Posted by Dan Rexon on Tue, Jan 22, 2013 @ 10:44 AM
Increase Warehousing, Distribution, and Manufacturing Production Line Supply Efficiency with FastFetch Batch Picking Systems!
Precision Automation is pleased to announce our new partnership with FastFetch Corporation! FastFetch is a revolutionary order fulfillment system combining light directed, voice and wireless bar code scanning technologies.
Ideal for piece or case picking, FastFetch enables our customers to achieve virtually 100% accuracy while doubling the speed of their picking operation!
Best of all, our customers can realize a 100% return on investment in less than 12 months!
Some features of the innovative system include:
- Unlimited scalability.
- A thorough, web-based reporting system.
- Infrared communication between bay and cart.
- Replenishment during picking.
- Speech in any language.
- Forced unit scanning of special products.
- Max pick quantity enforcement - for ease and ergonomics.
For questions regarding your specific application and how FastFetch systems can serve your business, Contact Us HERE. For more information on FastFetch, visit their
website or give us a call (856)-428-7400 to speak with an application specialist!
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Posted by Dan Rexon on Wed, Sep 07, 2011 @ 08:23 AM
We are very fortunate to have a guest blog this week from another one of our summer interns. Tom Petri has been assisting our sales and marketing department for the last month or so and has helped us in various ways. Last week he requested to write an article for our blog about a topic that has been of interest to him during his time as a student at Drexel University. So without further ado, I’m going to let Tom take over our blog soapbox and talk to us about multitasking, distractions, and productivity in the workplace…
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“There is time enough for everything in the course of the day, if you do but one thing at once, but there is not time enough in the year, if you will do two things at a time.”
-Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)
“When was the last time you felt like you had a really productive day at work? That long ago? Really? Wow.
But don’t worry, you’re in good company. Offices are a hotbed of distractions, and it's not likely to change anytime soon. Everyone has a computer with emails streaming in constantly, phone calls to be returned, and co-workers and bosses to talk to and collaborate with. None of this is bad generally, but when you need to get a project done or do something creative, it’s lethal. Being interrupted kills productivity.
In American offices, it has been found that workers spend approximately 11 minutes on a single project before switching to something else, and they switch tasks within a project every 3 minutes. Research shows that it takes anywhere from 15-25 minutes to fully shift your focus back to a task after being distracted. It is easy to spend a good portion of the day with your mind in limbo, in the middle of rearranging all of the cognitive resources that have been usurped by the distraction.
It’s not just distractions that are so problematic. Multitasking, seemingly mastered by teenagers and day traders, is a complete myth. We can’t multitask. It’s just not something that our brains can handle. When confronted with two tasks that need the same processing power, the brain switches the work from the hippocampus to the striatum, from the area for the formation of long-term memory to the area for mundane tasks that you quite possibly never remember.
The consequence and fatal flaw of multitasking is that once you stop trying to process both sources, you rarely remember either one. When you try to do two things, you never actually do them both adequately; you just switch between them every couple of seconds, so rudely interrupting yourself over and over again, all the while losing effectiveness.
The implications of these findings are huge. Understanding the best way to keep your brain focused and thinking will give you a productivity boost, and can free up your time so you can do what you want, not just what you have to do.
The solution, and it’s not anywhere as easy as it sounds (I’m having an incredibly hard time with it right now), is to do one thing at a time. If you’re working on a project, focus solely on that. Don’t check your email, your phone, or your Facebook page. Put everything else on the back burner until you are truly ready to stop. Even when it seems tough, keep pushing through until the end, until there is literally nothing else you can do.
When we are faced with a particularly tough assignment, it is so tempting to distract yourself with the immense number of options the internet and the world provide us. But that is the exact way to drag the whole process out longer and make it harder to finish. Devoting all of your resources for 30 minutes is way more effective than messing around with a project for 2 hours. You’ll get way more done and still have an hour and a half left.”
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Tom is currently a sophomore, enrolled at Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business. He is triple majoring in Management Information Systems, Finance and Accounting. His grasp of business and his multi-headed approach to a business degree has given him a unique perspective of business dynamics and processes even at an early stage in his collegiate career. He has been an asset to Precision Automation over the last few weeks and for that we thank him and wish him luck in the continuance of his studies.
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Posted by Dan Rexon on Wed, Apr 13, 2011 @ 07:56 AM
This week we are highlighting one of our more popular videos. It is called “Four Arm Rotary Pick & Place Tray Loader.” While the video is specific to the handling of vials, it helps to showcase our machine building capabilities. In the video you will see vials approaching the rotary system before being picked up, in groups of 10, by the rotary arm. These vials are then placed in a tray loader.
As you watch the video, open your mind and think about your specific product…
Your application may have nothing to do with vials, bottles, or anything similar to what is shown. However, do you have a product coming through production that needs to be picked, in an orderly fashion, and loaded to another part of your production line, packaging line or tray?
Like I said, while the product shown in this video is a vial, Precision Automation’s capabilities give us the ability to create a similar type of machine for whatever your application may be. We have extensive experience with consumer products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, food and beverage products and much more.
From design and manufacture to installation, Precision Automation is your turnkey solution provider. CONTACT US today and let us show you how we can serve your needs!
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Posted by Dan Rexon on Wed, Oct 13, 2010 @ 07:31 AM
Yes, you read the title correctly. However, you might be thinking along a different dimension, so I’m going to try to have this phrase make sense. I’m going to tell you why “hands-off” is the new “hands on.”
Precision Automation is a business that makes "hands-off" happen, It’s what we do.
Do you move raw materials or finished products manually through production or from one place to another in your facility? Moreover, do you assemble products by hand?
Let’s take this a little deeper. Is your production automated? If so, do you wish it ran a little smoother? Do production bottlenecks and downtime destroy productivity?
A “yes” answer to any of the above is a great reason to join the “hands-off” revolution (as I’ll go ahead and call it). The bottom line here is, we are your solution to production difficulties and productivity issues.
Let us take a “hands-off” approach to your production. Our automated solutions have been serving industry for over 65 years and have solved numerous productivity and efficiency issues for our customers. Our business is based on improving your process and saving you time and money. We pride ourselves in our innovative solutions to your specific production requirements.
~ Are you a Pharmaceutical company? Our Vial Handling Systems are custom built to smooth production and eliminate downtime. Our Accumulators, tray loaders and rapid air vial drying systems will dramatically improve your process.
~ Do you run a distribution center or handle large quantities of materials and/or finished products? Our Integrated Conveyor Solutions division is your solution. In this case, “hands-off” is pivotal in reducing cost and improving efficiency.
~ Manual production is a thing of the past. Our Engineered Systems and Contract Manufacturing departments can automate your production and help you become a more efficient, productive and cost-effective operation.
~ Our machine building capabilities are unmatched in the industry, let us show you how.
Also consider our in-line and end of line pressure sensitive labeling systems from Arca Automation and our new business unit: SMC’s Automated Sandwich Lines.
Get in touch with us today and well show you how the “hands-off” revolution is transforming your industry!
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