{"id":8947,"date":"2020-08-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.misumiusa.com\/?p=8947"},"modified":"2021-10-29T15:52:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T20:52:17","slug":"warehouse-automation-part-4-automated-sortation-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.misumi-ec.com\/blog\/warehouse-automation-part-4-automated-sortation-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Warehouse Automation Part 4: Automated Sortation Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Continuing with our Warehouse Automation<\/a> series, here is part 4, covering Automated Sortation Systems. If you missed the first 3 parts of the series, catch up with the links below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warehouse Automation Part 1: Pick-to-Light Systems<\/a>
Warehouse Automation Part 2: Automatic Guided Vehicles & Autonomous Mobile Robots<\/a>
Warehouse Automation Part 3: Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (AS\/RS)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a sortation system?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sortation is the process of identifying items on a conveyor system and diverting products to specific destinations using a variety of categories and system methods. There is a variety of sorting methods that applies to different applications, depending upon the product type you are dealing with and the required sorting rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conveyor Sortation System<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Common Sortation Categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Slow Speed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These systems are the slowest and least expensive sorters, they typically work in conjunction with standard belt or roller conveyor lines. These systems typically handle fewer than 30 cartons or totes per minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Medium Speed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medium speed sortation systems sort at about 30 to 200 items per minute. There are a variety of styles of sorters available for sorting cartons or totes at these speeds. Pop-up sorters are among the most popular. These linear sorters usually move products down the line on belt conveyor. When the product reaches the divert location, the wheels or rollers pop up and lift the product above the conveyor surface, power it off the conveyor on an angle, and re-direct the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 High Speed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When process speeds are critical, high-speed sorters can divert about 150 to 450 items or cartons per minute. Products can be inserted into the sorter manually or can be done automatically using various other methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other sortation methods include sweeper, cross-belt, sliding shoe, tilt tray, push tray, strip belt, pop-up wheel, bomb-bay and vertical sortation systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cross Belt Sorter by Tecnowey \/ CC BY-SA<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Push-Tray Sorter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pop Up Wheel Sorter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Benefits of Sortation Systems:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n