How to select the right sorter for your warehouse

Consider space

One of the first things you should consider when selecting your automated sortation system is your warehousing space. Every warehouse is different when it comes to the type of sorter you require.

Before you choose your sorter, you should ask the following questions:

• How much floor space do I have in my warehouse?
• Can I be flexible with scaling my sortation system depending on my business’s needs?
• How big will my sortation system be?

Answering these questions ensures you have a sorter well-suited to your warehouse’s needs.  Axiom’s sortation system experts can design and manufacture a sorter designed to improve your warehousing operations.

Integrating your sortation system with existing infrastructure

The key to successful high-speed sorting is the data that drives the destination selection. The connection to an existing warehouse management system (WMS) is critical to ensuring the sortation system is compatible with your warehouse.

Selecting the wrong supplier can cost your business time and money, leading to customer and client products being delayed or lost. Integrating a sortation system with existing conveyor systems, mechanical handling solutions, and WMS logistics systems is key to enhancing how your warehouse operates.

Think about the type of sortation system you want

Knowing what sortation system is required for your warehouse can transform how your business can fulfil items for customers and clients.

Do you need a sorter that can sort huge amounts of items quickly? Consider installing a sliding shoe sorter or swivel wheel sorter in your warehouse. Alternatively, for lower volumes or limited space in your warehouse, you should install an automatic pusher sorter.

Once you’ve decided on the type of sorter you want, our team can design and create your sortation system for your warehouse.

Assess the reliability and durability of the sortation system

Over time, you must ensure the sorter is reliable and durable. If your sorter breaks down or requires a software update, we can fix or update your sorter via our support services. Our team can fix your sorter so that your warehouse continues to operate without incurring huge amounts of downtime.

Look at throughput requirements

Each sorter type has an optimum performance for the size, weight, type and volume profile of items it can sort. Understanding your warehouse’s product profile and volume allows you to optimise your space to achieve efficient sortation over all demand variations during the year.

This means your ideal sorter can sort all volume profiles without over-specifying a sorter that doesn’t fit within your warehouse space.