Fritz Schafer Gmbh

Ssi Schafer Noell Gmbh Lager- Und Systemtechnik

Ssi Schafer Peem Gmbh

Ssi Schafer Noel Gmbh Lager-und Systemtechnik

Ssi Schaefer Peem Gmbh

Fritz Schaefer Gmbh

Ssi Schaefer Noell Gmbh Lager- Und Systemtechnik

Ssi Schaefer Noel Gmbh Lager-und Systemtechnik

Gerhard Schäfer

Thomas Zöllner

A storage rack () for use in an order-picking system () includes a plurality of rack planes () being arranged on top of each other, which respectively comprise a plurality of rack compartments () being arranged side-by-side, a filling side () and a removal side (), being different to the filling side (), wherein the removal side preferably is arranged oppositely, wherein the rack compartments () are filled with articles (-) at the filling side (), wherein the articles in term are removed at the removal side () for the purpose of order-picking, and a plurality of serving units (), each of which comprises at least a display element (), a transmitter () and a receiver () and is at least arranged such at the filling side () that each of the rack compartments () is assigned to one serving unit ().

Order-picking method and order-picking rack accessible from two sides

A sorting and distributing system () for sorting article units in accordance with customers' orders, the system having a high sorting performance and comprising: a rotary sorting conveyor (), which may be closed, having a conveyor means, wherein the conveyor means is connected to a plurality of receiving devices (), to which the article units are to be delivered. A plurality of target positions () is coupled to the sorting conveyor () and can supply articles units to the receiving devices () in accordance with a customer's order, wherein the target positions () are assigned to customers' orders. At least one filling station (') manually fills the receiving devices () by article units, wherein the filling station (&#x2032;) includes a plurality of filling buckets () each having an opening mechanism () at its lower end thereof, in order to allow supply of article units, which are order picked into the filling bucket (), to the receiving devices () in an automated manner.

Sorting and distributing system

It is disclosed a order-picking method and a rack warehouse () for order-picking goods stored in load supports (), particularly on trays, comprising: at least one rack () having first and second longitudinal sides () and two front faces (), wherein the rack has at least one rack plane (-), wherein each rack plane (-) comprises a plurality of rack rows (), wherein the rack rows () are arranged on top of each other and respectively comprise a plurality of rack positions () arranged side-by-side; at least one rack feeder () for each rack plane (-) comprising at least one load suspension device for the purpose of storing and retrieving load supports () into or from the rack positions () of a rack plane (-), wherein the rack feeder can travel in horizontal and vertical directions () along the first longitudinal side () of the rack (), in order to store and retrieve load supports () in or from its rack plane (-); and several vertical lift units (), which are arranged at the second longitudinal side () of the rack () and comprise a load suspension device for retrieving and delivering load supports () from or to transfer rack storage positions (). Particularly, at least one work station () is provided, wherein a work station () is assigned to each lift unit (), wherein each work station () comprises a device () for presenting a load support.

Rack warehouse and order-picking method

A method and a work station for order-picking and simultaneously packing articles onto a shipping support includes at least one rack which is divided into at least one rack plane respectively comprising a plurality of rack positions for storing load supports, wherein the articles to be picked are stored preferably in or on the load supports in rack positions; at least one vertical lift unit arranged adjacent to a longitudinal side of the rack and being adapted to retrieve load supports from such rack positions being adjacent to the lift unit; and at least a packing station, which is arranged within an immediate area of the lift unit.

Rack-integrated packing station

A work station for packing articles to be picked onto a shipping support includes a platform, a packing station, a platform on the platform, a shipping support station beneath the platform, a lifting device for lifting an empty or partially packed shipping support and for lowering completely packed shipping supports, and a track for transporting loose articles to be picked to the packing station dedicated to load supports which conveys the articles to be picked on load supports to the packing station or from the conveyor technique can be order-picked.

