A-Frame picking occurs when a micro processor in a pick module receives picking instructions from a controls module. An A-Frame system can dispense multiple orders at one time enabling it to pick at rates of 250 to 4,000 orders per hour. Orders can be picked directly into a tote, carton, bucket, or to the designated space on the order collection belt. Items picked to the belt are conveyed to the end of the A-Frame and are deposited into a waiting tote or shipping carton. Orders picked directly into a tote, carton, bucket, and those deposited into a waiting tote or shipping carton (depending on the system configuration) are then conveyed to an order packing station where they are checked, packaged, labeled, and then conveyed directly to shipping.
The Pick-To-Bucket configuration is similar to a Totes-Through system except with a continuous chain of linked buckets for the collection of orders. Pick-To-Bucket systems convey and deposit orders directly to a packing station. The Pick-To-Bucket configuration is similar to Totes-Through system but with a continuous chain of linked buckets for collection orders. Pick-To-Bucket systems convey and deposit orders directly to a packing station.