HAI ROBOTICS

Retail Logistics Solutions(2024年06月05日)

hairobotics — 2024-06-05T16:36:47+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/solutions/retail

Retail Logistics Solutions
As market instability factors continue to increase, competition in the retail industry is intensifying. The industry faces various challenges, including rising warehouse logistics management costs, labor shortages, and unpredictable shifts in consumer demand. Consequently, the retail sector is now focusing on developing flexible supply chains that can better adapt to the changing market environment.

To address these efficiency challenges, Hai Robotics offers intelligent warehousing and retail logistics management solutions. With our innovative solutions, the retail industry can optimize their logistics operations and achieve greater efficiency in a dynamic market landscape.

Logistics in Retail Management Solution: Key Highlights
80%-400%

3-4 Times
Increases picking efficiency by

3 Years
ROI within 3 years

Retail Logistics Management Solutions of Hai Robotics

Reduce Work Difficulty
Adopting the goods to person robots can significantly reduce work difficulty. This innovative approach minimizes walking distance and lowers labor intensity, making operations easier and faster. By bringing goods directly to the worker, rather than having them search for and retrieve items manually, "goods to person" mode streamlines processes and boosts productivity.

Improve Picking Efficiency
HaiPick solution significantly improves picking efficiency, delivering three to four times the output of traditional manual picking methods. By optimizing the picking process and reducing the reliance on manual labor, this innovative solution greatly enhances efficiency while also reducing labor costs.

Increase Storage Density
The traditional operation mode often suffers from low storage density, which can limit operational efficiency. With HaiPick solution, however, businesses can achieve a significant increase in storage density. Our innovative solution can cover a space ranging from 0.19m to 10m, enabling an 80% to 400% increase in storage density. This improvement allows for better use of available space and helps businesses optimize their storage and picking operations.

Efficient Goods Management
Efficient goods management is essential for businesses to thrive. HaiQ system provides accurate management of goods and inventory, allowing for real-time monitoring of the entire supply chain. With this innovative solution, businesses can optimize their inventory management, reduce the risk of errors, and streamline their operations.

Short Investment Return Cycles
Short investment return cycles are a critical consideration for businesses when evaluating new solutions. With HaiPick, businesses can expect a cost-effective solution with a return on investment (ROI) within just three years. This rapid ROI enables customers to achieve profitability quickly and maximize their returns over time.

Seeing is Believing

Video: Explore Automation Solutions for improving Logistics Management in Retail Industry
This video explores how warehouse automation industry solutions can improve retail logistics management. It highlights the crucial role of logistics in the retail industry. The video provides an overview of the challenges of warehouse automation in retail logistics and offers valuable insights for companies looking to improve their logistics operations through automation. Effective logistics management in the retail industry can help businesses reduce costs, increase efficiency, and gain a competitive advantage in the highly competitive retail industry.

Case Studies
Large Online Retailer
Cross-border E-commerce Warehouse

42,000
storage locations

1,500
cases/hour system picking efficiency

99.99%
picking accuracy

The company mainly engages in cross-border e-commerce. After a successful first project using the HaiPick system, the company decided to implement the solution to power their first semi-automated warehouse in Lutterworth, UK. The equipment included CE-certified HaiPick robots and conveyors.

Industry Report
Download our latest industry report and learn how ACR powers different sectors. You'll learn exactly what ACR is and why it's different and so powerful.

Frequently Asked Questions:
What are the Current Challenges to Retail Logistics Management?
1. Demand forecasting: Accurate demand forecasting is critical for retail logistics management to avoid stock-outs or overstocking. Retailers must also manage inventory levels to optimize sales and minimize losses from overstocking or understocking. However, the retail industry's complex supply chains can make it challenging to manage relationships with multiple suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers and ensure the timely delivery of goods.

2. Transportation costs: Transportation costs associated with moving products from suppliers to stores can also be a challenge for retailers. Managing delivery schedules and negotiating rates with carriers is essential. Additionally, customers expect fast and accurate delivery of products, which puts pressure on retailers to offer efficient logistics operations.

3. Reverse logistics: Reverse logistics is another significant challenge for retail logistics management. Retailers must manage the process of returns, repairs, and refurbishment of products, which can be time-consuming and costly. Implementing and managing logistics technology, such as warehouse management systems and transportation management systems, is essential to improve efficiency and accuracy.

4. Sustainability: retailers must consider the environmental impact of their logistics operations and implement sustainable practices, such as reducing packaging waste and using eco-friendly transportation methods.

Why are Automation Solutions Critical to Retail Logistics Management?
1. Increased Efficiency: Automation solutions can revolutionize the logistics process by eliminating the need for manual tasks, resulting in increased efficiency in the supply chain.

2. Cost Savings: By reducing labor costs, increasing accuracy, and reducing errors, businesses can save money and reinvest it into other areas of their operations.

3. Improved Customer Service: With visibility and tracking of inventory and shipments, businesses can respond quickly to customer inquiries and provide accurate delivery times.

4. Increased Flexibility: With automation solutions, businesses can respond quickly to changes in demand, supply chain disruptions, and other factors that can impact the logistics process.

5. Enhanced Visibility: Automation solutions provide visibility and tracking of inventory and shipments, enabling businesses to make informed decisions and optimize their logistics operations.

Warehouse Automation Expert(2024年06月05日)

hairobotics — 2024-06-05T16:34:57+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/warehouse-robots

Intelligent Case-to-person Solution
As a warehouse expert, Hai Robotics provides highly efficient Goods-to-Person solutions for warehouse logistics transportation and process optimization.

Our solution uses Automated Case-handling Mobile Robot (ACRs) to store and retrieve several cases at a time in tall, narrow storage aisles. This dense storage configuration can enable operations to reduce square footage dedicated to storage, while actually increasing total storage capacity. Once cases are retrieved, the robots work in a goods-to-person framework, moving inventory into position to fuel order fulfillment and other logistics processes.

Combining advanced robots in warehouse logistics and AI algorithms, Hai Robotics ensures superior performance in environments that require maximum uptime, accuracy, and efficiency.

Why Choose Us
warehouse robots for distribution centers
3-4 TIMES

Increase your operational efficiency

by 3-4 times

400%

0.2m-10m storage range

Increase storage density by 80-400%

Achieve picking accuracy of 99.99%.
99.99%

Achieve picking accuracy of 99.99%.

Industry Challenge
More and more industries face immense challenges as they struggle to meet customers' changing demands on time.

With fluctuations in demand, business owners need a flexible and scalable automated solution to meet the growing demand while integrating easily with existing infrastructure and systems.

See How our solution improves operational efficiency and storage density at a low cost.

Challenge: Inefficient Manual Processes
As delivery channels and consumer demand is growing, the necessity for more efficient fulfillment practices becomes critical for success.

Our automation solutions will bring you the following values:

300%-400% Higher Operation Efficiency

99.99% Picking Accuracy

Challenge: Low Storage Density
Managing inventory in your warehouse or DC is one of many challenges business owners face along the supply chain, and a primary challenge in a DC is limited space.

Our automation solutions will bring you the following values:

80%-400% More Storage Density
50% Reduced Aisle Width in the Racking Area
Make Full Use Of Vertical Space

Our Products
The ACR (Automated Case-handling Mobile Robot) was independently developed by Hai Robotics. It can realize intelligent picking, storage and simultaneous handling of multiple cases.

As a new intelligent logistics handling device, it can realize intelligent moving in the warehouse without the help of any track. It has the functions of autonomous navigation, active obstacle avoidance, and autonomous charging.

HaiPick A42
Multi-Layer ACR
The HaiPick A42 autonomous warehouse robot is the ACR (Automated Case-handling Mobile Robot) independently developed by Hai Robotics. It can realize intelligent picking, storage and simultaneous handling of multiple cases (up to 300kg on a single trip).

Telescopic Lift ACR
The HaiPick A42T warehouse robot adopts a telescopic lift function independently developed by Hai Robotics, providing warehouse automation solutions with ultra-high storage density reaching up to 10m high.

HaiPick A42
Multi-Layer ACR
The HaiPick A42 warehouse robot is the ACR (Automated Case-handling Mobile Robot) independently developed by Hai Robotics. It can realize intelligent picking, storage and simultaneous handling of multiple cases (up to 300kg on a single trip).

Fork-Lifting ACR
The new HaiPick A3 warehouse robot adopts fork-lifting picking technology and an 8-layer ultra-high storage design. It supports multi-form and multi-size goods picking and handling and provides mixed solutions for material turnover scenarios.

Industry Solution
Our solution has increased warehouse operation efficiency by 3-4 times and storage density by 80%-400% for clients including DHL Supply Chain, BEST Supply Chain, Phillips, and many others. The solution has been applied in 3PL, apparel, e-commerce, electronics, energy, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and several other industries.

If you want to know more about robotics in supply chain, please visit our website.

HaiStation(2024年06月05日)

hairobotics — 2024-06-05T16:31:35+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/products/haistation

HaiStation
In the complete Goods to Person solution, HaiPick robots are dedicated to improving transport efficiency from warehouse to workstation. Hai Robotics also developed HaiStation, which is used to improve the efficiency of workstations to order cases.

HaiStation is a product portfolio that is composed of including HaiPort workstation, conveyor, put wall, buffer wall, workstation, robotic arm, etc. As the backend of the whole warehouse solution, HaiStation provides ultra-efficient case loading and unloading connections to frontend robots with safe human-robot interactions.

HaiPort-powered Workstation
HaiPort-powered workstation is an automatic loading and unloading machine. It is composed of HaiPort, conveyor, visual Kanban, put wall, pick to light system, and can easily dock with HaiPick ACR to automatically unload, transport, and load cases from the robot's storage tray, optimizing inbound and outbound processes.

The workstation enables more efficient loading and unloading of cases. It can load 8 cases in 3 seconds and unload 8 cases in 5 seconds, which significantly increases HaiPick ACR's efficiency.

Its modular design, flexibility, and easy transport capabilities support rapid increase/decrease of equipment, meeting high efficiency and low cost requirements. Workers and storage robots are separated to ensure safety. The ergonomic design of the on-robot picking workstation delivers convenient operation, high efficiency, and low cost.

High Efficiency
Handles up to 8 cases at once – fully loading / unloading handoffs in seconds.

Best and Fastest
Loads 8 cases in 3 seconds, unloads 8 cases in 5 seconds.

Human-robot Cooperation
With an ergonomic design, HAIPICK robots and workers are indirectly connected.

400% Faster
Reduced loading and unloading time by 80%

Efficient Deployment
Modular design ensures easy deployment and redeployment when changing warehouse workstation layouts.

Product Safety
CE /NRTL certified.

Seeing is Believing

Video: Explore How Our Robotic Workstations Streamline Operations with Maximum Efficiency
Looking to improve warehouse efficiency and productivity? Check out Hai Robotics' video showcasing their innovative robotic workstations. From conveyor workstation to HaiPort warehouse workstation, our systems automate and optimize workflow, reducing errors and streamlining operations. With seamless integration and customization options, our robotic workstations can enhance order picking, inventory management, and more. Upgrade to the latest technology and experience the benefits of robotics high tech warehouse automation today!

On-conveyor Picking Workstation
The on-conveyor workstation automatically conveys the cases unloaded by the HaiPick robot or the cases that need to be loaded, realizing automated storage and retrieval functions. It is composed of a conveyor line, visual Kanban, shelves, and pick to light system.

It offers an ergonomic design, the workers and HaiPick robots are indirectly connected, and the goods can be sorted on the conveyor line without too much movement. It delivers convenient operation and efficient warehousing.

Intelligent Sorting
The visual system Kanban manages work, guiding workers to sort goods more efficiently.

Easy to Operate
The worker can finish picking goods on the conveyor line without walking or moving.

Safe & Comfortable
Ergonomic design that allows safer and comfortable operations.

High Efficiency
Each robot can transport 25 – 30 cases/h for inbound operations and 25 – 30 cases/h for outbound operations, and the maximum efficiency of a single workstation can reach 300 cases/h.

If you want to know more kinds of order picking robot, please visit our website.

HAI Q Software Platform(2024年06月05日)

hairobotics — 2024-06-05T16:28:58+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/products/haiq

HAI Q is an intelligent warehouse automation software platform that leverages advanced algorithms to streamline order fulfillment and inventory management. It serves as the central command for inbound, outbound and inventory management, seamlessly integrating with other devices.