Separate packing station

A system and method for storing returned goods () of different type of goods in an order-picking system (), wherein the order-picking system () comprises a container warehouse () for providing a plurality of storage containers (), and at least one workstation () at which the returned goods () in the storage containers () from the container warehouse () are, in a return mode, delivered, the method comprising the following steps: providing () at least one returned good () of a first type of goods at a delivering station (), detecting () of each of the returned goods () and, preferably separately, delivering the returned goods () to a returned-goods conveyor () conveying the returned goods () to the workstation (), identifying () the type of goods of each of the detected returned goods (), identifying () a storage container () with which the respectively identified type of goods is associated, retrieving () the respectively associated storage container () from the container warehouse (), and conveying this storage container () to the workstation (), and at the workstation () delivering () the returned goods () to the associated storage container ().

System and method for handling returned goods in an order-picking system

An order-picking system and method includes a pallet warehouse (), preferably in terms of a high-bay warehouse, being used as a supply warehouse dedicated to a plurality of, preferably different, packing units () which are stored, preferably by one sort only, on pallets () in the pallet warehouse (); a tray warehouse () which is used as a picking buffer for supplying connected order-picking stations with packing units (), wherein trays () are stored in the tray warehouse which have been loaded with a pallet layer of packing units () before; a conveyor () which transports from the pallet warehouse to the tray warehouse trays () which are respectively loaded with a pallet layer of packing units, particularly across longer distances; and at least a rack-transport unit () for trays (), the rack-transport unit allowing receipt of a plurality of trays being respectively loaded with a pallet layer.

Order-picking system having a rack transport unit and method for operating such a system

A storage/transport container has a plurality of walls defining an upwardly open vessel having an upper rim and a generally flat cover panel hinged on one of the walls and having an inner edge. The rim has opposite to one of the walls structure forming another inner edge. The cover panel is pivotal into a closed position with the inner edges juxtaposed, retaining formations projecting generally perpendicularly from the inner edge of the cover panel and oppositely from the other inner edge that fit together in the closed position. Hooks are formed on the edges and positioned so as to be opened directly at each other in the closed position. The hooks normally are spaced apart but, on deformation of the cover panel, hook together and preventing separation of the edges.

Transport/storage container with self-locking cover

A system () and method for packing an article () onto a shipping carrier (), the article () having an arbitrary orientation relative to the conveyor () and being transported within an order-picking system on a conveyor () downstream towards a packing station (), which includes a packing robot () for automatically loading the shipping carrier (), wherein the article () is to be put down with one of its faces () onto the shipping carrier (). The one of the faces can be predetermined arbitrarily, comprising: a rotating station (), preferably provided in the conveyor (), and thus dividing the conveyor (), having a rotation area (), which is substantially arranged in a plane of the conveyor () for receiving an article () from the conveyor (), and which is rotatable from a receiving position about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the conveyor () into a plurality of delivery positions; and a tilting station () comprising a tilt area (), wherein the tilt area () in a receiving position is substantially orientated parallel with respect to the plane of the conveyor (), and in a tilting position is substantially orientated perpendicular to the plane of the conveyor ().

Tilting and rotating station for use in an automated order-picking system

The present invention relates to a conveyor system and a method for merging or crossing of at least two conveyor lines () on which transport units (), particularly containers, are conveyed in an upstream direction (), wherein the conveyor lines () meet each other in an intersection point (), wherein each of the conveyor lines () respectively comprises, upstream relative to the intersection point (), one group () of conveyor-line segments (), wherein the conveyor-line segments are respectively operable with a variable conveying velocity, the method comprising the following steps: conveying transport units () towards the intersection point (); detecting and determining a traffic density of the transport units () on the conveyor lines (), particularly at the conveyor-line segments (--) which are located upstream; determining conveying velocities for the conveyor-line segments () so that transport units () which are conveyed on one of the conveyor lines () do not collide at the intersection point () with other transport units () which are conveyed on the other conveyor lines (), and without the need to stop the transport units () in a region of the conveyor-line segments (); adapting the conveying velocities of the conveyor-line segments () to the conveying velocities determined in this way, wherein the conveyor-line segments () respectively can be operated at a different conveying velocity.

