Retrotech Inc has introduced the newest line of its PTS, a shuttle-based automated storage and retrieval (ASR) system specifically designed for severe environments found in freezer warehouses.
The latest Retrotech PTS, which is new to North America and became commercially available in late 2014, is the third generation of this freezer product line. It is engineered and tested exclusively for customers looking to address the growing demand for order fulfillment at case—and less-than-case —quantities in frozen goods distribution centers.
Because the PTS brings the benefits of robotic ASR systems for “case and each” picking to the frozen goods distribution center, it can help reverse a trend that has risen in recent years: increasing levels of costly, inefficient order fulfillment by human personnel in harsh environments.
“While automated pallet ASR systems have been used in freezer warehouses for some time, the rising popularity of smaller, higher-frequency orders has forced companies to send staff into the extreme environment of the warehouse in order to fulfill these smaller orders — which costs companies money and diverts personnel from doing more productive work,” said Tom O’Dette, Retrotech’s director of engineering. “Retrotech’s PTS provides these companies with a case-level ASR system that overcomes the challenge of small, high-frequency orders.”
Retrotech, in tandem with its parent company Savoye, fully covers the cold supply chain market. The company also offers Magmatic load handling devices for automatic storage and retrieval system for pallets. Magmatic maximizes a facility’s overhead space to provide organized, compact storage with a fully automated operation that ensures 98% accuracy of orders filled. It is durable and dependable in a variety of temperatures, including freezer warehouses. Magmatic is ideal for warehouse settings up to 2,000 SKUs.
ACTIV, a dynamic storage technology for freezer storage environments, can buffer, sort, and stage palletized unit loads in exact loading sequence. Designed for use in existing or low-overhead-clearance buildings, ACTIV is ideal for warehouse settings up to 1,000 SKUs.
Companies interested in learning more about the Retrotech PTS can contact Retrotech toll-free at 1-866-915-2777 or online at www.retrotech.com/content/contact-retrotech.
