Home-improvement retailer Bauhaus has deployed an automated inbound logistics system from XYZ Robotics at its logistics center in Krefeld, Germany, combining container unloading, carton identification and palletizing in a single automated line.
The installation is described by XYZ Robotics as the first European deployment of its fully automated inbound system and is now operating in a live production environment.
At the beginning of the process, XYZ Robotics’ RockyOne unloading robot enters shipping containers and removes cartons of varying sizes. The cartons are then transferred along the line, where a barcode identification system determines how individual items should be handled. [Read more…] about Bauhaus automates container unloading and palletizing with XYZ Robotics