CAPE Systems Light Directed Order Fulfillment Systems
fully automate your order processing and product distribution needs. CAPE Systems
offers the most comprehensive set of Order Fulfillment/Pick-To-Light solutions
in the industry. Depending on your picking requirements, we can provide
a standalone pick-to-light system or we can provide multiple pick solutions with
a series of automation features all controlled by the CAPE Order Fulfillment System
(OFS). The OFS acts as a central server for all your automation
and picking subsystems. The OFS controls order distribution to the proper
subsystem. Pick-to-light, pick/put-to-store, RF-picking, carousel, wireless cart,
and other third-party picking solutions can be controlled by the OFS. The
OFS provides order status data from all of the pick subsystems back to
your Enterprise Solution.
Click
here for a CAPE Pick-To-Light Brochure.
OFS/Pick-To-Light System features/benefits
include: • Increased productivity • Decreased
operational costs • Typical return on investment (ROI) of one
year • Dramatic improvements in order accuracy •
Virtual elimination of picking errors • Decreased order turn-around
time • Views of real-time order processing status •
Comprehensive picker productivity reporting • The ability to balance
workloads in accordance with order volume and staffing • Growth
through modular expansion and enhancements to the system Typical picking
system screens and light modules are shown below. The links that follow provide
additional information about each product.
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Order Fulfillment System - OFS The OFS provides a comprehensive
automated solution for all of your order fulfillment and warehouse automation
needs. All order processing requirements within your distribution center are managed
by the OFS. - First, the system provides a single
point of contact to your ERP/WMS solution.
- Second, it controls
all aspects of order fulfillment through RF, Pick-To-Light, Carousel, Cart and
other paperless picking solutions.
- Third, the
system controls other mission critical processes such as electronic scales, conveyors,
diverters, and sorters as well as other similar real-time automation components.
The OFS simplifies the ERP/WMS operations in your facility by reducing
or eliminating many of the decision-making requirements for the ERP/WMS.
The
OFS is the perfect complement to any Warehouse Management
(WM), Supply Chain Management (SCM), or Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
System. It operates on popular platforms such as Linux on Intel servers and utilizes
industry standard Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) such as Informix.
Key functions OFS provides are: state-of-the-art paperless
picking, order process management, carton contents cubing, labeling, intelligent
conveying and diverting, integrated scanning, electronic weighing, order packing
and verification, outbound sortation, palletizing, manifesting, and system-directed
truck-loading. If desired, inventory control functions such as receiving, system-directed
putaway, automatic replenishment, consolidation and cycle counting can be included.
The OFS acts as a central server for all your automation and
picking subsystems. Your Enterprise Solution simply downloads the orders to the
OFS . The OFS controls order distribution to the proper subsystem.
Pick-to-light (PicRite), pick/put-to-store
(PutRite), RF-picking, carousel
(TurnRite), wireless cart (CartRite),
RF-Picking, and third party solutions such as A-Frames can be seamlessly interfaced
to the OFS and thereby to your Enterprise Solution. Click
here for an OFS data sheet.
back to top PicRite
® Pick-To-Light System The PicRite ®
pick-to-light system offers accurate, high-speed picking. The system's intelligent
light modules quickly guide the picker to the right products and display the quantity
required for each pick. The PicRite system
is used in all types of flow rack, shelving, and pallet flow order picking applications.
The system guides each picker to the products to be picked for each carton and
specifies the quantities required. PicRite allows the
picker to indicate pick Complete or Shortages directly at the pick location. The
system also supports lot number control which is typically required for pharmaceutical
and other applications with comprehensive inventory control restrictions.
PicRite Key Features - CAPE 's leading edge light
solutions ensure that you have the edge in performance you need to compete. We
offer the widest array of light devices available in the industry today:
- Bright and easy-to-read LED displays
- Four to eight digit numeric
displays
- Eight character alphanumeric displays
- Advanced lot
and serial number control available
- Bay Information Displays incorporate
bay lamps, audible alerts and eight character displays
- High speed communication
network offers immediate responses at the pick location
- All displays
incorporate microprocessor technology
- Wide variety of host interfaces
available
Central Work Station - The PicRite
Central Work Station controls light system operation and features:
- Multi-user multi-tasking Windows operating system
- Graphical user
interface
- Minimal employee training requirements
- Multi-level
system password protection
- Ad-hoc report generation
- Real-time
status inquiries
- Employee accountability and productivity tracking
- Workload
planning via Zone Balancing
- Rush and emergency order processing
Click
here for a PicRite data sheet.
