Reusable Packaging News No. 5, 2018 | Page 29

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One touch packaging

When SOK went out of storage a decade ago, it was decided to automate workflows in the distribution centers as capacity expands. In this way, retailers can not only lower their labor costs. The employees are also better protected against work accidents. Because in the automated warehouse, people and products come into contact only at the first quality control. As the

RPCs move through the system, scanners read barcodes indicating the nature of the box and its contents. Conveyor belts and elevators transport the fresh products to pallets or baskets. From there, the selected sales units are brought to the outlet and – assembled individually – loaded onto trucks.