FAQ & Glossary
Empower Your Understanding of Warehouse Automation
Common technologies used in automated warehouses include goods-to-person robots, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), conveyor and sorting systems, and robotic picking units. These systems work together to reduce walking time, improve safety, maximize space utilization, and increase accuracy.
Warehouse automation boosts efficiency by reducing manual handling, minimizing picking errors, and speeding up order fulfillment. Automated systems streamline repetitive tasks, shorten processing time, and help warehouses handle peak demand without hiring extra labor. Overall, automation enables faster, more accurate, and more consistent operations.
Benefits include higher efficiency, improved accuracy, better scalability, real-time visibility, reduced costs, and strengthened competitiveness across the logistics network.
Big data empowers 3PLs to forecast demand, optimize routing, reduce supply chain costs, and improve customer collaboration through more accurate and predictive insights.
IoT enables real-time tracking of shipments, monitoring of warehouse conditions, and optimization of resource allocation, helping logistics providers make faster and more informed decisions.
Automation helps 3PL companies increase throughput, reduce labor dependency, improve accuracy, and adapt quickly to new customer demands—especially in multi-client environments.
Key technologies include warehouse automation, IoT solutions, data analytics platforms, robotics, and real-time inventory visibility tools. These innovations help 3PLs improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
Yes. The system supports automatic tray handling, enabling full-case in/out without repacking.
Yes. HaiPick System 3 has been deployed in over 100 projects worldwide with 10,000+ robots. Explore our customer case studies to see real-world results, or contact us to arrange a site visit and experience the system firsthand.
HaiPick System 3 includes multiple safety features:
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Standard safety fences around automation zones.
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Workstation protections like safety doors placed in the workstations to prevent arm injuries.
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Smart safety vests (HaiVest) detect personnel and adjust robot speed or stop robots automatically, allowing safe maintenance without downtime.
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A box made of corrugated cardboard.
A box for holding goods
The frame of the robot which performs the basic functions of a robot, such as positioning, navigation and obstacle avoidance, and enables the robot's intelligent walking.
Also called wire/cable protection tow line, which is a device that constrains cables/wires or air hoses/oil hoses to facilitate their rotation and movement.
Carton picking refers to the process of picking items directly from cartons or boxes rather than individual units or items. It is commonly used when items are pre-packed in cartons, making it more efficient to pick them in bulk.
The rate or speed at which goods or products are moved or transferred between different stations or areas within a warehouse or logistics facility.
Cantilever racks are the ideal racking system used for heavy large, bulky or oddly-shaped materials that must remain off the floor.
The process of transferring or removing goods or products from one container, such as a pallet or box, to another container or storage unit, typically for consolidation or redistribution purposes.
A storage method that stores only two units of goods in the depth direction of the cell.
Rack size in column direction