Automated assembly

Pocket sorter

05.09.2018, 13:15

Automated assembly

At Fachpack, Ferag will be exhibiting its Skyfall bag sorter with automatic loading and unloading stations, which are intended to contribute to the further automation of order fulfillment processes.

The automatic loading and unloading stations for goods distribution handle up to 2,200 bags per hour. © Ferag

They are particularly interesting for online retailers and multi-channel operators whose product range does not exceed ten kilograms in weight. The items slide into the Skyfall pockets by themselves and, at the end of the conveying and sorting process, slide directly onto the packing tables of the shipping department without damaging the product. The demo system on show in Nuremberg primarily demonstrates the potential of Skyfall technology for use within goods distribution and packaging solutions. The new Skysorter bags designed by the Swiss company have walls made of elastic synthetic fibers. They are designed in such a way that they can be loaded and emptied automatically. The stations for automatic loading and unloading can process up to 2,000 bags per hour.

At the start of the show route, which has a gravity-only section to increase energy efficiency, the products automatically fall into the prepared bag. At the other end of the course, for example in the dispatch or packaging zone, they slide out of the bag - sorted according to orders and order processes - in a controlled manner using a tilting mechanism. as

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