RoboPick snatches award

The SSI Schaefer Robo Pick (SRP) has been named Best Product 2011 at this year's LogiMAT trade fair in Stuttgart.

Viewed by the logistics industry as one of the most prestigious awards in the entire sector, the SRP system, which finished first in the Picking, Packing, Securing category, was evaluated by a team of business, science and media representatives prior to the show. Awards are given to systems that prove to significantly streamline logistics operations, reduce costs and increase productivity.

The SRP is the world's fastest picking system, able to pick goods of different size, shape and weight at 2,400 items per hour, operating error-free while maintaining gentle handling of each product using a vacuum gripper.