Thorough R&D
Results in rugged software with seamless integrations

Flexible Configuration
Meet the specific demands of the warehouse process

Flexible Scheduling
Support quick integration of multi-type equipment and coordination

Service Oriented Architecture
Modular in-house developed software environment easily adapts to any changes in your business

Intelligent Resource Orchestration
Optimize capacity and space utilization

Continuous Algorithmic Optimization
Achieve operational optimization

Warehouse Execution System (WES)
Hai Robotics Warehouse Execution System (WES) is a smart system that seamlessly interfaces with upstream systems such as ERP, WMS, MES and supports operations such as outbound, inbound, inventory check, stock consolidation and material handling. The system features flexible workstation configuration and operation strategies, such as order grouping, order splitting, wave rule and heat strategy.

Convenient Upstream System Access

We have experience in implementing projects with well-known ERP and WMS vendors, allowing for flexible field configuration to meet various docking requirements.

Efficient Configuration and Algorithms

Configure workstation operation rules, support business strategies such as grouping and splitting orders, and have intelligent and efficient algorithms.

Standard Deployment Plan

It has high availability with automatic switching in case of failure, as well as load balancing and data disaster prevention features.

Stable and Secure Platform

Capable of processing up to 10,000 external requests per second. The data communication between robots uses encrypted components.

Equipment Schedule System (ESS)
Hai Robotics Equipment Scheduling System (ESS) integrates robots, equipment, and physical environment information into a unified robot management system, including task management, resource management and other functions. It receives instructions from upstream systems to control various types of warehouse robots to perform material handling tasks.

Rich Equipment Integration

Integrated with HaiPick, HaiPort, HaiFlex, conveyors, pick to light system, emergency stop switches, guard doors, etc.

Multi-type Robot Mixed Field Operation

Mixed scheduling of multiple types of AGVs, such as scheduling HaiPick, HaiFlex.

Efficient Task Linking

Multiple devices work in parallel to complete related tasks, reducing mutual waiting.

Large-scale Robots Scheduling

Capable of scheduling over 1000 robots.

Data Platform
The Data platform collects and integrates data from various systems, including WES, ESS, and Robots. It centralizes the processing of data related to warehouses, robots, equipment, personnel, and commodities.

Using intuitive and easy-to-understand visualization interface, the value of data analysis can be demonstrated, such as warehouse traffic, work efficiency, providing management and decision-making basis for business managers.

Simulation Platform
The Simulation Platform creates a virtual warehouse by inputting map files, order files, inventory files, and demand configurations. By incorporating the actual customer scenario's demand parameters, the platform conducts a 1:1 simulation.

Using the simulation results of robot operations, the project plan is swiftly verified, and strategies and on-site configurations are promptly adjusted to promote the best solution. This helps customers achieve maximum project benefits.

Algorithm Platform
As the intelligent brain of the HAI Q system, the Algorithm Platform is responsible for the analysis, computation and decision-making of various systematic scenarios. Intelligent analysis, high-efficiency computing and smart decision-making remarkably improve the operating efficiency of the system to the greatest extent.

Order Allocation Algorithm

Select orders from the order pool and assign them to workstations to maximize order timeliness, picking efficiency, and workload balance.

Task Allocation Algorithm

Assign tasks to robots to ensure optimal transport efficiency and timely completion of transport tasks.

Path Planning Algorithm

Minimize robot travel distance, achieve robot avoidance, queueing, and other actions, and reduce workstation downtime.

Charging Algorithm

Provide stable and sufficient robot transport resources to ensure efficient completion of warehouse operations.

As a robotic integration company, we will do our best to meet all the needs of customers.

HaiPick A42T(2024年06月05日)

hairobotics — 2024-06-05T16:27:58+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/products/haipick-a42t

Telescopic Lift ACR
HaiPick A42T
The HaiPick A42T Telescopic Lift ACR is the world's first ACR that can pick and store plastic totes and carton boxes at a dizzying height of up to 10m (32.8 feet). Increase your warehouse storage density even further with the A42T.

Maximum Picking Height 10m (32.8 Feet):
Improve storage density by up to an additional 100% compared to the regular A42.

World's First Telescopic ACR:
Utilize your warehouse space even more efficiently by picking and storing 30kg (66.1 lbs) payloads up to 10m (32.8 feet) high.

High Efficiency:
The A42T has multiple storage trays to carry up to nine payloads simultaneously, which greatly improves picking efficiency.

Flexible Payload Dimensions:
The robot storage supports separate and mixed picking of plastic totes and carton boxes.

Product Safety:
CE+NRTL certified.

Smart, Highly Adaptable, Efficient

Watch the video below to discover how HaiPick A42T warehouse storage robots work.
Using warehouse vertical space to improve your storage density can be a game-changer! The HaiPick A42T provides ultra-high storage and picking capabilities reaching up to 10m high. Compared with traditional AGVs or other automation technologies, HaiPick A42T possesses a smaller body, making it more convenient, speeding up deployment, and improving overall project implementation. Watch this video to learn more about how the HaiPick A42T can help you take your warehouse storage and picking to the next level.

roduct Features
01

Autonomous & Intelligent Functions

Autonomous picking, handling, navigation, charging

Ultra-wide Picking Range

Covers a broader storage space range

Fast & Stable

Stable straight move speed and high stop accuracy in travel direction

Multi-case Handling

Each robot can store up to multiple cases at the same time

Wireless Communication

Supports Wi-Fi to ensure smooth operation

Multiple Safety Protection

Obstacle detection, active obstacle avoidance, anti-collision alarm, and emergency stop

Mixed Picking

Compatible with cartons/totes, multi-size cases

Flexible & Customizable

Supports different customization requirements including height and color

The Ideal Solution

Tailored specially to meet different application scenarios to deliver the best solution

If you want to know more kinds of logistics robots, please visit our website.

Multi-Layer ACR(2024年06月05日)

hairobotics — 2024-06-05T16:27:10+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/products/haipick-a42

Multi-Layer ACR
HaiPick A42
The A42-series offers picking and storage of cases up to a height of 5.2m (17.1 feet). The series consists of four models which handle a wide range of case dimensions and types. Compatible plastic tote and carton box in different sizes.

High Efficiency:
With multiple storage trays, our automated warehouse picking robot can handle up to 9 cases simultaneously. This greatly improves warehouse picking efficiency.

Flexible Payload Dimensions:
The robot supports separate and mixed picking of plastic totes and carton boxes. The robot can handle a wide range of case dimensions and types.

Flexible and Scalable:
Users can re-use existing racks and totes if they fit all requirements. Our automated warehouse picking system can also be easily deployed in a small part of the warehouse and scaled up to a bigger installation as the user's business grows.

Efficient Deployment:
Our robotic warehouse automation system can help you rapidly automate your warehouse without impacting any running operations.

Product Safety:
CE+NRTL certified.

Enabling Smart Warehouses With Flexible and Scalable Solutions

Watch the video below to discover how HaiPick A42 warehouse storage robots work.
The HaiPick A42 utilizes advanced robotics technology to streamline the storage and picking process in warehouses and distribution centers. This innovative robot is designed to navigate through narrow aisles and pick up items with ease, making it an ideal solution for businesses that require efficient and cost-effective storage solutions. Not to mention, our Haipick A42 robots work seamlessly with our robotic workstations, resulting in significant efficiency gains. To explore how the HaiPick A42 warehouse storage robots work, you can watch videos that showcase the robot in action.

Product Features
01

Autonomous & Intelligent Functions

Autonomous picking, handling, navigation, charging

Ultra-wide Picking Range

Covers a broader storage space range

Fast & Stable

Stable straight move speed and high stop accuracy in travel direction

Multi-case Handling

Each robot can store up to multiple cases at the same time

Wireless Communication

Supports Wi-Fi to ensure smooth operation

Multiple Safety Protection

Obstacle detection, active obstacle avoidance, anti-collision alarm, and emergency stop

Mixed Picking

Compatible with cartons/totes, multi-size cases

Flexible & Customizable

Supports different customization requirements including height and color

The Ideal Solution

Tailored specially to meet different application scenarios to deliver the best solution

Now the price of warehouse robot picker is reasonable, anything you need, please contact us.

If you want to know more about warehouse robotics industry, please visit our website.

HaiCharger(2024年06月05日)

hairobotics — 2024-06-05T16:24:10+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/products/haicharger

Hai Robotics provides a one-stop solution, which can customize a complete set of charging systems according to customer business scenarios and warehousing automation transformation demands, thereby optimizing space utilization and reducing operating costs.

Charging Station
The docking station robot is a DC charging product that is developed by Hai Robotics independently. It is designed for the intelligent charging of HaiPick series robots. It features a user-friendly display screen that displays machine status, including plug-in connection, charging, and communication. The robot charging dock station provides various interfaces and functions and is easy to use. Through the Ethernet port, a management system can monitor the charging status between the station and a robot remotely. This charging product integrates multiple protection mechanisms to provide safe and reliable DC charging services.

Convenient & Fast
Easy to install, operate, and maintain; plug and play, highly convenient

Real-time Display
4.3-inch LCD screen, real-time display of the charging and communication status

Three Operation Modes
Manual mode, automatic mode and recovery mode

Smart Charging
Preset charging curve and dynamically adjust the voltage and current

Fast Charging
For example, it takes 1 hour to charge a 42 Ah battery fully and takes 32 minutes to charge the 42 Ah battery in fast charging mode.

Multiple Protection Mechanism
Voltage limit, overheat protection, current limit, short circuit protection, reverse polarity protection, anti-shock protection

Adapt to Extremely Harsh Environments
Industrial-grade components to work in harsh environments

As one of warehouse automation suppliers, we will do our best to meet all the needs of customers.

ACR Systems(2024年06月05日)

hairobotics — 2024-06-05T16:18:05+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/products

ACR Systems
Automated Case-handling Mobile Robot (ACR) systems are highly efficient "Goods to Person" solutions designed for totes & cartons transportation and process optimization, providing efficient, intelligent, flexible, and cost-effective warehouse autonomous picking solutions through robotics technology.

The HaiPick system is the world's first ACR system, incorporates HaiPick picking robots, Workstations and HaiQ Software Platform to perform picking, sorting, and transporting operations.

HaiPick system has been applied in Fashion, 3PL, Retail, Electronics, Healthcare, E-commerce, and other industries. Successful delivery of over 1,100 projects around the world.

Why Choose ACR Robotic Picking Systems
1-2 months deployment
1-2 Months

Rapid deployment in 1-2 months.

( From all equipment arriving onsite to hardware installation and testing)

Respond to dynamic demands.

3-4 Times

Increase your operational efficiency

by 3-4 times.

400%

0.2m-10m storage range
Increase storage density by 80-400%.

Safety Protections for Human-robot Cooperation
Emergency Stop Buttons
Front/back Obstacle Avoidance
Collision Safety Device
Sound-light Alarming

HaiPick Robots
Our high-capacity ACRs provide a remarkably small footprint with a vertical reach of over 30ft high, allowing our solutions to reduce a facility’s storage footprint by up to 75%. Combined with our highly effective software, our robotic equipment manages the efficient storage, movement of material, and workflows while improving worker efficiency.

Multi-Layer ACR
The HaiPick A42 is the ACR (autonomous case-handling robot) independently developed by Hai Robotics. It can realize intelligent amr picking, storage and simultaneous handling of multiple cases.

Telescopic Lift ACR
The HaiPick A42T adopts a telescopic lift function independently developed by Hai Robotics, providing warehouse automation solutions with ultra-high storage density.

Fork-Lifting ACR
The new HaiPick A3 adopts fork-lifting picking technology. It supports multi-form and multi-size goods picking and handling and provides mixed solutions for material turnover scenarios.

HaiStation Multi-function Workstation
In the complete Goods to Person solution, HaiPick goods to robots are dedicated to improving transport efficiency from warehouse to workstation. Hai Robotics also developed HaiStation, which is used to improve the efficiency of workstations to order cases.
HaiQ Software Platform
HaiQ is an intelligent software platform for order fulfillment and inventory management based on smart algorithms. HaiQ is the central command for inbound, outbound, inventory management, and integrating with other devices.