Material-flow control for collision avoidance in a conveyor system

An automated order-picking system for conveying article units towards a workstation, including at least one storage rack having a plurality of storage locations for receiving load supports, on which or in which article units are stored, preferably by one sort only, wherein the storage rack is divided into rack regions, wherein each of the rack region comprises a plurality of rack planes which respectively comprise a plurality of storage locations being arranged side-by-side, one endlessly rotating central conveyor, particularly a conveyor belt, being arranged along a longitudinal side of the storage rack and preferably between two storage racks, and which is divided into a plurality of windows, a number of vertical elevators being arranged one behind the other along the longitudinal side of the storage rack, and which respectively comprise one load suspension device for receiving and delivering of at least one of the storage units.

Automated order-picking system having an integrated sorting function and method for operating the system

The invention relates to a method for operating an order-picking systems ('), wherein the order-picking system comprises a high-bay warehouse (), at least one tray warehouse (), at least one packing station (), and at least one shipping station (), comprising the following steps: a) depalletizing (S) in a layerwise manner packing units (), which form a, particularly complete, pallet layer (), from a pallet (), particularly a EuroPallet, which respectively carries a plurality of packing units (), which are to be picked, of a type of article, onto a correspondingly dimensioned tray (); b) bringing (S) the tray () loaded with the pallet layer () into the tray warehouse (), preferably by means of a conveyor technique (), a storage machine and/or a lift; c) recalling (S) the tray () loaded with the pallet layer () in accordance with an order-picking order or several order-picking orders to the packing station (); removing in accordance with the order-picking order or one of the order-picking orders a predetermined number of packing units (), which are to be picked, and packing the retrieved packing units onto a shipping support, in order to ship the shipping support to the customer, if the order-picking order is completed.

Method for operating an order-picking system

For a storage, transport, stacking, and order-picking box () having a floor () and four walls (andand), of which at least one wall () is designed as a movable element and in such a way that it can be latched to the adjacent walls (and), wherein after being unlatched the one wall () can be moved away to open up a large unloading opening () into the box interior, the movable box wall () on at least one of its two outer edges has latching and unlatching means () that are integrated into the wall structure, are freely accessible from the front, can be pivoted in a vertical plane in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions, and can be latched to the respective associated adjacent wall (and).

Storage, transporting, stacking and order-picking container

A conveyor line segment (N+1; N; N&#x2212;1) with a predetermined length for accumulating several conveyed goods thereon, includes a conveying means () for moving the conveyed goods (A, B, C) thereon along a conveying direction (), which is oriented parallel to a longitudinal direction of the segment (N), along the segment (N), wherein the conveying means () can be driven for being moved at a speed (v), which is substantially constant, a sensor () for detecting that a conveyed good (A, B, C) is driven onto the segment (N), and a controlling unit () coupled to the sensor () in order to move and stop the conveying means dependent on the detection signal of the sensor (), and adapted to determine a geometrical length along the conveying direction () of incoming conveyed goods (A, B, C), and to not move further the conveying means () dependent on the determined length(s), if the segment (N) cannot receive other conveyed goods (A, B, C) any longer.

Intelligent accumulation conveyor track

An apparatus and method for unloading a load support, particularly a tray, which can be loaded with at least one packing unit, particularly with a pallet layer of packing units, includes a roller array comprising a plurality of driven rollers, and having a size which corresponds substantially to a size of a loading area of the load support; and a lifting mechanism lifting the roller array or lowering the load support such that the rollers engage through holes within the loading area of the load support, in order to remove from the loading area a packing unit, preferably in a desired manner, by driving the rollers.

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Neunkirchen, Germany

Gerhard Schäfer