POCKET SORTER: THE ALL-IN-ONE E-COMMERCE SOLUTION
Summary of the article
The Transitic Pocket Sorter is an automated solution designed to sort and organize e-commerce items at high speed. Compact and modular, it optimizes picking, sorting, and packing while reducing errors and manual handling. Adapted to fluctuating volumes, it ensures efficient returns management and is also suitable for other sectors such as retail.
The pocket sorter is an overhead sortation system for articles and accessories. It automatically routes, sorts and orders items picked in batches to a packaging station. It is also used to manage returns, which account for 39% of orders in France (source: Statista).
Its compact configuration, modularity and versatility make it one of the most complete and cost-effective intralogistics systems available.
The pocket sorter is a fully automated system that collects, transports, sorts and sequences mass-produced items, whatever their original location and picking method (fixed or dynamic storage, manual or robotised picking). The items then arrive at the workstations in a precise order to be packed.
It’s an all-in-one solution that can handle items such as accessories, footwear, clothing, small parcels and cosmetics at a sustained rate of up to 12,000 items per hour.
These solutions are particularly well suited to e-commerce, but can also be used in other sectors such as retail, logistics and industry. With Pick-to-Light and Put-to-Light, any company with varied processes such as picking, kitting or dispatching can manage its preparations in the best possible way.
01. How does the pocket sorter work?
Made up of hanging pouches, usually on hangers or hooks, the pocket sorter uses high-speed overhead conveyors to transport the pouches containing parts to the various packaging stations.
The process is divided into 5 main steps:
Product picking: The main advantage of the pocket sorter is that it enables the operator to pick items without distinction of order. This increases productivity. Picking is done by wave, i.e. by group of customer orders.
Loading the pockets: Once picked, the items are sent to injection stations. Each item is scanned and placed in a pouch, and each pouch has an RFID tag to ensure constant tracking during the sorting process.
Temporary buffer and pocket sequencing: The pockets are automatically routed to a temporary storage area that acts as a buffer. They are then sent to the heart of the system: matrix sorting. Once all the items in the same order are stored in the buffer, this intelligent system uses algorithms to group the pockets according to customer orders.
Unloading the pockets: The pockets are delivered to the operators in a precise order. The items are then unloaded to be repacked in their final packaging. Like injection, this stage can be fully automated.
Why choose Pocket Sorter
Respect for goods
A compact, scalable system
Responding to changing flows
Monitoring and control
An intuitive solution with good user acceptance
Durability and maintenance
02. The main advantages of Transitic’s Pocket Sorter
The Transitic Pocket Sorter meets all requirements in terms of productivity and precision:
About the Author – Frédéric Weber
Frédéric Weber has been Managing Partner at Transitic since 2008. He regularly contributes to specialized press to share his expertise on the future of intralogistics and the supply chain, particularly in the textile sector, where the group has been a recognized leader since the 1990s.
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