HaiCharger Smart Charger
The Charging Station is a DC charging product that is developed by Hai Robotics independently. It is designed for the intelligent charging of HaiPick series automation robots. It features a user-friendly display screen that displays machine status, including plug-in connection, charging, and communication. The charging station provides various interfaces and functions and is easy to use. Through the Ethernet port, a management system can monitor the charging status between the station and a robot remotely. This charging product integrates multiple protection mechanisms to provide safe and reliable DC charging services.

If you want to know more about robotic case picking, please visit our website.

ACR Systems(2024年)

hairobotics — 2024-06-05T16:07:46+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/products

The HaiPick system is the world's first ACR system, incorporates HaiPick picking robots, Workstations and HaiQ Software Platform to perform picking, sorting, and transporting operations.

HaiPick system has been applied in Fashion, 3PL, Retail, Electronics, Healthcare, E-commerce, and other industries. Successful delivery of over 1,100 projects around the world.

Why Choose ACR Robotic Picking Systems
1-2 months deployment
1-2 Months

Rapid deployment in 1-2 months.

( From all equipment arriving onsite to hardware installation and testing)

Respond to dynamic demands.

3-4 Times

Increase your operational efficiency

by 3-4 times.

400%

0.2m-10m storage range
Increase storage density by 80-400%.

Safety Protections for Human-robot Cooperation
Emergency Stop Buttons
Front/back Obstacle Avoidance
Collision Safety Device
Sound-light Alarming

Telescopic Lift ACR
The HaiPick A42T adopts a telescopic lift function independently developed by Hai Robotics, providing warehouse automation solutions with ultra-high storage density.

If you want to know more about robotic case picking, please visit our website.

Industries(2024年03月28日)

hairobotics — 2024-03-28T18:21:49+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/solutions

Apparel
As the global fashion industry continues to grow, its supply chain is facing increasingly complex challenges. Companies are now more sensitive than ever to order fulfillment times, and require a more agile, intelligent, and efficient system to ensure a rapid turnover of goods. This not only improves the responsiveness of the supply chain but also reduces the risk of inventory overstocking.
Hai Robotics has introduced a highly flexible and efficient warehouse logistics solutions tailored to the unique needs of the fashion industry. With a complete process and various scenarios catered to this sector, it offers a powerful solution to address these challenges.

E-commerce
As consumers become increasingly diverse and individualized, the pursuit of better user and delivery experiences has presented higher demands for E-commerce companies. They now need to fulfill orders faster, manage a massive number of SKUs, handle a doubled order volume, and manage increased return orders.
Hai Robotics offers smart warehouse solutions for E-commerce companies to help them easily handle the surge in orders during peak promotion seasons. With our innovative technology and expertise, we help streamline the fulfillment process, enabling smart warehouse companies to meet the increasing demands of their customers.

3PL
As businesses continue to grow, the need for 3PL companies to cater to various scenarios is also on the rise. However, low warehouse storage density and inefficient workers have become the main obstacles to development. In the current environment of an aging population, labor shortage, and rising rents, Hai Robotics offers logistics automation solutions that can help 3PL companies upgrade their operations intelligently. By improving warehouse storage density, reducing dependence on human labor, and increasing cost-effectiveness and efficiency, Hai Robotics' ACR solutions can help 3PL companies achieve their goals.

Retail
In today's business landscape, market instability factors are on the rise, leading to intensified competition in the retail industry. Given the challenges of managing increasing warehouse logistics costs, labor shortages, and unpredictable consumer demand, the retail industry is focusing more and more on building a flexible supply chain to adapt to the dynamic market environment.
In this context, Hai Robotics presents intelligent amr warehouse solutions to help the retail industry address the efficiency challenges of warehouse and logistics management. By leveraging innovative technology, Hai Robotics can help retailers streamline their operations and optimize their supply chain to meet the demands of a rapidly changing market.

Grocery
The grocery industry is in the midst of transformation, presenting new challenges for supermarkets, hypermarkets, discount stores, convenience retailers, and e-grocery platforms. From the demand for affordable food to diverse in-store experiences and seamless fulfillment, the industry faces ever-increasing expectations. In this dynamic landscape, traditional methods struggle to overcome obstacles such as labor costs, volatility, SKU increases, and seasonal fluctuations.
Discover the power of our ACR solutions (Autonomous Case-handling Mobile Robot) – your key to conquering the challenges of modern grocery fulfillment. Embrace automation and technology, scale systematically, and meet high volatility in customer demands head-on.

Healthcare
With the world's population aging and the incidence of disease on the rise, healthcare spending as a proportion of GDP continues to increase. Coupled with the growing emphasis on improved health standards, the healthcare industry is poised for continued growth in the years ahead.
To help pharmaceutical companies meet the demands of this expanding market, Hai Robotics offers complete process automation solutions for pharmaceutical logistics. By leveraging advanced technology, these solutions can achieve high levels of accuracy and efficiency in inbound and outbound processes, helping companies streamline their operations and meet the evolving needs of their customers.

Electronics
As consumer preferences continue to shift towards greater personalization and customization, production modes are evolving towards small batches with multiple varieties. This trend towards flexibility is placing higher demands on supply chains, requiring fine management, rapid response times, and high levels of efficiency.
To help electronics manufacturers meet these evolving demands, Hai Robotics offers intelligent warehousing solutions designed to address the efficiency challenges of warehousing and logistics management. By leveraging innovative technology, these amr solution can help manufacturers optimize their supply chain operations and streamline their logistics processes, enabling them to respond quickly and effectively to the demands of the market.

Automotive
The trend towards diversified order-driven production and rising labor costs is posing significant challenges to traditional warehousing logistics models. In response, Hai Robotics is breaking from traditional manual operations and achieving breakthroughs in efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility. Through our innovative approach, we are leading the automotive industry's logistics operations into a new era of automation, intelligence, and digitization.

Take a look at Hai Robotics' interactive online Virtual Warehouse. Step into a world of boundless innovation and uncover the brilliance of Automated Storage and Retrieval Solutions (ASRS) from Hai Robotics. You will experience a fascinating journey through the following inbound and outbound processes and product features.

There are many autonomous robot companies, but we are one of the best choices for you.

Scalable Automation Solution(2024年03月28日)

hairobotics — 2024-03-28T18:20:55+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/haipick-warehouse-automation-system

Quick and easy warehouse automation in under 2 months:
The smart warehouse of today needs to be adaptable and responsive to the shifting needs of future demands. Hai Robotics designs flexible, highly efficient automated "goods to person" order picking solutions that keep your operations functioning ahead of the industry to best support business growth.

Efficient:
99.99% picking accuracy
Increase operation efficiency by 3-4 times
Compatible with multi-size cases

Maximize storage space:
0.2m-10m storage range
Increase storage density by 80-400%
Aisle width under 1m

Flexible and Scalable:
Rapid deployment in 1-2 months
Highly responsive to shifting demands
Can be easily scaled up

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About Us(2024年03月28日)

hairobotics — 2024-03-28T18:20:17+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/company

Established in 2016, Hai Robotics is committed to gathering global talents to push forward the progress of human civilization using robotics technology. Its goal is to empower every warehouse and factory with logistics robots. The HaiPick solution is the world's first Autonomous Case-handling Mobile Robot (ACR) system. Unlike other existing autonomous mobile robot solutions, it intelligently identifies desired totes and cartons, rather than the entire rack, and autonomously brings them to the workstation.

With our HaiPick systems, companies can deploy warehouse automation solutions in their storage facilities within 1 to 2 months upon equipment arrival in most regions and cases. HaiPick has increased warehouse operation efficiency by three to four times and storage density by 80% to 400% for clients including DHL Supply Chain, BEST Supply Chain, Philips, and many others. The robotic warehouse solutions have been implemented in various industries, including fashion, 3PL, retail, electronics, healthcare, and e-commerce.

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Maersk Contract Logistics(2024年03月28日)

hairobotics — 2024-03-28T18:19:45+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/cases/maersk-contract-logistics

Apparel Warehouse:
63,770 Storage Locations within 7500㎡
1,104 cases Outbound Efficiency Per Hour
99.9% Picking Accuracy
Fast Return on Investment

Project Introduction
Maersk Contract Logistics provides third-party logistics services to its partners. The distribution center handles B2B and B2C picking and delivery. The DC needs to meet the high outbound efficiency requirements to fulfill the orders. High picking efficiency and storage density are key factors in this apparel distribution automation project.

Pain Points
--Low operating efficiency.
--Various application scenarios: B2B picking / B2C picking / B2B case delivery.
--Insufficient buffer area and low storage density.

Our Solution
--Robot quantity & type: 49 units, A42
--Charging stations：17
--Workstation type & quantity: put to light system (2C 4, 2B 6)
--Shelving height: 4,300mm
--Storage unit type/size: tote 600mm(L)×400mm(W)×270mm(H)

Customer Value
--Shelving area: 7,500m², achieving 63,770 storage locations.
--Outbound efficiency requirement 1,104 cases/hour (7h): 263 cases/hour in B2B area and 842 cases/hour in B2C area (4 stations).

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Electronics Company(2024年03月28日)

hairobotics — 2024-03-28T18:19:06+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/cases/electronics-company

PCB Complementary Material Warehouse:
7,678 Storage Locations
99.9% Picking Accuracy
Fast Return on Investment

Project Introduction
Our customer is an electronic warehouse company, which is the world's leading high-tech enterprise in the R & D, production and sales of printed circuit boards and high-end electronic materials. Its products cover multi-layer boards, class carrier boards, thick copper boards, high-frequency, double-sided/multi-layer flexible circuit boards, special material PCBs, and more. The company seeks to realize unmanned and intelligent auxiliary material warehouse. Hai Robotics solution realized a fully-automated warehouse, improving picking efficiency and increasing the number of storage locations.

Pain Points
--Low efficiency of manual picking.
--In the 4m high warehouse manual storage density is low.
--When the jig is returned to the warehouse, the data record is chaotic and it is easy to lose the jig.

Our Solution
--Robot quantity & type: 4 units, A42C
--Charging stations：2 chargers
--Workstation type & quantity: 3 on-conveyor picking workstation
--Shelving height: 990mm
--Storage unit type/size: Tote 600mm(L)×500mm (W)×300mm (H); 950mm(L)×590mm (W)×230mm (H)

Customer Value
--Warehouse area: 1,100㎡, storage area: 990㎡, achieved 7,678 storage locations.
--Mixed scheduling of two models running in one warehouse at the same time.
--Realize the autonomous inbound and outbound of jigs and unmanned warehouse operations.
--Customized model to realize three-dimensional storage of super large cases

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Best Supply Chain(2024年03月28日)

hairobotics — 2024-03-28T18:18:30+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/cases/best-supply-chain

Apparel Warehouse:
11,136 Storage Locations
5 times Operational Efficiency
180% Storage Capacity
7 days Complete Deployment

Project Introduction
Best Supply Chain is a leading integrated smart supply chain and logistics solutions provider. The project takes place in a warehouse that serves a famous fashion brand, and caters B2B and B2C businesses. During peak times the picking process represents a challenge for operators and the lack of inventory management makes order fulfillment complicated. The 2m high shelves don’t meet the expected storage density required by the customer.

Pain Points
--Low picking efficiency due to long walking distance in the large warehouse.
--Low picking and inventory accuracy.
--Manual picking prone to errors, especially in peak period. Lack of inventory management.
--The storage capacity failed to meet the target with 2m shelving installed.

Our Solution
--Robot quantity & type: 20 units, A41
--Charging stations：1
--Workstation type & quantity: 1 on-robot picking workstations
--Shelving height: 3,700mm
--Case type/size: tote 600mm(L)×400mm(W)×280mm(H)

Customer Value
--Warehouse area: 1,816㎡, storage area: 1072㎡, achieving 11,136 storage locations.

--Operational efficiency increased 4 times, storage capacity increased 80%.
--Average efficiency during festivals increased 2 times, during peak times increased 4 times.
--1 week for deployment, 1 month to go live.

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System Integration: Why is it Crucial for Warehouse Automation?(2024年03月28日)

hairobotics — 2024-03-28T18:17:28+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/blog/warehouse-system-integration

How important is system integration for warehouse automation? Read the blog and discover how integration played a vital role in the warehouse automation transformation of Australia's largest online bookstore.

