UPS specs 700 mobile robots for eComm fulfillment centre
GEEK+ HAS outfitted the Velocity warehouse with shelf-to-person robotics for UPS Supply Chain Solutions.
The $79 million Velocity warehouse is near Louisville, Kentucky and is said to process 350,000 items per day. Counting the new facility, UPS SCS now has more than 1,000 Geekplus robots operating in its facilities across North America to help meet demand from the eComm market.
SCS president Bill Seward says: “It’s a linchpin of our strategy. It’s important to be able to deliver best-in-class cost and best-in-class service for your customers.”
UPS SCS had previously used Geekplus robots in the warehouse before the acquisition of a new customer necessitated a significant expansion to make room for new products and introduce more robotic automation. Highlighting the flexibility of its solutions, Geekplus reconfigured the warehouse layout, repositioning more than 1,000 existing racks to a different area of the facility. The team then added the Shelf-to-Person PopPick solution to the existing robot infrastructure, allowing UPS SCS to meet increased customer demands. Geekplus’ scalability has allowed UPS SCS to create new business in an old setting. LogiMAT takes places in Stuttgart from March 19-21, 2024. Stand 6B61
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