Increased sorting capacity
October 1st 2005

The combined operation of two identical DistriSort ESF split tray sorters is enabling Spain’s leading fashion retailer to improve the output from its centralised distribution warehouse, shipping more than 300,000 items during an eight-hour working day.

They have enabled the retailer, with over 350 stores in 26 countries, to respond more quickly to the demands of its high street outlets.

ESF split-trays sorters designed by DistriSort, have already been installed by Polymark in a number of UK sites and are gaining Europewide acceptance for the tangible benefits they bring to high-speed sortation.

In addition to the high sort rate, the EuroSort systems offer favourable price/ earnings ratio, low-noise, a high degree of safety and low-cost maintenance.

These factors influenced the decision to purchase the ESF systems as part of a fully integrated conveyorsortation system. The overall handling scheme, installed and commissioned within six months of order placement at the DC has given a muchneeded increase in handling capacity, sorting nearly 39,000 items per hour to 700 different destination zones.

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