While many companies often mention integration as an essential part of implementing a new automation solution, there isn't much information or discussion on how this can be achieved.

An automated warehouse system represents a significant investment, but it could cost even more when system integration is done wrong. Likewise, a disorganized or rushed implementation will result in inefficient or, worse, counterproductive hardware that could cost more to fix than completely reintegrate. On the other hand, when warehouse management system integration is done right, it might lead to an even better ROI than initially expected.

The role of warehouse systems integrators and robotics technology suppliers

Systems integrators design, source, implement and maintain automated warehouse solutions for distribution centers. They link all components within the system efficiently – for fast and smooth process flows. The thing about robotic integration companies is that they appear to be the middleman.

Why would anyone bring an intermediary if you already know what you want and have direct contact with the suppliers? System integrators do more than install equipment and integrate it with your current systems. They look at the whole process, from inbound to outbound, helping you build a system that not only deals with installing single pieces of equipment but prepares your business for growth.

Warehouse automation system integrators can also identify the problems affecting your productivity or efficiency rates, helping improve those numbers and maximize ROI, considering long-term business goals.

A robotics technology supplier develops innovative technologies that address warehouse or distribution center challenges. Nowadays, we see companies developing kinds of warehouse robotics technology such as AMRs, AS/RS, ACRs, robotic arms, multi-shuttle, and the list goes on. While there's a significant demand for these solutions, a warehouse manager cannot simply acquire one type of robotic solution and hope it will solve all the problems. The trend is finding and developing ways to smoothly integrate with other technologies to provide integrated solutions to increase efficiency, maximize space, optimize processes, reduce costs, and more.

The Dynamic between BPS and Hai Robotics

To deliver automation successfully, a combination of both stellar equipment, deep client business understanding, and systems knowledge must be present at the foundation. For Malcolm Druce, Joint-Managing Partner at BPS Global (Australia), the relationship with Hai Robotics is based on a mutual willingness to learn, share and help each other, fueled by a shared passion for providing easy and fast automation for clients with a previously unattainable ROI.

Australia's largest online bookstore partnered with BPS Global to deploy the latest autonomous robot technology to increase capacity and improve the fulfillment and putaway rates at its national distribution center (DC) in Lidcombe, NSW.

With an array of automation and technology solutions in its portfolio, BPS Global assessed customer needs and recommended the Hai Robotics solution. After completing a proof-of-concept consisting of 10 robots last year, BPS Global analyzed the data and established that the ACR system would provide the customer with the increased capacity required, alongside a significant increase in speed to market accuracy and fulfillment rates.

The putaway rates improved by an impressive 800%, and benefits rolled out further across the business. The solution integrates with a recirculating conveyor design. The same tote can travel to different robotic workstations and also recirculate in the workstations. It does not need to go back to the robot immediately after picking at the workstation. Furthermore, the ACR operates in a self-contained area, removing the element of an interface between forklifts and people, which is one of the most common causes of accidents in the materials handling industry.

Integration challenges

The main challenge in integrating components of an automated system is not necessarily the sequencing and timing of tasks through multiple different pieces of MHE (material handling equipment) but the integration between the equipment control system and the ERP/WMS.

Challenges exist when the ERP or WMS does not have the functionality to enable integration, which is the case with many customers. Complexity appears when some of the WMS functionality does not exist, and the expectation is for the equipment control system to fill the functionality gaps.

Understanding the functional capability of all IT systems involved in a solution and the 'demarcation' lines and responsibilities that are in place between the ERP/WMS and the equipment control systems helps to minimize the challenge. With the understanding of how the WMS is tasking the automation (pick waving, order release timings, order pick priorities, for example), companies open themselves to sub-optimization of the automation, which results in disappointment and (potentially) an inability to meet the customer promise rather than enhancing it.

A significant risk to integration can occur when a company does not integrate the automation solution with the operating processes in place within a distribution center. No matter how technically good an automation solution is, automation will deliver a sub-optimal outcome if time is not spent understanding, refining, and integrating business processes.

Why is integration important?

Automation systems are not standalone systems. They combine with other components of an overall solution, they integrate with operating processes (and often enable processes), and they need to take 'direction' from a host that provides instructions and takes task confirmation. In addition, the equipment and software of different suppliers have to work as part of a total unit. For equipment and software from different suppliers to work together, they need integration to be functional.

On top of integrating components, automation is introduced for several business reasons. One of the main reasons is to support the customer promise through increased speed to market. Automation 'integrates' business strategy and distribution center processes to maintain, enhance or improve an organization's ability to consistently meet its customer promise.

Why does it matter to the end customer?

A company's supply chain is the core that supports production, sales, distribution, and finance. Automation is an enabler that can either help the supply chain be more consistent and stronger or can cause the supply chain to stop. The end customer is the final judge of how efficiently the automation system works.

Hai Robotics provides three levels of integration for those who need to start from scratch or simply plug straight into existing infrastructure. But having a reputable and experienced system integrator delivers extra benefits. BPS Global has played a crucial role in helping optimize supply chain and distribution operations. As a result, increasing its capacity and servicing its customers quickly, efficiently, and accurately.

"Being able to hold more stock was our first driving factor, but we also wanted to explore how we could drive efficiency around picking and putaway, and the Hai Robotics solution from BPS Global ticked all of these boxes."

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How to Create an Efficient Warehouse Returns Process?(2024年02月29日)

hairobotics — 2024-02-29T15:29:47+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/blog/warehouse-returns-process

Hai Robotics is committed to helping customers achieve an efficient return process in warehouse. By using our ACR system to optimize the picking, sorting, and storage processes of returns, you can significantly maximize efficiency and obtain financial benefits. Upgrade Now!

Did you know that at least 20% - 30% of all products ordered online are returned compared to almost 9% in brick-and-mortar stores? The overall rate is even higher during the holiday season. Is your warehouse prepared to deal efficiently with returns? What can you do to optimize your current warehouse returns process? As total retail sales continue to accelerate from sustained consumer demand, it is no surprise that the overall rate of returns has also increased. Returns not only result in more labor costs, but also in higher stock costs due to slower stock turnover.

automated return process

Reasons for return
According to Invesp, some of the top reasons why consumers return products include damaged products, the product looking different from pictures, receiving the wrong item, and other reasons.

top categories for merchandise returnedUnsurprisingly, the number of returns peaks during the holiday season. According to Shopify a quarter of holiday shoppers buy items with the intention of returning them at a later date. Whether it’s gifts a friend doesn’t like or trying to reclaim some money they spent in a holiday-inspired splurge, it’s why ecommerce brands receive the most returns throughout December, January, and February.

when do you expect to receive the majority of returns

(Source: shopify.com)

What happens in a warehouse when items are returned?
Returns are very tricky because they are irregular inbound items, and they need a quality check before being put away into storage. Typically there are two scenarios. The first one is the returned items from stores, which are sent back to the warehouse at the end of the quarter or even weekly or daily. In the second scenario, we have the items returned from customers directly, items purchased online mainly, representing daily returns. Now the warehouse receives these items, and they do quality control.

The more diverse your SKUs, the more complex returns are. SKUs are stored in different categories, multi-level sorting on shelves, and in different warehouse zones. Can you imagine the management complexity and labor intensity for all this to be done manually?

jnby return process automation

How ACR System is changing the warehouse returns process
An efficient warehouse returns process is important because it maintains an efficient flow of goods. The process reduces costs, creates value, decreases risk, and completes the product life cycle.

How can warehouses and distribution centers deal with returns, keeping costs low and operations effective?

By using Autonomous Case-handling Robot (ACR) system to optimize the picking, sorting, and storage processes of returns, you can significantly maximize efficiency and obtain financial benefits. Faster processes mean a higher turnover of returned items. This reduces the time a product stays on a shelf, maximizes picking and storage, and reduces picking errors.

bosideng apparel warehouse automation process

Case study analysis
acr system for returnsOne of our customers, a leading designer brand based in China, handles both B2B and B2C returns in its warehouse. Its warehouse with a total area of 40,000 m², consisting of 5 floors, with HAI ROBOTICS solution (ACR system) implemented on the 4th floor.

Previous to automation, the company handled returns manually, including putaway, picking, and sorting processes. It is important to note that 30 FTEs were needed for putaway and 30 FTEs for picking in the previous manual operation.

After implementing ACR system, operators only needed to put the returned items into a tote, and that's it. Totes are automatically transported to HAIPORT-powered workstation for putaway. With ACR system, the putaway is entirely autonomous, and the picking process requires only 13 operators at the workstations.

The solution features the HAIPORT-powered workstation, a one-stop case-handling goods-to-person solution introduced to the market in 2020 that enables simultaneous loading and unloading of totes in just seconds. The HAIPORT loads up to 8 totes onto the ACR robot's trays and puts them away into storage. Speeding up the unloading and loading of totes and increasing picking efficiency by up to two times for each workstation.

After using ACR system, the customer achieved direct inbound putaway and storage. In other words, once items are put on the totes, ACRs do all the work intelligently.

After quality inspection, the goods are directly put into the totes that are transported by the conveyor belt, realizing the inbound process.

The goods to person robots will put away or store the tote intelligently without the sorting process required

Increased comprehensive efficiency by 100 times

Another significant advantage is that the customer could continue to use their existing WMS system, with the HAIQ ESS system integrating seamlessly and allowing for intelligent sorting, handling, and storage of totes.

Warehouses worldwide face a major shortage of skilled labor due to the rising demand for logistics services. The potential for robots to fill in the gap is big, and, from industry insiders' perspective, the demand is big too. With ACR system, labor demand decreased from 60 FTEs dedicated to returns handling and picking before automation to 13 FTEs after automation, allowing the company to deal with labor shortages while reducing costs. But labor savings are just one part of the benefits. Manual putaway of the returns is very slow. And a slow return inventory cycle means waste and overstock of return goods during peaks.

The flexibility of the ACR system enables ACR robots, in many cases, to simply use the client's existing totes. Even shelves can sometimes be reused and integrated with the ACR system. In addition, there are no single points of failure by using robots, which means higher uptime and lower maintenance costs.

If we look at both cost and value for a complete picture of the ROI, the ACR system delivers:

Increased storage efficiency, making full use of vertical space.

Increased picking efficiency and accuracy.

Autonomous and fast processing of returns, allowing optimal inventory levels.

Flexible and scalable automation. Spend only the CAPEX in line with your business needs, and scale up as you grow.

Source cited:

Khalid Saleh. “E-commerce Product Return Rate — Statistics and Trends [Infographic]” Invesp

Elise Dopson. “The Plague of Ecommerce Return Rates and How to Maintain Profitability.” Shopify, Aug 25, 2021

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HaiPick System Boosts Micro-fulfillment Centers in Europe for Faster Online Orders(2024年02月29日)

hairobotics — 2024-02-29T15:28:38+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/blog/micro-fulfillment-centers

The fastest and most efficient way to fulfill online orders has become a top supply chain priority for automated fulfillment centers.

The search for the fastest and most efficient way to fulfill online orders has become a top supply chain priority for grocery retailers and e-commerce enterprises. Micro-fulfillment centers in Europe are leveraging robotics automation to shorten the distance for faster deliveries.

The need for speed
Less than a decade ago, distribution centers were the primary source of products moving to retail stores and end consumers. However, since the COVID19 pandemic first hit, the increasing customer expectations of fast delivery have made this model unsustainable. With increasing consumer demands for fast delivery, what used to be three days in one day, what used to be one day is the same day. As a result, the search for the fastest and most efficient way to fulfill online orders has become a top supply chain priority for grocery retailers and e-commerce enterprises.

E-commerce sales worldwide are expected to reach $6 trillion by 2024, from $5 trillion in 2022 (1), as people purchase more online, customer requirements and expectations drive the need for faster fulfillment. Combined with escalating labor challenges, the shortage of space, and the need to digitize fulfillment and supply chain logistics, e-commerce pressures have created the perfect breeding ground for micro fulfillment automation strategies.

