Palletizing automation realizing ROI quicker than ever.

After decades being viewed as a pricey luxury, businesses of all sizes are driving value into their operations in record time.

The idea that automated palletizing & de-palletizing is reserved for large businesses with expansive operations has gone by the wayside. The new reality, due to a culmination of factors, is that organizations all sizes are finding automated palletizing is well within their reach.

The realities of labor shortages in 2022

If you are not already running into labor issues (congratulations if you have somehow avoided this) you will likely be encountering a shortage one way or another soon. Some estimates by the U.S. Dept. of Labor indicate there are roughly 500,000 unfilled jobs in the warehousing industry alone. Modern Shipper reports 73% of warehouse operators cannot find enough labor.

In addition to COVID-19 impacts on the workforce, these careers have become increasingly undesired by younger generations, finding it dull, too difficult, or believe they're overqualified for these positions. This massive workforce void is throttling product throughput, delaying customer order fulfillment, and cutting into profits of businesses across the United States.

Palletizing has always been one of the most labor-intensive activities in facilities, and in today’s economy it is becoming one of the hardest roles to fill in a company’s workforce. Because of this, it has quickly become one of the easiest avenues to achieve an ROI from an automation investment.

Replacing workforce is not always the goal

While some organizations are looking to completely automate palletizing and de-palletizing operations, many are looking to complement their current workforce through co-bot implementation. By assigning mundane repetitive packing, picking, and palletizing tasks to co-bot’s, you are freeing up time for more productive activity by employees.

Not only does employee productivity increase, but safety as well. Eliminating unnecessary hazards around production lines, forklifts, and moving objects overhead. Han-Tek has implemented solutions that accomplish both fully automated and semi-automated objectives for our clients.

Record ROI

Traditional ROI realization has had a significantly longer timeline in previous economic settings. Our current labor market combined with palletizing technology becoming increasingly more affordable & scalable has lead to record realization of ROI for companies large and small.

With some organizations realizing ROI through palletization and co-bot investments in under 2 years, now is the ideal time to evaluate automation in your production facility, warehouse, or distribution center.

If you are looking at palletizing, de-palletizing, or co-bot automation for your business reach out to Han-Tek today for an evaluation!

Ian Winner - Sales Operations & Project Management

iwinner@han-tek.com - (585)-208-6608