Sharper order fulfilment

UNITED DRUG has invested in the robot-driven warehouse automation system is designed to ensure order pick accuracy and improve workplace quality, ergonomics, and safety. The Dublin site deployment is the first of its kind in Ireland.

With the rapid increases in online volume, coupled with the lack of available labour, health care distributors have been challenged to rapidly scale to meet growing wholesale and consumer demand for quick, accurate, and cost-effective order fulfilment. Deploying Locus AMRs within United Drug’s Baldonnel warehouse will proactively position them to meet these demands with a scalable, proven, and cost-effective solution. 

Paul Malone, head of operations for UDD & UDC at United Drug Ireland says: “This partnership reflects our ongoing commitment to deploy innovative logistics solutions that use advanced technology to address increasingly complex fulfilment challenges.

“In a tight labour market, the Locus solution helps us to efficiently optimise productivity across our existing labour force so that we can enhance our customer service levels.”

“We are proud to partner with United Drug to deploy our powerful and efficient multi-bot solution to support their warehouse operations in Baldonnel, Dublin,” adds Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics. “Our purpose-built robotics solution seamlessly addresses the needs of United Drug’s distribution warehouses by eliminating unproductive worker walking time to dramatically improve picking volumes and shorten order cycle times. In addition, Locus helps to ensure key worker health, ergonomic, and safety.” 

The LocusBots are managed by the LocusOne integrated warehouse orchestration and execution platform. LocusBots navigate autonomously through the warehouse working closely and safely with associates. They can be flexibly and seamlessly deployed as demand changes, supporting a diverse range of picking strategies and workflows. 

Global HQ

Locus has also set up a nearly 200,000 sq ft facility in Wilmington, Massachusetts, which will serve as the hub for Locus Robotics’ expanding global operations.

The site will house Locus’s team of engineering, manufacturing, and operations professionals. The extra space also provides room for future expansion and growth.

Locus Robotics recently surpassed the one billion units picked milestone. This achievement was attained 59 days after Locus registered 900 million units picked.

It took Locus 1,542 days to pick its first 100 million units and just 59 days for the last 100 million picks. LocusBots have travelled more than 17 million miles in customers’ warehouses, the equivalent of more than 670 times around the Earth or 35 round trips to the Moon.

The Locus Solution has been deployed at more than 200 sites around the world, with as many as 500 LocusBots per site. Locus deployments include large-scale greenfield and brownfield sites, and multi-level mezzanine installations.

For more information, visit www.locusrobotics.com