What is MFC?
Micro-fulfillment is an order fulfillment strategy that places small-scale, automated warehouse facilities in densely populated urban locations using existing facilities, converting an existing facility, or building a dedicated space. Being closer to the customer and using appropriate robotics and automation solutions to lower the cost of picking retailers can reduce delivery time and costs. As more and more retailers use this strategy, they require many small facilities.

The inclusion of cutting-edge robotics and automation technology plays an important role in the success and proliferation of micro-fulfillment centers. By moving fulfillment closer to the consumer and using robotics and automation solutions such as HAIPICK system for MFC, enterprises can maximize space and increase robotic order fulfillment efficiency, realizing an agile and cost-efficient solution.

Micro-fulfillment centers (1)
How is HAIPICK system boosting MFCs in Europe?
HAI ROBOTICS, has deployed its MFC solution in Europe. The solution leverages HAIPICK system benefits to shorten the last mile in the supply chain to enable faster deliveries from supermarkets. The solution only took 1 week to deploy.

Ultra-fast deployment is key for MFCs in Europe. The time it takes to deploy an automation solution in your MFC directly affects your business. You can't stop the operations in your facility for months just to implement a new solution. The faster you get your robots up and running, the quicker you get your ROI. However, due to the physical characteristics of MFCs, some complex solutions are not a suitable fit. For instance, multi-shuttle typically requires a total revamp of your facility, forcing you to replace all existing equipment with a new custom-made installation. Not to mention the challenges to deploying such massive infrastructure in a reduced environment. On the other hand, goods to person robotic systems like HAIPICK system can quickly be deployed and often incorporate existing shelves and bins.

HAI ROBOTICS' first MFC operation features ACR robots picking, transporting, and delivering orders in "pick-up" stores in the Netherlands. The format merges online ordering and a pick-up shop. As soon as the customer places an order, robots immediately get to work to pick & sort orders in the distribution center (DC). The DC prepares the orders in totes that are sent to the pick-up shop. Once the order arrives at the pick-up shop, the tote is put on a conveyor belt which guides the tote to the storage area. The order remains on the shelves until the customers come to pick it up. Once the customer arrives at the pick-up counter, orders can be picked up fast and easily by scanning the app's QR code and within 2 min the ACR robots can fulfill your order. Shoppers can watch as their orders are carried to them by the conveyor belt as part of a cashier-less and hassle-free shopping experience.

Our solution at a glance
The MFC solution from HAI ROBOTICS can be customized to meet storage, picking, and consolidation requirements. In the case of groceries, the HAIPICK system solution can include a combination of ambient, fresh, and chilled environments. Below is an example of a HAIPICK system solution for automated fulfillment centers.

Specifications:

20,000 SKUs

900+ order line/hour

Area: 1,000 m2

Robots: 24 A42

Workstations: 3 conveyor workstations

Significant advantages:

ROI: Less than 2 years

Investment: Under $2 Million

Micro-fulfillment centers benefits
The micro fulfillment center solution from HAI ROBOTICS delivers the following benefits:

Fast ROI

Faster and efficient fulfillment

Flexible integrations into existing facilities, or stand-alone facilities

High level of customization

High storage density

Quick to deploy and commission

Reduced manual labor

Flexibility to adapt to a wide variety of market segments

Full lifecycle customer support

Source links:

(1) Ecommerce Statistics: Industry benchmarks & growth

(2)What does ‘micro-fulfilment’ mean for the future of rapid delivery?

Now the price of automated fulfillment system, robotic fulfillment system is reasonable, if you want to buy automated fulfillment systems, robotic fulfillment systems, please contact us.

Hai Robotics is the pioneer and leader in Autonomous Case-handling Mobile Robot systems. The company is committed to providing efficient, intelligent, and flexible automation solutions through advanced robotics solutions and AI algorithms creating value to every warehouse and factory.

Five Warehouse Automation Best Practices(2024年02月29日)

hairobotics — 2024-02-29T15:27:56+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/blog/five-warehouse-automation-best-practices

To achieve the goals of labor savings, space savings, throughput and flexibility gains, and reduced maintenance and supervision, many companies are expecting to move forward with automation. In this article, we will talk about five of the warehouse automation best practices.

In recent years, COVID-19 has caused a booming online marketplace. Warehouse operations are one of the most important parts of the business for large and small e-commerce companies. To achieve the goals of labor savings, space savings, throughput and flexibility gains, and reduced maintenance and supervision, many companies are expecting to move forward with automation. Steps in the picking, packing, and shipping process can all be automated. Warehouse automation also reduces the chance of an error occurring and lets workers focus their attention on other areas. (Learn More: 12 Benefits of Warehouse Automation )

In this article, we will talk about five of the warehouse operations best practices .

five warehouse automation best practices

Use the right WMS ( Warehouse Management System ) to speed up processes and automate data collection
Regardless of which type of business you are doing, every company needs to know what is suitable for them and equip their business with the right tools. Warehouse Management System (WMS) is one such tool. WMS is a software that helps companies to manage and control the warehouse operations, such as in and outgoing inventory, picking/packing/shipping, and inventory replenishment. Companies that need to keep track of what’s going on in warehouses and want to speed up processes can benefit from using a warehouse management system (WMS). WMS can collect real-time data from the automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), regardless of the location. WMS often has real-time inventory tracking capabilities, which help staff know what’s in stock and where it’s located. Staff can see that a new order needs to be placed and do so in time to replenish inventory. Moreover, most warehouse agv automation systems can integrate with other software and automate manual tasks across the different supply chains for increased efficiency and productivity.

Use AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) to reduce warehouse workers' travel time
Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV), known as self-guided and without an onboard driver, moves items around warehouse facilities using marked long lines or wires on the floor, or magnets, lasers, or vision cameras for navigation. AGV uses software programs to determine the vehicle’s location, position, and movement within a warehouse. It can operate inbound and outbound handling, raw materials transportation, and some work-in-progress applications. Warehouse workers may travel above 10-20km (6-12 miles) per shift, but this condition can be eliminated by using Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV). With the use of AGVs, warehouse managers can remove workers from heavy-duty tasks and put them into more high-value activities.

Use AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) to enhance safety for workers
An autonomous mobile robot (AMR) is a type of robot that can move through its environment independently without a human directly controlling it. Many organizations use AMRs for tasks that would be harmful to or not possible for human workers. For example, they may be used to carry heavy loads in industrial environments, work in extremely cold storage warehouses, or where humans cannot be working. AMRs are able to autonomously navigate around obstacles and people on their path while setting up the best route to get to their destination. Using AMR to transport pallets or goods, without human interaction, can avoid collisions.

Use ACR (Autonomous Case-handling Robot) to improve warehouse operational efficiency, storage density, and flexibility
Autonomous Case-handling Robots (ACR) are autonomous robots that can take part in the goods-to-person (G2P) automation model. They are a hybrid between AMRs and grown moving vehicles with a shuttle-type retrieval function to handle totes from static shelving. Such autonomous robots in warehouses can increase operational efficiency by 300% to 400% and density by 80-400%, and enable customers to get literally 99.9% picking accuracy.

Autonomous case-handling robots help warehouse owners to maximize the space that they have. For one thing, you don’t need to send people off into the aisles by using ACRs to handle product retrieval and storage. This means that you can install your product shelves with smaller aisles, which creates more room for storage. Second, ACRs can maximumly utilize vertical space. A lot of traditional technologies, especially manual ones, are limited by human heights. ACRs enable storage heights of up to 10m (32.8 feet), optimizing the storage space in a warehouse up to 4 times compared to a manual warehouse, providing more space for more items. Hai Robotics HaiPick A42T Telescopic ACR is the world's first ACR that can pick up and store plastic totes and carton boxes at a dizzying height of up to 10m (32.8 feet). By automating to the top of the ceiling, there is no longer a bunch of waste vertical space.

ACRs are powered by intelligent software that allows robots to accurately pick the right item faster compared to manual picking, significantly improving picking accuracy by up to 99.9%. The operators do not need to spend time finding the right totes. The robots bring only the required totes, and if possible, a schedule is arranged so that each tote can fulfill multiple orders. With a carrying capacity of up to 9 totes and advanced path planning algorithms, ACRs can achieve unprecedented high efficiency of 3-4 times (per worker) higher than manual labor.

Business changes quickly, and flexibility is always crucial for any business. The construction of a traditional automation system can sometimes take a year or more to implement and go-live, and it is nearly impossible to move to another warehouse once built. One significant advantage of ACR systems is that it can be easily removed to another location. Operators find ACRs appealing because there is an in-built ability to adapt to most environments. The flexibility of ACR systems makes it easier to deploy and transform.

Automate in stages. You do not need to fully automate all at one time.
Advancing a manual warehouse to a fully automated facility all at one time will likely cause unnecessary disruption for both workers and managment as there may be too many new processes and technologies for employees to learn to use confidently at the same time. It’s wiser to slowly upgrade the warehouse step by step, rather than upgrade everything at once. Introduce new technology in stages, gives employees time to adjust to new processes and gain confidence in their new skills before introducing the next stage of facility advancement.

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Elevate Your Automated Storage Expectations with Hai Robotics(2024年02月29日)

hairobotics — 2024-02-29T15:27:11+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/blog/elevate-your-automated-storage-expectations-hai-robotics

Increase your storage capacity while reducing your facility footprint. Explore industry-leading Automated Storage and Retrieval Solutions (ASRS) driven by award-winning Autonomous Case-handling Mobile Robot (ACR) technology. Hai Robotics offers a comprehensive suite of solutions to improve warehouse efficiency, elevate storage expections, and reduce labor costs and workplace accidents.

In warehouses, wasted space means wasted time and money.

Maximize your storage capacity while minimizing your facility footprint by utilizing Hai Robotics' cutting-edge ASRS warehouse automation solutions driven by award-winning ACR technology.

ASRS Warehouse Automation Solutions
Hai Robotics’ advanced inventory automation solutions reduce storage footprints by up to 75% and elevate vertical storage to 10m (32 Feet). These results allow businesses to get the most productivity out of their existing facilities. Secondly, ASRS warehouse automation solutions lower operating and labor costs while remaining independent of any restrictive storage medium.

Our superior ACR technologies power our ASRS turn-key automated storage solutions.

Through refined intelligent integration, our reliable ASRS automation solutions can perform within any system created out of almost any industry-standard racking. Flexibility is also one of our top priorities—containers of almost any material: tote, tray, cardboard, foam, and beyond are seamlessly managed and swiftly processed. Furthermore, if your product is aligned appropriately, it may not need a container to be efficiently handled and processed by our ASRS systems.

Tried of looking for flexible and cost-effective solutions for your warehouses?

Our ACRs operate independently of any storage medium, meaning they solve the problems that rigid constructs such as shuttle or grid-based systems burden facilities with—exorbitant costs. Coupled with required unique containers and prohibitive storage structures, these inconvenient storage mediums can exhaust budgets. Hai Robotic's ASRS systems provide modern storage density with common-sense solutions.

At Hai Robotics, we believe your automated storage should be designed around your products and tailor-made for your needs.

Watch the video above to see our lineup of equipment options, how our solutions can help elevate your facility's storage utilization, and how straightforward it can be to scale our technologies as your business grows.

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Apparel Warehouse: Bosideng Moves from Manual to Automation with ACR System(2024年02月29日)

hairobotics — 2024-02-29T15:26:13+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/blog/apparel-warehouse-bosideng

World's No. 1 down garment producer Bosideng has joined forces with Hai Robotics to transform its apparel warehouse from manual to automated. The adoption of the ACR solution allowed the warehouse to make full use of its space to relieve heavy order-fulfillment pressure even in peak seasons.

World's No. 1 down garment producer Bosideng has joined forces with Hai Robotics, pioneer and leader in ACR (Autonomous Case-handling Robot) system, to transform its garment warehouse from manual to automated using the ACR system.

Apparel manufacturers have common headaches with the operation of their warehouses, especially during peak times. They often find warehouses run short of storage space when orders surge. The traditional manual way of warehouse operation faces other problems too, like slowness and lack of accuracy in picking and sorting, low worker efficiency, etc.

Robotics automation, in such a scenario, becomes essential.

Bosideng, the world's top-down garment producer in terms of sales volume, by market research institute Euromonitor International, had these pain points in their 7,000-sqm warehouse in the east Chinese city of Changshu, during last year's double-11 (Nov 11) online shopping festival.

