Innovation to Streamline Picking Operations

August 19, 2019

CHARLOTTE, NC – Murata Machinery, a global leader in the material handling industry, continues to aggressively invest in new technologies to meet the growing demand for automated solutions. This new partnership with Alert Innovation will allow Murata Machinery to streamline picking operations by integrating the Alphabot® technology into its Muratec systems.

Alphabot features robot technology that can navigate three-dimensional structures, offering efficient retrieval of material in high-density storage systems. This technology, currently only available in grocery retail, can solve the main challenges attributed to picking operations, including labor efficiency and inventory accuracy.

Known for quality and reliability, Muratec systems are augmenting productivity in over 10,000 locations globally. Through this partnership and with the needs of its customers in mind, Murata Machinery will extend the benefits of this picking technology to a diverse range of intralogistics applications and factory automation.