OPEX Corp. has introduced OPEX Sure Sort X with OPEX Xtract automated sorting and order retrieval solutions. OPEX Sure Sort X can handle nearly 100% of customer-sortable items weighing up to 20 pounds (9 kg), and can sort items into a configurable array of mixed bin sizes and types.
When Sure Sort X is paired with Xtract―OPEX’s new automated order retrieval system―the task of retrieving totes and transferring their contents into shipping containers is now fully automated, as well. The result is a one-touch solution that can eliminate the need to manually sort and transfer boxes downstream.
Sure Sort X can handle items 60% smaller, nearly 20% larger, and up to 300% heavier than its predecessor, while maintaining a consistent throughput of up to 2,100 items per hour. The system’s iBOT delivery vehicles utilize motion algorithms that allow them to maneuver throughout the system, with the ability to change destination in real time while in transit. These iBOTs can drive in and out of the system while Sure Sort X continues to run. Sure Sort X can operate in both chilled and ambient environments.
OPEX Xtract can be added to any Sure Sort X system by introducing retrieval iBOTs to work in conjunction with the traditional sortation iBOTs found in Sure Sort X. Xtract iBOTs move in a loop that has both horizontal and vertical segments within the Sure Sort X aisle, and can handle up to 200 extracted totes per hour. All of the iBOTs are self-charging and can be added to or removed from the system.
The system can retrieve standard totes or can be outfitted with Xtract totes, which are uniquely designed to transport items from the sort location to any available roller, v-chute, transfer (RVT) module. If these totes are used, once all products for a relevant order have been deposited into the Xtract totes, each tote is retrieved and transported to the RVT module, where the tote door opens and releases the items into the final shipping box or order container.