Pouch Sorter SSI Carrier

Whether storage of hanging goods, manual storage of flat goods or highly automated storage with shuttle systems, the picked goods as well as the returns arrive at the pouch sorter and are then consolidated and assembled into customer orders:

1. At the loading stations, each item is placed individually into a pouch, hanging garments are attached directly with a hanger.

2. By scanning the item, the product barcode is connected to the respective RFID transponder of the carrier and can be identified throughout the entire system. The accuracy of the RFID technology ensures the system has high reliability and process stability.

3. After loading the items, all further steps are carried out automatically. Pre-picked items are buffered in various highly dynamic buffer systems and sorting batches are formed from customer orders.

4. Then, the items arrive at the matrix sorter, where they are sorted according to the desired sequence – also within a customer order. Orders with different sizes and destinations can be processed at the same time and are unloaded at unloading stations.

5. After packing, the orders are provided for shipment.

"The e-commerce business faces a highly dynamic development. We offer our customers a cost-efficient and compact solution which allows for a flexible adaption to future requirements. Together with a tailor-made software solution and state-of-the-art visualization technology as well as customized service, SSI SCHAEFER provides the customer with an overall solution from a single source. “

Dr. Michael Zacher, Product Manager Overhead Conveying, SSI Schaefer

If you are looking for suitable clothing and equipment for your next outdoor adventure, Fenix provides a wide range of premium goods. The Fenix Outdoor Logistics GmbH supplies stores in Germany and Scandinavia as well as e-commerce customers on a daily basis from their new logistics center in Ludwigslust.

SSI SCHAEFER worked as general contractor and created a tailor-made logistics solution including a turnkey implementation in order to meet the growing challenges of the omnichannel business.

Optimum handling of different characteristics of sales channels played an important role in this. Store deliveries are all about correct pre-sorting and sequencing of goods, while e-commerce stresses fast order processing of numerous small orders and highly efficient processing of returns. The core of the system is the innovative pouch sorter SSI Carrier by SSI SCHAEFER.

“The pouch sorter is an important component for our concept of a “best in class” logistics operation. It serves to process the majority of orders with a high degree of automation. This results in very short throughput times with significantly reduced costs and reliable processing.”

Felix Köhler, Warehouse Manager at Fenix Outdoor Logistics

To cope with the steady growth in e-commerce, the global 3PL transport and logistics company DSV needed to increase capacity at its existing distribution center in Brampton, Canada. As a general contractor, SSI SCHAEFER implemented a tailormade logistics solution including the innovative pouch sorter SSI Carrier for a highly automated and efficient order fulfillment.

A significant challenge was that the solution had to fit within an existing system and had to be implemented during parallel operation in the warehouse.  The overall solution not only allowed DSV to continue its normal fulfillment operations, it also enabled the e-commerce capacity growth that DSV needed to ensure both a smooth online fulfillment as well as meeting peak demands.