Hai Robotics's ACR (Autonomous Case-handling Robot) system turned out to be the solution.

Piece picking, the biggest operational challenge
The down jacket industry is strongly seasonal. During the peak season, piece picking and sorting in warehouses become the toughest challenge for down garment makers, as they receive a large volume of orders, fragmented and personalized, from stores and online.

Shipping time is crucial. It is a big advantage for any garment maker to make sure their products arrive early in the consumer's hands.

Bosideng's promise is all orders placed before 11 am must be shipped on the same day. The company has, by far, managed to make sure The company has, by far, managed to keep an 80% next-day delivery rate to stores. Items are shipped from its 9 warehouses nationwide. The such high requirement has brought huge challenges for logistics, especially during peak seasons.

Manual picking remains the most common picking method, yet it delivers low efficiency.
In the 7,000-sqm Changshu warehouse in east China, the daily average walking distance for every staff member used to be between 12 to 16 kilometers, just to pick up garments.

Sometimes workers would have to climb up and down ladders to reach garments stored on higher shelves. Increasing rack height seems to be a good idea for space utilization, but it might put workers in greater danger of falling. So the average height of the shelves was only around 2 meters, leaving higher space empty.

As a result, the 7,000-sqm warehouse offered storage space for only up to 20,000 containers. In addition, down jackets, compared with other garments, are usually more fluffy and bigger in size. Each container would store up to five jackets only, meaning the capacity of the warehouse used to be 100,000 down jackets, before Hai Robotics's system was adopted.

The ACR solution
The Autonomous Case-handling Robot (ACR) system uses robots to precisely identify totes or cartons and bring them to warehouse workers. The solution excels the shelves-carrying robotics akin to Kiva, granting greater storage flexibility and work efficiency.

The ACR system possesses high flexibility, and you can easily add and take away robots (scalability). It provides dynamic storage retrieval and an inventory system that allows for low deployment ownership and execution cost. It increases picking efficiency by 300% - 400% and reaches a picking accuracy of 99.99%.

Bosideng warehouse automation solution
The ACR solution features 87 HaiPick A42N carton-picking robots, 5 HaiPort-powered Workstations, and HaiQ warehouse management system. The project, an upgrade of the 7,000-sqm warehouse, was completed within three months.

HaiPick A42N robots: upon receiving system orders, they shuttle between racks to pick and carry cartons to the HaiPort-powered Workstation for order sorting.

The HaiPort-powered Workstation can dock with HaiPick robots to automatically load and unload 6 to 8 cases in one move, reducing the manual labor required when cases are transferred to a conveyor belt. Workers can do order picking and sort at the picking area according to UI instructions.

HaiQ WMS: an intelligent software system that leverages AI algorithms and is the central command for the robot fleet. It can optimize order fulfillment and provide insights into warehouse operations through order assignment, task assignment, and path planning.

Customer value: Improved order fulfillment, boosted storage density, highly accurate picking
The adoption of the ACR solution allowed the warehouse to make full use of its space with a redesign of 9-layer racks rising to 5 meters. In this way, the storage density was boosted by 200%. In addition, HaiPick robots can pick and retrieve cartons at 99.99% picking accuracy and improve order-fulfillment efficiency by 150%. Now the warehouse is relieved of heavy order-fulfillment pressure even in peak seasons thanks to better space utilization. Meanwhile, there are reduced concerns about accidents in the workplace resulting from manual operation.

"Bosideng chose Hai Robotics for its product quality, project delivery capability, and level of service. [The project] has brought vitality into the company's effort to upgrade to smart warehousing. We will continue to deepen our cooperation, to boost efficiency while reducing cost," said Dai Jianguo, the assistant to the executive president at Bosideng.

Apparel warehouse automation
Effective garment warehouse management is critical for the highly competitive and fast-paced apparel industry. High-efficient warehouse operations are indispensable for a successful selling season and brand leadership in the trendiest fashion style.

Automating an apparel warehouse requires a good understanding of customers' business and matured project experience. Hai Robotics has dozens of automation projects running with various apparel brands. Hai Robotics has created value for its customers by enabling them to achieve:

Faster and more efficient processing of returns — even with growing numbers of SKUs

Configurations for dedicated e-commerce or retail store fulfillment

Efficient processing of smaller and more complex orders

Automation that reduces dependency on warehouse labor

Source:

Chinese Brand Bosideng Becomes No.1 Globally in Down Jacket Sales

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How Automated Case-handling Mobile Robot (ACR) Enable Smart Warehousing(2024年02月29日)

hairobotics — 2024-02-29T15:25:34+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/blog/acr-smart-warehousing

Automated Case-handling Mobile Robot (ACR) can take part in the goods to person smart automation solutions to tackle warehousing challenges. ACR solution optimizes the warehouse picking process, which allows companies to reduce costs significantly while increasing warehouse efficiency.

As global online shopping continues to rise, companies are faced with new challenges. Leaders are leveraging warehouse automation solutions such as smart robotics. To meet those challenges, warehouse managers have a number of possible goods to person picking solutions to tackle warehouse automation.

Autonomous Case-handling Mobile Robots can take part in the goods to person automation model in a warehouse. They provide a shuttle-type retrieval function to handle totes from static shelves. ACRs optimize the warehouse picking process, which allows companies to reduce costs significantly while increasing warehouse efficiency.

Q&A About Smart Warehousing
Below is the Q&A between Outlook Series' Michael Lippis and Bobby Clay, VP of Growth at Hai Robotics U.S.

Q: Do you see eCommerce growth continuing?

A: Definitely. The question is, how much and how long? The global pandemic clearly accelerated the growth curve for e-commerce and a significant portion of that growth appears to be permanent. You mix on Black Friday and Cyber Monday and I suspect we'll see continued healthy growth for the foreseeable future.

Q: What are autonomous case-handling robots?

A: Hai Robotics pioneered the concept of what we call Autonomous Case-handling Robots (ACR) systems. We not only pioneered the technology but the breakthrough capabilities for warehouses and factories that it provides.

ACR is an intelligent, efficient, and flexible goods to person technology.

From the intelligent standpoint, it includes a comprehensive software platform that has a full-blown WMS system, robot control system, and equipment-scheduling system at an intelligent algorithm platform. From a flexibility standpoint, it's able to handle cartons, cases, and totes, of varying sizes. It's customizable to meet the customer's unique warehouse automation transformation requirements. And then finally, it's efficient. It allows very rapid deployment within six weeks from the robot's arrival on site.

Q: How does the cost performance vary with goods to person systems?

A: They vary significantly. Prices can vary by as much as seven figures. Deployment times can vary by 6 to 12 months or more. Operating efficiency and storage capacity improvements can be dramatically different. So we're very proud of our track record of more than 200 deployments worldwide, all of them being on time and meeting the scope that the customer was expecting.

Q: Could you compare ACRs, AMRs, and collaborative robots?

A: An autonomous mobile robot (AMR) is really any robot that can understand and move through its environments without being overseen directly by an operator. Collaborative robots are what some people call Co-bots, which are robots that are intended to work hand in hand with employees. These machines focus more on repetitive tasks, such as inspection and picking, to help workers focus more on tasks that require problem-solving skills. Then there is AS/RS, or automated storage and retrieval system. They consist of a variety of computer control systems for automatically placing and retrieving loads from defined storage locations. We position ACR as really next-generation warehouse automation, because of the advancements that we've made in software efficiency and flexibility.

hai robotics warehouse automation solution

Q: How does ACR address eCommerce warehouses’ pain points?

A: ACR addresses three pretty significant pain points. The first one projects deployment time and project success rates. We do full compliance with all regulations and OSHA standards. We have gone through a lot of effort to get certifications like CE, SGS, and ETL. And we can actually do the deployment in six weeks, from robot arrival onsite.

The second pain point is reliability and sustainability. Those are huge issues for everybody, right? We've only been in business for five years, but we have sites that have been running for more than three years, our systems drive literally 100% accurate accuracy capabilities.

The third is flexibility and scalability, which have been a challenge for robotics companies. It's a huge differentiator for us. Our projects can range from, a smaller project with maybe two robots, to a bigger project with maybe 150 robots. In fact, it often happened that one of our customers who did a small implementation - it's maybe five or six robots, and then the next project maybe 100 robots or something like that. Easy software integration also makes flexibility possible. We literally are able to integrate any way the customer likes. We can integrate with lots of things outside of our technology, such as other AMRs, such as robotic arms, or even things like Kiva robots.

Q: What kind of benefits does ACR deliver?

A: What I'm fond of saying is, that we allow you to do it better, faster, and cheaper. Specifically, operational efficiency increases by 300% to 400%. Storage density can be increased by 230% or more. We enable customers to get literally 100% picking accuracy. We address labor shortages, which is becoming a big issue last year. We enable quick business transformation - that's a big part of that, it’s because of the rapid deployment capability that I mentioned. If you can do all of those things, you're generally going to get not only an ROI, but you're gonna get it pretty quickly.

Q: Which industries are suitable to leverage ACRs?

A: It makes sense for really a broad range of industries and verticals. But for us, our top verticals and industries are apparel, e-commerce, 3PLs, retail, and manufacturing - those are really the top ones for us. We also do a fair amount of electronics as well as pharma, energy, and even automotive.

Q: What kind of services does Hai Robotics offer?

A: We provide a variety of warehouse automation solutions that are focused on enhancing warehouse operation efficiency. The way it starts is we go onsite. We observe how the customer works, assess their workflow, and redesign their warehouse to better suit their business model. Then we introduce the appropriate automation equipment that includes ACR, AMR, might be robotic arms - whatever is necessary to help drive them to transform their warehouse operations to next-generation logistics.

Q: What warehouse management systems and ERP systems can be integrated with the HaiQ software platform?

A: That's another strength of our system. It comes back to the flexibility that we have. The answer to that question is, that we can integrate them with anything. We can virtually integrate with any WMS, WCS, any ERP system. In many cases, we're integrating with systems that have been developed by the client. We have a very strong software development team so our source system can be just super flexible and capable of integrating with anything.

Q: When it comes to setting up a project, how do you go about calculating the number of robots that will be required?

A: It's actually fairly straightforward. There are three inputs for that. We take a look at the number of orders per day, the number of unique items per order, and then the efficiency factor of the robots, which is, in other words, the number of tokens per hour. And then based on those inputs, we can calculate the number of robots required for both inbound and outbound.

Q: Can you share a use case?

A: What I'll share with you today is the use cases in the apparel and e-commerce space. That's a real sweet spot for us. I can tell you about one that's been alive for two years in Shanghai, China, - SF DHL.

A HAIPICK robot in operation in a warehouse..
The situation with these guys was when we started this project, they were struggling in several areas. The first area was they're having to do manual picking, they were struggling with low efficiency and the whole process was very error-prone. Secondly, they had insufficient storage capacity. They had surging volumes during shopping events, and therefore they needed fast deployment before peak season. Then interestingly, they also needed a higher level of security.

So we deployed our system in one week and went live one month later. And the benefits to SF DHL are substantial. First of all, they went to a picking accuracy of 99.99% and enhanced their security with automation and unmanned operation. Their storage capacity increased by 80%, inbound efficiency increased significantly and outbound efficiency increased by 3.5 times. They are successfully operating during their local online shopping festivals which are known as 618 and Double 11.

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7 Key Warehouse Trends to Keep on Your Radar in 2024(2024年02月29日)

hairobotics — 2024-02-29T15:22:53+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/blog/7-key-warehouse-trends-keep-your-radar-2023

Are you ready for the warehousing trends of 2024? Our latest blog highlights the challenges and opportunities facing the logistics industry in the wake of the pandemic, industry consolidation, workforce crisis, and lack of warehouse space. Learn how you can respond creatively and embrace these trends to stay ahead of the game.

In 2024, the logistics industry is expected to continue facing supply chain issues due to the pandemic's effects, consolidation within the industry, workforce crisis, and lack of warehouse space. However, these challenges offer opportunities for warehouse operators to respond creatively and embrace warehousing trends. With 2024 ramping up, let’s anticipate the warehousing trends in 2024 – and more importantly some actions you can take to be prepared.

