts, and other apparel to the imprint industry for print embroidery and decoration. With GEBHARDT Intralogistics UK’s help, they increased their warehouse capacity at their site in Chester. Ralawise now has a new central warehouse, equipped with order-picking areas, a carton conveyor system and goods lifts. With this new system, Ralawise can maximise its performance whilst keeping costs to a minimum.
A Holistic Solution Across Different Storage Areas
The heart of the new building is a state-of-the-art automated order-picking system developed and installed by GEBHARDT. Previously, Ralawise handled picking manually, which was very labour-intensive. Automating this process improved site productivity and lowered labour costs. Their operators now work adjacent to the automated conveyor system, which transports cartons and totes between their picking zones and shipping areas.
Capable of processing up to 720 totes or cartons per hour, the system reduces staffing requirements and ensures timely replenishment of picking racks from block storage as needed.
The new GEBHARDT conveyor system with two roller accumulation lines now transports items to outgoing goods.
The infeed station automatically assembles boxes and labels them by carrier and destination. By introducing warehouse automation, picking activities are now far quicker and more efficient.
At the replenishment infeed line, the cartons are now automatically cut, perforated and transported across four floors to their relevant storage location.
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