Lightning Pick Explores why Pick-to-Light is Fast and Accurate

Lightning Pick Technologies, providers of paperlessCable-free displays are the industry standard, but
picking systems including the number one sellingdistributors still sought after a means of applying
Pick to Light solution in North America recentlyPick to Light speed and accuracy to operations
released Lightning Pick NW Series Wireless Pick tothat did not have the infrastructure for mounted
Light System. The NW Series is the firstlights.
completely mobile Pick to Light technology in theThe LP Wireless Pick to Light System is ideal for
market, introducing an expanded range ofany temporary or mobile product locations such
applications that can benefit from light-directedas totes, bins, shipping containers, pallets on open
order picking.floors and others. By placing the portable light
According to Bernie McCabe, Senior Manager withmodule on or near the required product location it
Lightning Pick, "By lighting the exact location oris immediately part of the Pick to Light operation.
locations needed, pick-to-light is acknowledged toBays and zones can leverage a combination of
be the fastest operator-based picking strategyclassic Lightning Pick track-mounted and wireless
available. In the time it takes to hear and interpretlights, all of which are easily configured within
a location number or read a location number fromLightning Pick software.
a pick list of an RF terminal screen, theAbout Lightning Pick For over 25 years and
pick-to-light operator is already making the pick."across 500 installations worldwide, Lightning Pick
Pick-to-Light is also very accurate.  By gettingTechnologies has delivered advanced order picking
the operator to the right location each time thetechnologies on time, on budget, every time.
picking process is greatly simplified. TaskLightning Pick has best-in-class applications for Pick
simplification and replication produces accuracy.to Light, Put to Light, Pack to Light (Put to Store)
In 1998 Lightning Pick introduced duct-based PickVoice and RF systems support lean supply chain
to Light technology to the United States. Theseprocesses from manufacturing through order
cable-free light modules retrofit to a rack, shelf,fulfillment. As a result, Lightning Pick clients
cart or other material handling storage media. Theimprove their level of service, achieve superior
new track-lighting style hardware loweredorder quality, and advance their positions in the
installation costs and is more flexible for systemmarket.
reconfiguration, maintenance, and expansion.