More innovative operations

THE DRONE, InventAIRy XL, conducts stock checks in five hours where manually it might take a week. Kite carries out stock checks more frequently now to ensure guaranteed stock availability and has freed up warehouse operatives to focus on pick, pack and dispatch to increase eComm fulfilment.

Mobile elevating platforms are no longer needed, reducing health and safety risks, workplace injuries and absences, ensuring smooth running of the company’s supply chain. Kite is now operating with greater efficiency, fulfilling more orders than ever before while continuing to improve its customer service thanks to automation. 

This approach mirrors the firm’s offering in the market. Kite’s Palomat is one such system which offers automated pallet management in busy warehouses. It makes easy work of dispensing, stacking and storing pallets safely, protecting employees from heavy bending and lifting when handling pallets, says the firm. It increases workplace safety, prevents injuries and related absences.

Operators must select the stacking or dispensing function and, using a forklift, insert or remove pallets and stacks at ground level. The Palomat reduces handling time per pallet, optimising pallet flow and use of available storage space. The cost of replacing damaged pallets is reduced so employees can focus on pick, pack and dispatch to shorten turnaround times and increase fulfilment. 

Carton sealer

Kite’s low-cost, entry-level carton sealer secures packages with high quality seals so employees can focus on picking and packing goods ready for sealing and dispatch. This offers significant time savings which can be applied elsewhere to increase productivity. The plug and play carton sealer is easy to set up, adjust and maintain and is great for those seeking a flexible option as it can be moved to wherever sealing is required.

Turntable pallet wrapping machines are another such automated solution, ideal for operations that secure high volumes of pallets on a daily basis. These  wrap pallets in seconds and make easy work of irregular loads. Simply place the pallet onto the turntable using a forklift, select the desired tension and speeds and wrapping will begin. 

Kite’s offering includes the Rotoplat, Ecoplat and Masterplat ranges with each providing different benefits depending on a business’s needs. While the Ecoplat range is designed to be economical, ideal for transitioning from hand to machine wrapping, the Rotoplat range offers advanced options for those looking to upgrade their existing machinery, and the Masterplat combines the best features of both. 

Turntable wrappers stretch films to their maximum tensile strength, providing a high yield which reduces the overall cost of wrapping pallets when compared to hand wrapping. Workplace safety is increased as employees are no longer bending to wrap pallets, leading to fewer health-related absences from work. 

These systems are exemplary of how time savings made by automation can be spent on other important business functions, leading to greater productivity, efficiency and ecommerce fulfilment. 

For more information, visit www.kitepackaging.co.uk