Material Handling Automation Technologies
Bastian is the leading material handling systems integrator of automation with over 8000 active customers throughout the world. From mobile robotics to high speed sortation, Bastian's solutions deliver huge gains in productivity.
Kiva Mobile Robots & Automated Order Fulfillment
The Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System (Kiva MFS) uses a breakthrough parallel processing approach to order fulfillment.
The unique material handling system simultaneously improves productivity, speed, accuracy, and flexibility.
Kiva’s complete warehouse automation fulfillment solution is more flexible, more accurate, more productive,
much easier to use and more cost effective. Kiva is an order picking system like no other.
Automated Storage & Retrieval System (ASRS)
Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) offer high speed storage, buffering, and sequencing of products. They make
great use of your vertical cube space and often deliver the product directly to the point of use.
Conveyor Systems
Bastian has implemented over 500 conveyor systems throughout the world to help the leading companies
fulfill their orders with accuracy and on time delivery. Whether you are conveying individual products,
full cases, or pallets; Bastian can recommend the appropriate equipment, technology, and material flow
layout. Bastian designs conveyor systems using 3D modeling tools allowing you to visualize and
simulate how your final system will operate. Our fine team of design engineers lead the conveyor system
solutions industry.
Robotics & Industrial Robots
The demand for robotics in industry and distribution continues
to grow. Robots offer some of the highest uptime available – up to 99% uptime. One robot typically
performs the work of one to three people while offering 24 hours/day availability. Robots can also
work in concert with each other, providing precisely choreographed product movement in and between zones.
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV)
Automated Guided Vehicles are used to consistently and predictably transport
loads of material to places that might otherwise be serviced by fork lift trucks, conveyors, or manual cart transport.
They are typically used where high volumes of repetitive movement of material is required, but where little or no human
decision making skill is required to perform the movement. They are especially useful in serving processes where change
is constant, and barriers – such as conveyors – are undesirable.
Industrial Controls
Bastian Controls is a leading provider of Warehouse Control Systems (WCS)
and automation in the manufacturing environment. All of our solutions are based on an open source code
architecture that can use either PLC or PC based controls. Our 3D graphical human machine interfaces provide
easy to use, real time feedback and diagnostics on the health of your system to ensure maximum operational performance.
Pick To Voice, Pick To Light, & Pick to Display Technologies
Depending on your operational goals, one or several of these technologies may be utilized to increase your
productivity and order fulfillment accuracy while reducing your order cycle time. Our various picking technologies
can turn your warehouse, distribution center or manufacturing facility into an efficient and very accurate center for
picking, putting, and sorting.
Warehouse Automation Software WMS & WCS
All your automation equipment must communicate together in order to achieve peak levels of efficiency and Bastian
can set up your system to do just that. Our Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Warehouse Control Systems (WCS), Warehouse
Slotting Software, and ERP Interfaces have the
ability to synchronize material flow and operator activities while providing you with in depth data analysis so you can
keep your system optimized.
Automated Case Flow for Building Mixed Pallets
Capable of handling over 500 unique SKU's, the Bastian Mixed Pallet Building System automatically
builds small and large format beverage orders using proven material handling beverage technologies.
Based on a modular design, the system throughput is rated at 2,500-4,000 cases per hour.
Vertical, Horizontal & Rotary Carousels
Carousels are large storage devices where the products are brought to the employee instead of employees walking to
the products. Carousels, sometimes referred to as a
type of automated storage and retrieval systems, provide cost savings and space savings. Carousels are an efficient,
fast method for picking operations. Beyond picking, carousels can be used for consolidation and buffering.
Automated Palletizing & Robotic Palletizers
Bastian offers two types of automated palletizing. The first type,
robotic palletizing, is becoming more popular and more affordable. Likewise traditional, or conventional,
palletizers are also widely used and available.
RFID Technologies for Warehouse and Distribution Centers
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is enabling companies to see further
into the supply chain than ever before, providing more accurate real-time information and improvements in process
efficiency. The increased visibility can result in faster inventory turns, less shrinkage, reduced labor and higher
material flow through your warehouse or distribution center.
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