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® Put-To-Light System The PutRite system is
used in a variety of applications where products delivered in bulk containers
such as full-cases are distributed to individual cartons typically representing
store orders. The system guides distribution of product to the appropriate put
location for each store carton and specifies the quantity required. The system
tracks all product quantities put into each carton and maintains a record of the
remaining product requirements. PutRite Key
Features - CAPE 's leading edge light solutions ensure that you have
the edge in performance you need to compete. We offer the widest array of light
devices available in the industry today: - Bright and easy-to-read
LED displays
- Four digit numeric Put Quantity Displays
- Bay Information
Displays incorporate bay lamps, audible alerts and eight character displays
- High
speed communication network offers immediate responses at the pick location
- All
displays incorporate microprocessor technology
- Snap together cable connections
- Wide variety of host interfaces available
Central
Work Station - The PutRite Central Work Station controls
light system operation and features: - Multi-user multi-tasking
operating system
- Menu-driven user interface
- Minimal employee
training requirements
- Multi-level system password protection
- Comprehensive
order sorting and selection controls
- Ad-hoc report generation
- Real-time
status inquiries
- Employee accountability and productivity tracking
- Supports
rush and emergency order processing
Click
here for a PutRite data sheet.
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® Mobile RF-Cart CartRite ®
offers low cost, accurate, high-speed picking for areas not equipped
with a pick-to-light system. CartRite perfectly handles
the 80% of your products that constitute 20% of your volume. The CartRite
System is the perfect solution for applications with large numbers of medium-to-slow
moving SKUs. CartRite combines computer controlled loose or split case
picking with batch processing. The system controls batch picking into shipping
cartons or totes by directing users to the proper warehouse location for each
pick and indicating the quantity required for each carton/tote. How
CartRite Works - The CartRite system includes a laptop
computer with full-size display, wireless LAN connection, a scanner, display modules
for each put carton/tote location on the cart, and a power pack. Typical carts
contain from 9 through 16 carton/tote locations. The system is capable of supporting
virtually any number of warehouse locations. The power supply and rechargeable
batteries enable the cart to operate for an 8-hour work shift. The CartRite
system guides the pickers to the proper warehouse locations for the orders
in the batch on the cart and displays the quantities required for each carton/tote
on the corresponding light modules. Order status is reported back to the system
server on a continuous basis. Click
here for a CartRite data sheet.
back to top TurnRite
® Carousel Control System The TurnRite system is
used in all types of carousel batch order processing applications. The system
controls all industry standard horizontal and vertical carousels. The system supports
multiple workstation operation, with each workstation consisting of one or more
carousels. The TurnRite system combines carousel pick and batch put operations,
as well carousel restocking and cycle counting functions. For each order
pick, the system controls the rotation of the carousel to deliver the product
to the picker. The TurnRite system indicates the proper pick locations/quantities
and guides the distribution of carousel picks into the proper cartons. Light displays
in a tower adjacent to the carousel guide the picker to the proper bin pick location
and display the quantity to be picked. At that point, the system's light-directed
batching feature guides distribution of the picks into the proper cartons.
TurnRite Key Features - CAPE 's leading edge light
solutions ensure that you have the edge in performance you need to compete. We
offer the widest array of light devices available in the industry today:
- Bright and easy-to-read LED displays
- Six digit displays
- Eight
character alphanumeric displays
- Location Quantity Indicators incorporate
carousel locator beacons and six character multi-color displays
- High
speed communication network offers the fastest response times available
- All
displays incorporate microprocessor technology
- Wide variety of host interfaces
available
Central Work Station - The TurnRite
Central Work Station controls light system operation and features:
- Multi-user multi-tasking operating system
- Menu-driven user interface
- Minimal employee training required
- Multi-level system password
protection
- Comprehensive order sorting and selection controls
- Ad-hoc
report generation
- Real-time status inquiries
- Employee accountability
and productivity tracking
- Order routing control
- Supports rush
and emergency order processing
Click
here for a TurnRite data sheet.
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