Leverage Automation for Future-Proofed Retailing

Across retail operations, our customers benefit from a wide range of our innovative products and software solutions, manufactured to the highest standards here in the UK. From modular conveyors through to fully automated picking systems, trust L-A-C to deliver flexible and scalable solutions that will significantly enhance your operations, keeping you agile and in control of your future growth.

Automated solutions are extremely efficient in reducing the overall time dedicated to the storage process, however the type of automation required depends on the size and throughput expectancy of the products being stored.

Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) can transform warehouse operations as they are specifically designed to optimise space utilisation, enhance inventory accuracy, and increase the speed and reliability of inventory put-away as well as order fulfilment.

L-A-C is proud to partner with HUBMASTER, specialists in providing space optimising stacker crane storage automation solutions designed to increase storage density and accelerate operations across storage, put-away, and retrieval. Their highly flexible ASRS systems can be suspended from above the building or existing racks, thus reducing its installation footprint.

A variety of automation technologies can be used for the order picking process, such as ASRS for goods-to-person and stacker cranes to extract palletised goods from their locations. These systems can be integrated with lines of conveyors to move the items to the dedicated pick stations where manual operators complete customer orders.

Collaborative Robots or fully Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) can also be used for efficient order picking operations. Collaborative robots work alongside a manual operative whereas AMRs work independently to select the required items from the storage zone and transport them to pick stations for warehouse staff to collate and sort, ready for packing and onward distribution.

Within the L-A-C solution portfolio is the innovative Exotec Skypod System, a revolutionary order-picking solution using a fleet of AMRs, developed to help e-merchants and retailers to best utilise their available warehouse space. The Skypod system provides a highly efficient and agile solution for retail order fulfilment, with enhanced pick accuracy and efficiency with the robots capable of working 24/7 and in temperatures as low as 0 degrees.

A robust Warehouse Control System (WCS) system can make all the difference for efficient order packing such as identifying all items to be distributed together and ensuring they are collated accurately to then be shipped in one consignment.

L-A-C’s systems and solutions are designed to be agile and flexible to ensure smooth integration with your chosen WMS system, to ensure you achieve optimal efficiency levels, real-time visibility, improved order accuracy, combined with the necessary agility to cope with peak demands.

Across retail operations, our customers benefit from a wide range of our innovative products and software solutions, manufactured to the highest standards here in the UK. From modular conveyors through to fully automated picking systems, trust L-A-C to deliver flexible and scalable solutions that will significantly enhance your operations, keeping you agile and in control of your future growth.