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1 of 2 Pick-to-Light stations
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Industry Leading Hytrol ABEZ
Zero-Pressure Accumulation
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Powered Pivot Diverter to Packing Station
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Young Living Overview of Pre and Post Packing
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“We are very pleased with Hytrol’s commitment to quality. I’ve been in warehousing since 1982 and used various conveyor systems. Hytrol has been the most stable, and [is] just a solid platform for us to work on.”
-Todd Granquist
Director of Warehouse & Distribution
Young Living
Customer:
Young Living Essential Oils
Systems Integrator:
Conveyors & Drives, Inc
Consultant:
Johnson Stephens Consulting, Inc.
Conveyors:
Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc.
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Young Living Essential Oils is a multi-level marketing company that specializes in essential oils for use topically and in aromatherapy, as well as nutritional products such as vitamins, dietary supplements and a highly antioxidant juice. The company presents themselves as “The World Leader in Essential Oils,” and needed a “World Class” distribution center to increase their production.
Young Living’s previous DC was located in a leased 35,000 sq. ft. facility in Springville, UT. The system was limited to a small amount of flow rack coupled with non-accumulating line shaft power conveyor. When the conveyor was stopped, the entire system from picking to shipping came to a halt.
The new installation is a <500,000 sq. ft. facility located in Spanish Fork, UT. The DC begins its production using a Pick-to-Light system (with gravity flow rack). Product is picked to totes and then pushed onto takeaway conveyor. The totes move on ABEZ zero-pressure accumulating conveyor utilizing Gen3 technology to packing stations via powered pivot diverters.
Packers select a carton size and pack the orders,
placing filled cartons back on the conveyor system. The ABEZ is used again to provide maximum carton accumulation. The carton is diverted again using a powered pivot diverter to a dunnage fill station where they are filled with recyclable air pillows and labeled for shipping. The cartons then travel on a 2-to-1 190 LR Merge onto extendable units into the shipping provider truck.
“The conveyor system not only does an outstanding job of
meeting our product flow needs,
but is also amazingly quiet.”
- Ron Harris, Executive VP of Operations, Young Living
The new system has shown a 125% increase in throughput, 12% improved picking productivity and a substantial accuracy increase in picking and fulfillment at 99.9%.
“...the installation and launch was seamless. Conveyors & Drives and Hytrol accommodated our construction schedule changes and met their deadlines without fail.”
Ron Harris
Executive VP of Operations
Young Living
“The Hytrol Gen3 Zero-Pressure accumulation conveyor enables us to design systems to maximize throughput better, and the dynamic zone feature enables us to convey a multitude of shapes and sizes of cartons for our clients.”
Steve Johnson
Principal
Johnson Stephens Consulting
“It has been a maintenance wonder.”
Todd Granquist
Director of Warehouse & Distribution
Young Living
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