Dematic has supplied Righi Elettroservizi, an Italian specialist in industrial automation, system integration and IT, with an AutoStore system, seven R5 robots, two picking carousel ports and one storage carousel port. The solution is expected to save up to 50% of processing time.

In recent years, material procurement has become a global challenge that threatened to disrupt the daily operations of Righi Elettroservizi. The altered supply chain landscape demanded a swift response. The company planned to expand its inventory to manage longer lead times. Righi Elettroservizi, headquartered in Mercato Saraceno, near the coastal city of Rimini, was quickly convinced that the Dematic solution would be the best answer to the global supply challenges.

The automated warehouse, goods-to-person (GTP) picking and fulfillment solution installed by Dematic requires no additional floor space and facilitates the storage of supplementary inventory. Occupying just 170 square meters, the self-contained, multi-level system provides storage for up to 480 cubic meters of products. In addition, the solution includes a 16-step grid with 5,800 containers, seven R5 robots and two picking carousel ports, as well as a single storage carousel port.

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The entire implementation took just under eleven months. The goal is to accelerate order processing and meet increased customer demands to boost customer satisfaction. According to the company, a picking operation can now be completed within 35 seconds thanks to the AutoStore system, representing a time saving of almost 50 percent.

Furthermore, Righi Elettroservizi can now better track the entire material flow – from arrival and storage to dispatch – at its site.

The existing AutoStore system was seamlessly integrated into the company's existing warehouse management system without requiring any investment in additional software. This allowed warehouse operators to continue managing the material flow with the system they were already familiar with.

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