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May 2022 #14274 Page #54
Debunking the “Automation Takes Too Much Space” Myth Edmond Lim, P.Eng. LimTek Solutions Inc.
an you spot the Lumber PickLine in the satellite image? Contrary to the myth that it will “take up too much space,” a lumber PickLine can actually save space by utilizing existing truck lanes and by following existing forklift flow. For example, this outside PickLine has ample 35 ft clearance to access the building and to load the building side of the PickLine, while also using the existing driveway to easily load the opposite side of the PickLine. And, by having the PickLine chain trough in the existing driveway, there’s no obstruction of truck traffic.
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PickLines can be “shrunk” typically from over 300 ft to anywhere in between 120 ft long by managing and stocking the PickLine for daily production along with utilizing material handling strategies including alternating less-used lumber perpendicularly or diagonally in between more commonly used parallel bunks of lumber, which allows you to get more SKUs onto the PickLine for daily jobs.
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