7 warehouse trends you need to know in 2024

Increase in Automation
The use of automation in warehousing has experienced a steady increase in recent years, and this trend is set to continue in 2024. One of the primary drivers of growth in the warehouse automation market is the e-commerce boom in the retail industry and the resulting demand for fast and efficient order fulfillment. The surge in online shopping can be attributed to the widespread use of mobile devices and increased internet penetration. According to Statista (1), global online retail sales are expected to grow from $5 trillion in 2021 to $7 trillion by 2025, underscoring the need for modern and automated warehousing and fulfillment methods.

Retail E-commerce Sales Worldwide from 2014 to 2026 Warehouse TrendsBy incorporating automation in their operations, warehouses can streamline their operations, reduce errors, and lower costs. To scale their output and meet the demands of their customers, businesses must invest in warehouse automation. This investment is critical for attracting and retaining customers and achieving substantial returns that can position a business for significant growth in the coming years. Among the most popular types of automation are automated pick and pack systems, autonomous mobile robots, and automated storage and retrieval systems.

Hai Robotics has interviewed CEOs, CTOs, Country Managers, Directors, and academics with expertise in the fields of warehouse management, logistics, and robotics. We asked them about their view of the benefits of warehouse automation, the impact it would have on workforces and sustainability, the risks facing the industry, and the potential avenues for collaboration to drive forward progress. Download our latest white paper to learn more: The Warehouse of The Future.

Digitization and Visualization of Data
The surge of e-commerce has resulted in an exponential increase in data, and warehouses have not been spared. Fortunately, with the emergence of advanced technologies like big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning, digitization, and visualization offer logistics companies a promising opportunity to tackle the ongoing supply chain challenges.

Warehouses are progressively leveraging predictive and prescriptive analytics to examine vast amounts of data, unveil patterns that provide insightful information, and enhance business decisions. They process large quantities of data and utilize machine learning and AI to sort, evaluate, and extract useful insights such as forecasting demand during peak seasons, detecting and avoiding supply chain bottlenecks, and refining organizational decision-making. This includes implementing digital tracking systems, data analytics, and other cutting-edge tools to enhance warehouse operations.

The Rise of Mobile Robots
The adoption of mobile robots for warehouse automation is rapidly increasing due to their improved capabilities and flexibility. These robots have the ability to perform various tasks, such as picking, sorting, packing, batching, shipping, fulfillment, inbound, and outbound. As a result, they have become a valuable asset to warehouse operations.

One such example is Hai Robotics' Autonomous Case-handling Robot (ACR) systems, which possesses advanced automation capabilities that allow it to elevate warehouse operations and increase storage density. By integrating ACR systems into your workflow, you can streamline your operations, reduce costs, and achieve greater levels of productivity and profitability.

As per the recent findings by Gartner, a reputable business research firm, there is a significant surge in interest in flexible automation and intelligent robotics. In a recent survey conducted by Gartner (2), 61% of respondents believe that technology is a vital source of competitive advantage. Furthermore, many organizations have identified various emerging technologies as crucial investment areas, with 20% of them investing in robotics. Moreover, Gartner predicts that by 2026, around 75% of large companies will have integrated some form of smart robotic solutions in their warehousing logistics. This implies that businesses are rapidly embracing automation and robotics to streamline their operations and remain competitive in the market.

Overall, the growing interest in flexible automation and intelligent robotics signifies the increasing importance of technology as a key driver of business growth and success in the logistics world.

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The Rise of Micro Fulfillment Centers
Micro Fulfillment Centers (MFCs) have emerged as a powerful solution to the challenges faced by e commerce warehouses in delivering orders quickly and efficiently. As more and more consumers turn to online shopping, MFCs have gained popularity for their ability to provide faster delivery times.

One of the biggest advantages of MFCs is their smaller size and location in urban areas. This proximity to consumers allows for shorter delivery times and reduced shipping costs. Moreover, MFCs are cheaper to build and operate than traditional warehouses, as they require less space and can be more easily automated. This enables MFCs to take advantage of advanced technologies, such as robotics and artificial intelligence, to optimize their operations and meet the demands of a rapidly changing market.

MFCs also offer greater flexibility in fulfilling orders from multiple retailers or brands. This means that companies can optimize their inventory and reduce waste, while still providing customers with a wide range of products to choose from. Furthermore, MFCs are easily scalable, allowing companies to expand or replicate their operations in response to changing market conditions.

In summary, by leveraging advanced technologies and strategic location, MFCs provide a cost-effective and efficient solution to the challenges of last-mile delivery, which is an increasingly attractive option for warehouse operators.

Demand for Logistics and Automation Pros
Interact Analysis (3) has reported that there are currently about 163,000 warehouses worldwide that have an area exceeding 50,000 square feet as of 2021. This number is projected to surge to 214,000 by 2027, indicating significant growth in the industry. However, this expansion would require millions of warehouse workers if automation was not used. Consequently, warehouse and distribution center operators are turning to automation technology to address the workforce shortage.

However, the implementation and management of automated systems require technical expertise, creating a new challenge. As a result, professionals with specialized knowledge in automating and managing warehouse systems will become highly sought-after in the industry. In order to attract these specialists while adapting to this trend, warehouses must offer higher compensation and better working conditions.

Increased Focus on Safety
Warehouses are known for their busy, fast-paced environment and heavy machinery, which can create hazardous working conditions that endanger worker safety. The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the significance of workplace safety, and this trend is expected to persist throughout 2024. Workers who have experienced pandemics recognize the value of good health and family reunions over making money, making safety a top priority.

Furthermore, with the growing use of automation technologies in warehouses, new safety protocols will need to be developed to protect workers from harm. The use of automated equipment like robots and drones requires specific safety measures that differ from those in traditional warehouse settings. These measures include the use of personal protective equipment, increased sanitation facilities, and social distancing guidelines.

Ignoring this trend could result in workers leaving the industry or decreased employee satisfaction, while employers may face hefty fines, lawsuits, and damage to their reputation. By prioritizing safety measures, warehouse employers can reduce the likelihood of accidents, injuries, and fatalities. As a result, this trend is expected to gain momentum in the future.

Sustainable Warehousing
After the impact of the pandemic, sustainability has become an important concern for consumers. As a result, sustainable warehousing has become an essential aspect of many companies operations. By incorporating environmentally friendly materials, reducing waste, and improving energy efficiency, sustainable warehousing can help companies reduce their carbon footprint and enhance their reputation among environmentally conscious consumers.

What's more, visionary warehouse operators are embarking on a journey to the dark warehouse, which utilizes automated hardware and software that allows all technologies to communicate with each other. As a result, these dark warehouses promise to be almost fully automated and autonomous, with minimal human intervention required for maintenance, planning, and optimization. Moreover, they can operate 24/7 in the absence of light and in any extreme weather conditions, leading to significant energy savings and cost reductions.

By adopting these technologies and practices, companies can reduce their environmental impact, increase their operational efficiency, and achieve sustainable growth.

Ready to Address These Trends?
Overall, warehouse operators can prepare for these emerging trends in warehousing by investing in warehouse automation, adopting digital tracking systems, and hiring logistics and automation professionals with the right skills. Companies can also consider setting up MFCs to provide faster delivery times and reduce shipping costs. Lastly, it is important to prioritize worker safety and adopt sustainable warehousing practices to meet evolving consumer expectations.

These warehouse automation technology trends are likely to shape the warehousing industry in 2024 and beyond. Warehouses that can stay ahead of the curve and adapt to these changes are likely to be more successful in 2024.

7 Key Warehouse Trends to Keep on Your Radar in 2023For more information on the latest trends in warehouse management and how to upgrade your warehouse, please feel free to contact Hai Robotics, one of the top warehouse robotics companies in the industry.

Source links:
(1) Statista (2022). Retail e-commerce sales worldwide from 2014 to 2026

(2) Gartner (2022). Gartner Predicts the Future of Supply Chain Technology

(3)Interact Analysis (2022). Warehousing sector poised for 5% growth up to 2027

12 Benefits of Warehouse Automation(2024年02月29日)

hairobotics — 2024-02-29T15:21:27+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/blog/12-benefits-warehouse-automation

Warehouse automation solution is an integral part of optimizing supply chains as it reduces time, effort, and errors caused by manual tasks. Today, our article will take a deep dive into the benefits of warehouse automation systems and explain why it is worthwhile.

As the wave of digitalization and automation sweeps across industries, the logistics industry is bearing the brunt of the pressure to transform. From the perspective of technological development level, larger scale, higher flexibility, higher level of automation, higher efficiency, and lower cost are undoubtedly the development trend. Therefore, more and more logistics companies are trying to find a way to break through the development of enterprise through automation, intelligence, and unmanned.

Today, our article will take a deep dive into warehouse automation and explain why it is worthwhile.

Key Benefits of Warehouse Automation
Warehouse automation is an integral part of optimizing supply chains as it reduces time, effort, and errors caused by manual tasks. Here are some of the advantages that warehouse automation systems can bring to your business.

Reduced Error Rate
It is a huge disaster for e-commerce companies that customers receive wrong orders, and customers' trust is often lost from this moment. Warehouse automation can help us avoid this problem by reducing the number of decisions warehouse employees need to make, eliminating pick and pack errors, and improving order accuracy.

While no system can be 100% accurate, automated systems can certainly improve human accuracy. When errors do occur, automated systems can quickly identify and correct them. After all, automated systems have near-perfect precision and accuracy in the field of picking operations.

Improved Employee Efficiency
Automation does not mean that we need to replace workers with robots. The value of automation is to eliminate more mundane and repetitive tasks. Warehouse automation can improve employee satisfaction, help employees complete their work faster and better, and allow them to focus on value-added tasks. In short, warehouse automation streamlines processes in the supply chain and avoids unnecessary waste of resources.

Warehouse automation is also particularly helpful during fluctuating business demands and busy periods, such as holidays. On the one hand, automation can reduce staff turnover and recruitment costs, avoiding the need for temporary workers who must be trained and are sometimes difficult to recruit. On the other hand, when business is down, automated systems slow down and layoffs are unnecessary.

Increased Warehouse Productivity
The speed and accuracy of humans are nothing compared to robots. But at the same time, humans have a cognitive power that robots cannot replace. Together, they form an effective combination for warehouse automation.

Most warehouse tasks are often repetitive and time-consuming, while automation can help to decrease touch points and ineffective tasks throughout the warehouse.

Warehouse automation systems can identify the location of all items in a particular order almost instantly, and workers can spend less time moving goods and re-picking. Even more, warehouse automation can also speed up order fulfillment when adopting automated warehouse robots and conveyor workstations.

As the entire process is speeded up and simplified, the overall productivity of the warehouse will be greatly improved.

Reduced Processing Time
Another benefit of warehouse automation is to speed up the process and reduce handling time. Humans cannot match the accuracy and relentless pace of robots. Warehouse process automation systems speed up the measurement process and accurately capture the dimensions, weight, and image of a package within seconds. It saves time when you need to measure thousands of parcels.

Meanwhile, automated warehouse processes allow you to use specific triggers to perform a series of tasks without human intervention. This automation makes it a valuable and necessary investment for warehouses.

Maximized Space Utilization
Smart warehouse automation solutions can maximize warehouse storage space. One of the key ways automated warehouses accomplish this is by making the aisles narrower. Because machines do not require as much space as humans to operate, automated warehouses do not require additional aisle spacing to meet safety standards, which can further improve warehouse storage utilization.

At the same time, if an automated three-dimensional warehouse is used as an automated warehousing solution, its high-rise shelves can make reasonable use of space and increase the storage capacity of goods per unit area. Under the same area, the storage capacity of building an automated three-dimensional warehouse is several times or even ten times that of building an ordinary warehouse. In this way, under the same storage capacity, the automated three-dimensional warehouse can save a lot of land.

Safe and Reliable Operation
In traditional warehouses, there are a large number and variety of commodities stored, as well as various safety hazards, such as handling heavy pallets and high racks, operating in a high-traffic environment, and sometimes involving toxic products such as chemicals. Robotic picking systems avoid these problems.

First, many warehouse automation systems bring products to workers instead of workers picking them up. As a result, there is less traffic of people and equipment throughout the facility, which improves the overall safety of the warehouse.

At the same time, some automated warehouses have good sealing properties, which provide good conditions for regulating the temperature in the warehouse and improving the storage and maintenance of goods. The automated warehouse will also be equipped with alarm devices and drainage systems, which can prevent and extinguish warehouse fires in time.

