CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) today announced its latest
solution in intelligent automated handling designed to help
warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing sites receive,
process and fill orders faster and more accurately while
potentially reducing storage footprint.
Honeywell's next-generation Automated Storage and Retrieval
System (AS/RS) leverages artificial intelligence and machine
learning to allow warehouse and distribution center operators to
better keep up with unprecedented ecommerce growth.
"The rapidly evolving retail market is pushing distribution
centers to find and use innovative, flexible and automated
approaches to e-commerce order fulfillment. Growing inventories,
the rising cost of land and other pressures are pushing operations
to make the most efficient use of available space," said
Ben Cardwell, president of Honeywell
Intelligrated. "Honeywell's next-generation AS/RS technology allows
our customers to better utilize unoccupied vertical space,
potentially eliminating the need for building or renting additional
warehouse space."
Space-saving solutions like AS/RS have proven to be a top
priority for distribution centers that need to operate efficiently.
A recent Honeywell study showed six in 10 e-commerce companies plan
to invest in automated storage and retrieval systems in the next
year.
Honeywell's scalable automated solution maximizes floor space
and helps efficiently manage more than 20,000 SKUs using high-speed
shuttles with configurable end and intra-aisle vertical lift
locations. Combined with Honeywell Intelligrated's Momentum
Warehouse Execution System with Decision Intelligence, once an
order comes to the distribution center system, the shuttle will
retrieve goods from one or more aisles and deliver them directly to
a Goods-To-Person station for order consolidation. The shuttle
solution is ideal for operations that handle small cases, trays and
totes.
"Distribution operators are now being asked to contribute more
to overall business objectives, requiring managers to streamline
processes, reduce costs and maximize the return on capital
investments made in facilities," said Cardwell. "This technology
delivers nearly a 40% increase in throughput over traditional
picking methods, allowing labor to be used for other value-added
tasks."
Honeywell has been at the forefront of innovating and developing
solutions using artificial intelligence and machine learning to
automate complex tasks in rapidly changing work environments. These
latest innovations in technology are behind our latest solutions,
including the Smart Flexible Depalletizer, designed to help
warehouses and distribution centers automate the manual process of
unloading pallets.
The next generation AS/RS is part of a total integrated solution
based on proven concepts that apply the right mix of automation,
software, labor-optimized productivity and throughput capacity for
each operation's unique requirements.
Honeywell Intelligrated offers one of the broadest portfolios of
advanced automation technologies and software in the industry,
including the latest warehouse robotics to hybrid solutions that
combine the strength of multiple technologies.
Honeywell Intelligrated is a part of Honeywell Safety and
Productivity Solutions, a business group that makes supply chains
faster and more efficient through automated material handling,
mobile computing, software, voice, sensing and safety solutions.
For more information, visit sps.honeywell.com.
From concept and integration, Honeywell Intelligrated draws on
its expanding portfolio and deep industry expertise to help
warehousing, distribution and fulfillment companies optimize and
manage their processes. The business offers integrated end-to-end
automation systems, warehouse automation software and lifecycle
support services regardless of the manufacturer to improve
throughput and keep workers safe.
Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions (SPS) provides
products, software and connected solutions that improve
productivity, workplace safety and asset performance for our
customers across the globe. We deliver on this promise through
industry-leading mobile devices, software, cloud technology and
automation solutions, the broadest range of personal protective
equipment and gas detection technology, and custom-engineered
sensors, switches and controls. For more information, please visit:
sps.honeywell.com.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology
company that delivers industry-specific solutions that include
aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings
and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies
help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and
workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and
more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell,
please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
Contacts:
Media
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Ellis
(704)
621-4354
whitney.ellis@honeywell.com
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