Sorting & Picking Systems
High-Speed Sorter – “Jet Surfing” Shoe Sorter
Daifuku’s sliding-shoe sorter, named the Jet Surfing Sorter, is a high-speed automated sortation system for channeling and sorting medium size items, totes, and cartons. Operating at speeds up to 165 m/min. (541 ft./min.). Daifuku’s Jet Surfing Sorter can process as many as 13,500 pieces per hour for a 450 mm (17.7 in.) load length. Bi-directional shoes allow items to be offloaded to both sides of the sorter, improving space efficiency while providing greater design flexibility. Loads are tracked on the sorter using pulse mode tracking and are then diverted using mechanical or magnetic actuators. Daifuku’s Jet Surfing Sorter for input uses a high-speed merge conveyor, sorting shoes for diverting loads, and a variety of sort lane conveyors to maximize sorting efficiency. This product can be installed on floor or mezzanines – to preserve floor space for operations. Surfing sorters are recommended for:
- Case and tray sortation in distribution centers
- Sortation within a conveyor system to other conveyors or storage devices
- Sortation to dock doors
- Simple to complex sortation within an automated system
Primary Problems Addressed:
- Floor space
- Productivity
- Bottlenecks in material flow and production
- Limited capacity in storage and production areas
- Orders are becoming smaller and more frequent
- Order processing cycle times are too long
- Errors
- Excessive consolidation errors
- Shipping errors
- Ergonomics
- Workers walking long distances
- Excessive noise levels from material handling equipment
- Safety hazards
- Excessive worker movement
- Repetitive worker movements
- Labor-intensive processes
- Disjointed Operations
- Product in the wrong storage medium
- Multiple staging areas
- Product is often moved from one staging area to another
- Intermittent product flow
- Too many discrete processes
- Labor
- High employee turnover
- High labor costs
- Small labor pool
- Low job satisfaction
Features
- Ultrahigh-speed / High performance (up to 13,500 pieces/hr.)
- Gentle sorting
- Flexible configuration
- Precision roller bearings on the shoes
- Snap-on, snap-off shoes
- High reliability
- Bi-directional
- Slats do not have to be removed to replace broken shoes
- Sorter controller uses a standard software package for fast, easy installation
Specifications
- Standard Load Footprint:
- Length: 190-1000 mm (7.5-39.4 in.)
- Width: 105-800 mm (4.1-31.5 in.)
- Maximum load weight: 50 kg (110 lbs.)
- Standard Speed Range: 90-165 m/min. (295-541 ft./min.)
- Maximum throughput: 13,500 pieces/hr (450 mm = 17.7 in. load)
Applicable Industries:
- Apparel
- Beauty & Cosmetics
- Book & Publication Distribution
- Electronics
- Food & Beverage
- Household Appliances
- Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
- Retail
- Semiconductor
- Textiles
