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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL--(Marketwire - July 14, 2008) - In a span of only four years,
WITRON's vision of a fully automated case picking system has evolved from
concept to worldwide phenomenon. Companies throughout North America and
Europe are aggressively pursuing WITRON's latest offering, with some
clients ordering their second or even third such system.
The OPM (Order Picking Machine) system allows store-friendly deliveries to
stores, while virtually eliminating picking labor within the DC. The
benefits of such a system extend beyond the DC, with a reduction in effort
to fill store shelves as a result of store-friendly pallets. In addition,
transportation benefits can be realized from improved order pallet density.
All of these benefits are made possible through WITRON's innovative and
proprietary COM (Case Order Machine) at the heart of the OPM system. The
COM allows cases to be automatically stacked atop order pallets in a
store-friendly sequence, without any of the gaps around the cases that
result in most robotic pallet-building applications. Although
revolutionary in its approach, the majority of the components and processes
that drive the OPM are standard within the world of warehouse automation.
WITRON's OPM system is having a profound impact on grocery distribution
throughout the world. The world's largest and most respected companies in
retail industries have recognized the benefits of the OPM system as a tool
for maintaining and gaining competitive advantage. With more than 214 COMs
in operation or on order, an experience pool of more than 10 million
store-friendly built pallets, and the capability to automatically handle
more than ten thousand different products, OPM certainly looks to be the
wave of the future for case picking automation.
For more information regarding WITRON or its OPM system, please contact any
of its branch locations.
WITRON Integrated Logistics Corp.
WITRON Integrated Logistics, located in Arlington Heights, IL, is a
worldwide leader in material handling automation. WITRON's core competence
is the design and implementation of innovative logistics systems. With
more than 35 years of experience in distribution center automation, WITRON
focuses on achieving the most efficient methods of order picking and
replenishment for its customers. In turn, WITRON's customers reap the
benefits of significant cost reductions from labor and footprint savings.
As a turn-key systems integrator, WITRON takes complete responsibility for
all phases of a project from design and implementation through ramp-up and
maintenance. Headquartered in Parkstein, Germany, WITRON has grown to
include subsidiaries in the USA, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and
Spain.
