7 Reasons Your Warehouse Needs a Order Picker

For buyers, investing in a electric order picker is never just about buying equipment, but about implanting a set of "efficiency accelerators" in the warehouse. This article will use real data to dismantle the key role of the electric order picker in warehousing operations to help you accurately evaluate the value of your purchase.

1.Stable and efficient implementation of accurate picking

• Intelligent path planning

The order picker forklift equipped with the SLAM navigation system can automatically calculate the optimal picking path. In the actual measurement of clothing warehouse, the daily walking distance of the picker was reduced from 12 kilometers to 3.8 kilometers, and the efficiency was improved by 215%.

• Improved order hit rate

With the electronic label system (DPS), the electric order picker controls the wrong picking rate within 0.05%. After a pharmaceutical distribution company used it, the return cost caused by wrong picking was reduced by 830,000 yuan/year.

2. Break through the ceiling of labor efficiency

*24-hour uninterrupted operation

The lithium-ion order picker forklift supports fast battery replacement. A cross-border e-commerce warehouse has increased the proportion of night operations to 47% through the "people park but not stop" mode.

*New employees can quickly get on the job

Voice-guided order picker forklift shorten the training period from 5 days to 2 hours. A third-party logistics company replaced 30 skilled workers with 10 picking vehicles, reducing labor costs by 62%.

3. Activate the value of warehouse space

* Aisle width compression technology

Three-way order picker forklift only need 1.6 meters of aisle, which increases the density of warehouse shelves by 40%. After the transformation of a food distributor, the storage capacity increased from 8,000 pallets to 11,200 pallets.

* Three-dimensional space utilization

High-level electric order pickers can reach 12-meter shelves. An auto parts supplier used it to increase the vertical utilization rate of the warehouse from 58% to 91%.

4. Reduce overall operating costs

5. Build a safe working environment

*Active obstacle avoidance system

Millimeter wave radar can identify obstacles within 0.2 seconds. After using it in a chemical warehouse, collision accidents were reduced by 95%

*Smart load monitoring

The overload warning function reduces the shelf damage rate by 79% and extends the equipment service life by 3 years

6. Connect with intelligent warehousing system

*Data collection terminal

Each order picker forklift generates the following data on average every day:

✓ 23 heat maps

✓ 18 equipment utilization curves

✓ 127 sets of energy consumption data

Seamless connection with WMS

A daily chemical company optimized its inventory layout through picking vehicle data, shortening the picking distance of best-selling products by 68%

7. Respond to business flexibility needs

*Modular design

One vehicle can quickly switch:

✓ Carton gripper (for e-commerce parts)

✓ Oil drum clamp (for industrial parts)

✓ Cold chain pallet (for fresh food warehouse)

*Flexible scheduling system

During the peak period of the promotion season, a home appliance company dynamically deployed 30 order picker forklift, increasing its processing capacity by 4 times

Buyers must read: Direct benefits brought by order picker forklift

1. Visualization of return on investment

*Small and medium-sized warehouses: ROI cycle is about 12-18 months

*Large warehouses: Annual revenue of a single vehicle can reach 2.3 times the purchase price

2. Transparency of maintenance costs

**Maintenance costs of electric vehicles are 57% lower than those of fuel vehicles

*Intelligent diagnostic system reduces troubleshooting time by 75%

3. Business expansion guarantee

Each additional order picker forklift can support an average daily increase of 3,000 orders