Layer Pick Separator

LP-400 Series

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Supercharge Layer Pick Activity with Layer Pick Separator & Pallet Flow

Choose Forklift Attachment or Robotic Arm Application for Safe, Productive Custom Pallet Building

 

More facilities are turning to layer-picking to satisfy demand for customized, mixed-SKU pallets. Using a forklift attachment or automated robotic arm to select one or more palletized carton layers in a single pick is much more productive than hand-picking cases. Still, there’s even more that you can do to improve pick rates, accuracy, and safety --add layer pick separator-equipped pallet flow lanes to the process.

Line your pick aisle with pallet flow lanes to conveniently stage pallets. The layer pick separator isolates the front pallet to allow the pick device to surround the pallet and make the pick. Once the pallet is empty, it is easily extracted, and the rear pallets flow forward automatically.

Each pallet flow lane is a designated SKU, and pallets are loaded from the outside aisle, keeping forklift traffic from the pick aisle… and inventory at the ready—no waiting for restocking.

Layer Pick Series Advantages

  • Compatible with forklift attachment or robotic picking arm
  • Increase productivity with safe, easy, empty pallet removal
  • Improve forklift and operator safety
  • Choose Mallard wheeled or roller pallet flow
  • Automatic release flows rear pallets forward when empty pallet is removed
  • Requires minimal slope

LP 400 Design Considerations

  • Compatible with GMA & CHEP style pallets
  • For use with pallet depths of 32” – 48”
  • All pallets must be the same depth
  • Installed beside center rail in 3-rail lane
  • Add up to 24” clearance for layer-picking attachment
  • Maximum of 4 pallets behind rear paddle
  • Mallard supports required in the last two positions for proper function
  • Empty pallet must be heavy enough to resist back pressure until removed
  • Floor-mounted pallet flow only

Plastic pallets and non-GMA-style pallets often require full or split-roller pallet flow vs. a wheeled option. Roller pallet flow minimizes pallet surfing with slick or minimal bottom surface area pallets. We’ve designed Layer Pick Separator LP 401 to meet this need and ensure safe, efficient operation with non-standard pallets.

LP 401 Design Considerations

  • Layer picking of plastic pallets (full roller transitions to 3-rail split-roller)
  • For use with pallet depths of 32" - 48"
  • All pallets must be the same depth
  • Installed in center rail of the lane
  • Add up to 24" clearance for layer-picking attachment
  • Maximum of 4 pallets behind rear paddle
  • Mallard supports required in the last two positions for proper function
  • Empty pallet must be heavy enough to resist back pressure until removed
  • Floor-mounted pallet flow only
Layer Pick Separator - Mallard Manufacturing

High-Volume Mixed-SKU Pallet Building the Pallet Flow Way

High-volume mixing and staging centers for beverage, grocery, and consumer goods require more than highly efficient --they need to take their mixed-SKU pallet building to a new level. Ergo Build pallet separator (patent pending) is the solution. With Ergo Build, your build lanes are interspersed within the pallet flow lanes to optimize space and allow for more SKUs and less layer pick movement. Empty pallets are held at the pick aisle until completed then released by the operator with a push of a button to flow back to the takeaway aisle. Less congestion and continuous workflow. 

Call Mallard today for a free layer pick assessment. Our gravity flow experts will review system design options and find the solution that works best for your mixed-SKU pallet building needs.