Improved Inventory Management
Unpredictable markets, high customer expectations for faster shipping, and unstable supply chains are some of the challenges your business faces. Balancing supply and demand has become so complex that it can no longer be managed manually at costly risk.

You need an automation solution! The benefits of automated warehouse management are numerous, especially in optimizing inventory management, preventing backlogs and shortages of goods, adapting to market fluctuations, and enabling demand forecasting and just-in-time production.

Logistics automation systems can track information on specific inventory locations. The data is available on demand, making it both accurate and easy to analyze for intelligence. It can be used to transmit large amounts of relevant information to communicate with managers faster and more accurately, helping them make better and more informed decisions.

Reduced Operational Costs
It is true that investing in warehouse automation is expensive, complex, and potentially risky. But have you evaluated the costs of an inefficient warehouse? Initially, it's zero, but in the long run, the hidden costs of out-of-stock, low service levels, and unsatisfactory customer experiences can be fatal to your business.

There is no doubt that warehouse automation projects are expensive, but they usually pay off quickly. The reason for the impressively quick ROI is that warehouse automation offers multiple new points of savings. For example, reducing staff administration and training costs, optimizing product handling and storage costs, minimizing inventory errors, and eliminating the risk of mishandling and product loss.

Strengthen Customer Satisfaction
In an increasingly competitive industry, how to satisfy customers' purchasing experience has become an important lever of differentiation. Companies must be more proactive and deliver goods in less time than customers imagine.

With an automated warehouse, the time for order preparation and shipping is reduced, and the risk of error is almost zero. If a customer is not satisfied with an item, the return management process is also automated.

This is an important loyalty lever, as we know that customers who have a good return experience typically buy back from the same supplier. This also boosts our business accumulation. In fact, one of the main reasons why large retailers and logistics companies invest in the development of fully automated warehouse systems is to improve operational efficiency and better meet growing customer demands.

Long-term Sustainability
Sustainability is on the agenda of almost all businesses, and retail and logistics are no exception. In fact, while the cost advantages are fairly obvious, the long-term sustainability of warehouse automation is also a big plus point as a solution to many long-term problems, including efficiency, operating costs, and improved service.

For example, advanced automation systems ensure reduced and efficient use of energy, resulting in lower energy consumption and a smaller carbon footprint, as well as reduced operating costs. At the same time, by improving accuracy, the chance of damage is greatly reduced, which helps reduce the amount of waste each warehouse must manage.

Fast Scale-up
When consumer demand changes, so do the entire warehouse operation, that is, warehouse companies need to handle more goods at a faster speed. Many companies choose to expand their existing warehouse space and establish multiple distribution centers to increase coverage, but this requires a significant investment of time and expense.

One of the great benefits of warehouse automation solutions is that you can easily scale up and down and quickly respond to changes in consumer demand. Users can re-use existing racks and totes if they fit handling specs. Automated systems can also be easily deployed in a small part of the warehouse and scaled up to a larger installation as your business grows.

Meanwhile, retailers don't need to be busy doubling their headcount or dealing with temporary workers during the holidays. Instead, employees can focus on more customer-focused activities.

Higher Resilience
Highly automated warehouses are more resilient to unexpected changes. For example, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a prolonged surge in demand for consumer goods and many warehouses have struggled to keep up with the dramatic growth in online shopping; new safety and sanitation measures have also hit warehouses that rely exclusively on human operations. And robotics and other emerging technologies can help make supply chains more agile and resilient by improving the accuracy and timeliness of product information.

Nowadays, more leading retailers are committed to making warehouses responsive, resilient, and reliable to adapt to the growing e-commerce market and to learn from the lessons of global pandemics.

For more information on warehouse automation and how to upgrade your warehouse, please feel free to contact Hai Robotics.

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HaiStation(2024年01月26日)

hairobotics — 2024-01-26T11:45:10+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/products/haistation

In the complete Goods to Person solution, HaiPick robots are dedicated to improving transport efficiency from warehouse to workstation. Hai Robotics also developed HaiStation robotic workstations, which is used to improve the efficiency of workstations to order cases.

The warehouse work station enables more efficient loading and unloading of cases. It can load 8 cases in 3 seconds and unload 8 cases in 5 seconds, which significantly increases HaiPick ACR's efficiency.

Video: Explore How Our Robotics Warehouse Workstations Streamline Operations with Maximum Efficiency
Looking to improve warehouse efficiency and productivity? Check out Hai Robotics' video showcasing their cutting-edge robotic workstations. From conveyor workstation to HaiPort warehouse workstation, our systems automate and optimize workflow, reducing errors and streamlining operations. With seamless integration and customization options, our robotic workstations can enhance order picking, inventory management, and more. Upgrade to the latest technology and experience the benefits of robotics warehouse automation today!

On-conveyor Picking Workstation
The on-conveyor picking workstation automatically conveys the cases unloaded by the HaiPick order picking robot or the cases that need to be loaded, realizing automated storage and retrieval functions. It is composed of a conveyor line, visual Kanban, shelves, and pick to light system.
It offers an ergonomic design, the workers and HaiPick order picking robots are indirectly connected, and the goods can be sorted on the conveyor line without too much movement. It delivers convenient operation and efficient warehousing.

There are many amr robot companies, but we are one of the best choices for you.

HAI Q Software Platform(2024年01月26日)

hairobotics — 2024-01-26T11:44:33+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/products/haiq

HaiQ Software Platform
HaiQ is an intelligent software platform that leverages AI algorithms to streamline order fulfillment and inventory management. It serves as the central command for inbound, outbound and inventory management, seamlessly integrating with other devices.

Thorough R&D
Results in rugged software with seamless integrations

Flexible Configuration
Meet the specific demands of the warehouse process

Flexible Scheduling
Support quick integration of multi-type equipment and coordination

Service Oriented Architecture
Modular in-house developed software environment easily adapts to any changes in your business

Intelligent Resource Orchestration
Optimize capacity and space utilization

Continuous Algorithmic Optimization
Achieve operational optimization with AI

Warehouse Execution System (WES)
Hai Robotics Warehouse Execution System (WES) is a smart robot management system that seamlessly interfaces with upstream systems such as ERP, WMS, MES and supports operations such as outbound, inbound, inventory check, stock consolidation and material handling. The system features flexible workstation configuration and operation strategies, such as order grouping, order splitting, wave rule and heat strategy.

Convenient Upstream System Access

We have experience in implementing projects with well-known ERP and WMS vendors, allowing for flexible field configuration to meet various docking requirements.

Efficient Configuration and Algorithms

Configure workstation operation rules, support business strategies such as grouping and splitting orders, and have intelligent and efficient algorithms.

Standard Deployment Plan

It has high availability with automatic switching in case of failure, as well as load balancing and data disaster prevention features.

Stable and Secure Platform

Capable of processing up to 10,000 external requests per second. The data communication between robots uses encrypted components.

Equipment Schedule System (ESS)
Hai Robotics Equipment Scheduling System (ESS) integrates robots, equipment, and physical environment information into a unified intelligent warehouse management system, including task management, resource management, and map monitoring and other functions. It receives instructions from upstream systems to control various types of warehouse robots to perform material handling tasks.

Rich Equipment Integration

Integrated with HaiPick, HaiPort, HaiFlex, conveyors, pick to light system, emergency stop switches, guard doors, etc.

Multi-type Robot Mixed Field Operation

Mixed scheduling of multiple types of AGVs, such as scheduling HaiPick, HaiFlex.

Efficient Task Linking

Multiple devices work in parallel to complete related tasks, reducing mutual waiting.

Large-scale Robots Scheduling

Capable of scheduling over 1000 robots.

AI Algorithm Platform
As the intelligent brain of the HAI Q system, the AI Algorithm Platform is responsible for the analysis, computation and decision-making of various systematic scenarios. Intelligent analysis, high-efficiency computing and smart decision-making remarkably improve the operating efficiency of the system to the greatest extent.

Order Allocation Algorithm

Select orders from the order pool and assign them to workstations to maximize order timeliness, picking efficiency, and workload balance.

Task Allocation Algorithm

Assign tasks to robots to ensure optimal transport efficiency and timely completion of transport tasks.

Path Planning Algorithm

Minimize robot travel distance, achieve robot avoidance, queueing, and other actions, and reduce workstation downtime.

Charging Algorithm

Provide stable and sufficient robot transport resources to ensure efficient completion of warehouse operations.

For more information about warehouse automation software or robotics for logistics solutions, please feel free to contact us!

Telescopic Lift ACR(2024年01月26日)

hairobotics — 2024-01-26T11:43:53+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/products/haipick-a42t

HaiPick A42T
The HaiPick A42T Telescopic Lift ACR is the world's first ACR that can pick and store plastic totes and carton boxes at a dizzying height of up to 10m (32.8 feet). Increase your warehouse storage density even further with the A42T.

Maximum Picking Height 10m (32.8 Feet): Improve storage density by up to an additional 100% compared to the regular A42.

World's First Telescopic ACR: Utilize your warehouse space even more efficiently by picking and storing 30kg (66.1 lbs) payloads up to 10m (32.8 feet) high.

High Efficiency: The A42T has multiple storage trays to carry up to nine payloads simultaneously, which greatly improves picking efficiency.

Flexible Payload Dimensions: The robot supports separate and mixed picking of plastic totes and carton boxes.

Product Safety: CE+NRTL certified.

Video: Explore How HaiPick A42T Warehouse Storage Robots Work
Using warehouse vertical space to improve your storage density can be a game-changer! The HaiPick A42T provides ultra-high storage and picking capabilities reaching up to 10m high. Compared with traditional AGVs or other automation technologies, HaiPick A42T possesses a smaller body, making it more convenient, speeding up deployment, and improving overall project implementation. Watch this video to learn more about how the HaiPick A42T can help you take your warehouse storage and picking to the next level.

Product Features

01 Autonomous & Intelligent Functions
Autonomous picking, handling, navigation, charging

02 Ultra-wide Picking Range
Covers a broader storage space range

03 Fast & Stable
Stable straight move speed and high stop accuracy in travel direction

04 Multi-case Handling
Each robot can store up to multiple cases at the same time

05 Wireless Communication
Supports Wi-Fi to ensure smooth operation

06 Multiple Safety Protection
Obstacle detection, active obstacle avoidance, anti-collision alarm, and emergency stop

07 Mixed Picking
Compatible with cartons/totes, multi-size cases

08 Flexible & Customizable
Supports different customization requirements including height and color

09 The Ideal Solution
Tailored specially to meet different application scenarios to deliver the best solution

There are many automated warehouse companies, but we are one of the best choices for you.

For more information about robot storage solutions or warehouse storage robot, please feel free to contact us!

HaiPick A42(2024年01月26日)

hairobotics — 2024-01-26T11:43:05+0900

https://www.hairobotics.com/products/haipick-a42

High Efficiency: With multiple storage trays, our automated warehouse picking robot can handle up to 9 cases simultaneously. This greatly improves warehouse picking efficiency.

Flexible Payload Dimensions: The robot supports separate and mixed picking of plastic totes and carton boxes. The robot can handle a wide range of case dimensions and types.

Flexible and Scalable: Users can re-use existing racks and totes if they fit all requirements. Our automated warehouse picking system can also be easily deployed in a small part of the warehouse and scaled up to a bigger installation as the user's business grows.

Efficient Deployment: Our robotic warehouse automation system can help you rapidly automate your warehouse without impacting any running operations.

Product Safety: CE+NRTL certified.

Seeing is Believing
Video: Explore How HaiPick A42 Warehouse Robot Picker Works
The HaiPick A42 utilizes advanced robotics technology to streamline the storage and picking process in warehouses and distribution centers. This innovative robot is designed to navigate through narrow aisles and pick up items with ease, making it an ideal solution for businesses that require efficient and cost-effective robotics in warehousing solutions. Not to mention, our Haipick A42 robots work seamlessly with our robotic workstations, resulting in significant efficiency gains. To explore how the HaiPick A42 warehouse storage robots work, you can watch videos that showcase the robot in action.

Product Features
01 Autonomous & Intelligent Functions
Autonomous picking, handling, navigation, charging