Apparatus and method for automated warehousing and for filling orders from multi-item inventories
CA 2333334 A1 · Owner: Wang, Daniel Tsu-Fang · Inventors: Root, Allen; Duncan, Gregory Scott; Wang, Daniel Tsu-Fang
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An automated storage and order filling apparatus and method for operating the same are disclosed for handling products with minimal handling and human interven-, tion. The apparatus includes an in-feed conveyor system an out-feed conveyor , sys-, tem, a plurality of moveable storage racks having individually addressable storage loca-, tions, a robotic arm for removing products from the in-feed conveyor and placing prod-, ucts in the storage racks and on the out-feed conveyor a reader and a , computer proc-, essing system for controlling the aforementioned devices. The computer processing, system is preferably programmed to assign a priority to each product received from the, in-feed …
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