Exotec, a worldwide warehouse robotics firm, has introduced a serious automation deployment with Komar Distribution Providers (KDS), a third-party logistics supplier.
KDS is about to equip its 760,000 square-foot facility in Savannah, Georgia with Exotec’s Skypod robotic system and a totally built-in end-to-end automation resolution.
The positioning is designed to assist important projected development in D2C quantity throughout attire, house items, and shopper merchandise manufacturers, together with Komar-owned labels corresponding to Cuddl Duds and Le Mystère, alongside 3PL purchasers.
To satisfy that demand whereas navigating labour shortages, tariff volatility, and rising shopper expectations for velocity, the corporate sought a versatile automation companion able to scaling shortly.
The brand new system is anticipated to:
- Improve throughput by as much as 50 p.c
- Enhance storage density by 30 p.c
- Allow each each- and case-picking inside a single resolution
- Cut back reliance on hard-to-fill warehouse roles
- Flex dynamically throughout peak and promotional durations
KDS anticipates sturdy development in parcel quantity over the subsequent yr, with some purchasers already managing greater than 100,000 parcels monthly.
Tyler Harris, president at KDS, says: “Our clients are rising quick and anticipate us to develop with them
“We would have liked a scalable resolution constructed for velocity, density, and flexibility. Exotec provides us the power to course of orders in minutes, maximise our footprint, and function effectively even in an unpredictable atmosphere.”
Not like conventional automation methods that may require multi-year buildouts and inflexible infrastructure, Exotec’s modular Skypod system permits KDS to scale capability incrementally as demand rises.
The built-in resolution consists of Skypod robots, Skypath conveyors, carton sealing, inbound and outbound scanning, and Exotec’s warehouse execution software program, Deepsky, which orchestrates your entire operation in actual time.
Arthur Bellamy, CRO of Exotec, says: “KDS’ clients are contending with challenges that many rising, profitable companies face, assembly Amazon-level buyer expectations for velocity whereas successfully managing prices.
“Our modular resolution is essentially the most reactive design in the marketplace, enabling clients to prep orders in two minutes or much less. This provides most flexibility to function quick in a hard-to-predict atmosphere.”
The Savannah fulfilment centre is anticipated to have full automation by early 2027 and is at the moment onboarding new consumer programmes.
