Automated sortation systems have transformed how warehousing and fulfilment businesses sort, process, and deliver products for customers.
For many years, companies and organisations have used manual sorting. Nowadays, it’s automated via sortation systems. As there are various automated sorters on the market, choosing one that fits your needs is crucial to transforming your warehouse’s space.
Axiom’s article explores the types of automated sorter solutions we offer for warehousing and fulfilment businesses.
Sliding Shoe Sorter
A sliding shoe sorter is a type of sortation system featuring a driven slat conveyor with ‘shoes’ that cross the slats to sort the materials and products.
A sliding shoe sorter can handle the widest range of items from books, bagged items, padded envelopes, cases and totes or crates. We are the only company in the UK that designs and manufactures sliding shoe sorters. Our sorters can sort over 10,000 items per hour and operate without compressed air.
Swivel Wheel Sorter
Swivel wheel sorters (also known as pivot wheel sorters) feature sets of pairs of wheels that pivot as independent rows to drive products from one conveyor to another.
An Axiom swivel wheel sorter can sort up to 5,000 items per hour and can be designed around your warehouse or fulfilment centre space. Once we’ve installed your sorter, our software specialists can integrate the latest software into your swivel wheel sorter so that your items are sorted efficiently.
Automatic Pusher Sorter
An automatic pusher sorter is our entry-level sortation system, designed for lower volume warehouses and fulfilment centres.
This sorter can be retrofitted as part of your existing conveyor system, or supplied as part of a bespoke solution built for your warehouse. Most of our automatic pusher sorters can be designed either as a single or double-sided operation. This level of flexibility allows you to control how quickly your parcels can be sorted for your customers.
Pop-Up Roller Sorter
Pop-up roller sorters feature rollers built into the belt conveyor system, allowing it to sort hundreds of items per hour in a small space.
Ideal for small, low centre-of-gravity packages like media products and books, they can lift or transfer items at a 30 or 90-degree angle. Our pop-up roller sorters can sort up to 6,000 items per hour and feature pneumatic lifters to improve parcel deliveries for customers and clients.
Why Axiom GB Ltd?
Axiom are a family business based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK. The company has 25-years of experience as a leading supplier of material handling automation solutions across a range of industries, but specialising in the supply of systems for logistics, warehousing and fulfilment applications. The combination of conveyors, sorting systems, control and data handling provides turnkey projects for many well-known companies.
By reviewing each project on its own merits, Axiom strives to provide the optimum solution to exceed the base requirements of the automation.
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