Automated Distribution
Warehouse Labelling System
ALTech have recently installed multiple ALritma and ALcode labelling heads into Smyths
Toys’ new 500,000 sq.ft. Corby automated distribution warehouse with high bay storage
and automated picking facilities.
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY ALTech
Smyths Toys, being one of the
opposite handed ALritma labelling
Once the boxes have travelled
leading provider of children’s toys
heads with standard peeler
around the extensive warehouse
and entertainment products, require
applicators. Following application,
conveyor system, and the order
24/7 operation and as such reliable
confirmation of matching codes on
has been allocated and picked
and robust labelling machinery is
each side of the carton are verified
to the box, they return to one of
critical to their business.There are
using a pair of barcode readers.
six despatch lines equipped with
two key applications on this site;
This read also ‘announces’ the
various fill packaging, strapping
order start ‘licence plate’ sequential
box’s existence to the Warehouse
and carton closing technologies
barcode labelling and end of line
Management System (WMS) and
(depending on the type of product
carton shipping labelling.‘Licence
an order is allocated to the box; the
being shipped). Each line is
plate’ sequential barcode labelling
automatic conveyor then routes the
fitted with an extremely robust
gives the box an identity and is
box to the required pick locations
ALcode one-to-one print and
applied to the front and back of
in the warehouse.For simplicity
apply labelling system with a
newly formed empty cartons as
of WMS integration Smyths Toys
long stroke ‘tamp’ applicator that
they exit a Comarme case erector,
chose to make use of digital label
is able to accommodate boxes
whilst still being securely held
production and apply a pre-printed
of varying heights via its digital
within the side drive units of this
sequential label stock; ALTech are
pressure sensor system and Festo
system; the labelled boxes are
also able to and more frequently
pneumatics.
then inducted onto the automatic
supply on demand print and apply
conveying system.Pre-printed
solutions to perform the task in real
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sequential labels are applied via
time.
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a pair of horizontally opposed
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