Automate dispatch, staging and cross-docking
Robots shuttle pallets from the buffer to outbound lanes, or straight across from inbound to outbound doors, so loads are ready when the lorry arrives.
Or call 01 5267 411 (ROI) or 028 3833 7038 (NI).
The problem
Outbound is where the clock matters. Pallets have to be pulled from storage, staged by route and moved to the right door before the lorry arrives, often in a rush at the end of the day.
How a robot does it
Robots fill outbound lanes steadily through the shift. On long runs the EXP20 carries two pallets a trip and the XPL201 lines up with each pallet to ±10 mm. Destinations come from a keypad or from your warehouse system.
Before and after
Done by hand
- A late rush to stage loads
- Long walks from storage to the doors
- Wrong pallets found at loading
With a robot
- Lanes filled steadily through the shift
- Two pallets a trip on long runs
- Drivers free to load, check and wrap
Active Ants: Operators load an XP15, fitted with a higher mast for tall loads, and it drives to a taught outbound destination, unloads on its own and comes back. EP use case
Machines for this job
The EP models we would usually suggest. We confirm the right one after a site survey.
From first call to robot running in about four weeks
This is EP's standard rollout for one robot on one job. Bigger projects take longer, and we agree the plan with you.
- Day 1Call
A short call about your routes. If it helps, see the robots working in our Navan demo warehouse.
- Week 1Site survey
We walk your site, or you send a video of the route, and we pick the routes worth automating.
- Weeks 1 to 2Plan
We agree the job and how we will measure it. EP confirms the install date within 48 hours of your go-ahead.
- Weeks 2 to 3Delivery
EP ships from stock, and the robot reaches you in about a week.
- Weeks 3 to 4Install
Installed, programmed, tested and your team trained in one day. Then we service it.
Source: EP Equipment automation.
Other jobs we automate
Or see every route on one plan on our automation page.
- Goods in to storagePallets from the dock to staging lanes, block stacks or the foot of the racking.
- Production line feedingMaterials from stores to each line, and work in progress between cells.
- End of lineFinished pallets from the palletiser, wrapper or roller bed to the warehouse.
- Waste and empty palletsEmpties, packaging and waste cages cleared all shift.
Questions we get asked
Anything else, call us on 01 5267 411 (ROI) or 028 3833 7038 (NI).
Can robots stage pallets by delivery route?
Yes. Keypad destinations, or a link to your warehouse system, send each pallet to the right lane.
What about picking orders?
The TPL251-X order picker drives itself to the next stop while your picker works, and builds two orders at once on long forks.
How much does it cost to automate this route?
An EP XP15 starts from €25,000 plus €1,500 set-up, or €995 a month on a 12-month hire contract. The entry EXP15 is from €12,000 or €450 a month. Prices are ex VAT, and we give you a fixed price after the site survey.
Can we see it working first?
Yes. Book a demo in our Navan automation centre, or send us a video of your route and we'll tell you how we would automate it.
Talk to us about your dispatch and cross-docking route
Book a demo at our automation centre, or ask us to look at your site. We'll come back the same working day.
Or call 01 5267 411 (ROI) or 028 3833 7038 (NI).