Layer Picker Robot Automation

Scalable automation for high-throughput environments

Boost your throughput and workplace safety by automating layer picking where gantry systems cannot fit. This compact solution provides delicate, consistent handling for 98% of grocery retail SKUs, ranging from light chips to heavy beverages.

In numbers

Safety

70–100%

Dramatically improve workplace safety by reducing manual layer handling tasks by 70% to 100%.

SKU compatibility

98%

Handle up to 98% of common grocery retail SKUs to maximize your operational flexibility across diverse inventory.

Efficiency

Double your output with a 100% increase in layer picking throughput compared to manual operations, accelerating your order fulfillment.

Why choose the Layer Picker Robot

Benefits

Optimize limited floor space

Unlike bulky gantry cranes, this robot's compact footprint fits into brownfield sites without major infrastructure modifications or downtime.

Protect fragile packaging

Ensure high-precision movement for fragile or lightweight layers, reducing the risk of product damage and waste during high-speed transfers.

Manage a vast SKU range

Use specialized stability tools like custom grippers and clamps to reliably handle up to 98% of mixed packaging formats and retail SKUs.

Ambient, chilled and deep-freeze ready

Deploy reliable automation across temperature-controlled environments, from ambient warehouses to chilled and deep-freeze facilities with steady performance in temperatures from -30°C to +40°C (-22°F to 104°F).

Future-proof your operations

Build modular depalletizing cells that grow with your business, supported by our expertise in downstream equipment and mixed-pallet workflows.

Seamless system integration

Easily connect the Layer Picker Robot with your existing warehouse operations to create a unified, automated flow for order fulfillment and replenishment.

Compare our Layer Picker systems

From high-volume deep-freeze distribution centers to space-constrained sites, find a modular Layer Picker solution designed to fit your unique facility layout and throughput goals.

	Layer Picker Mono Gantry	Layer Picker Gantry	Layer Picker Hoist	Layer Picker Robot	Layer Picker AMR
Primary use	Pallet-to-pallet picking with AMR pallet replenishment technology in space-constrained sites.	Pallet-to-pallet handling that allows multiple source pallets to be available simultaneously for picking onto customer pallets.	High-performance depalletizing for pallet-to-tray solution.	Solution suitable for pallet-to-descrambling, pallet-to-pallet picking, or both.	Standalone turnkey system for flexible brownfield automation.
Throughput	Up to 270 picks per hour.	Up to 100-150 picks per hour.	Up to 200 layers per hour.	Up to 220 picks per hour.	Up to 120 cycles/hour with 25% higher efficiency than conveyors.
Footprint	Modular and highly scalable design with limited building constraints.	Large scale capacity with modular design.	Minimal vertical footprint. Connects ground floor to mezzanine.	Flexible up to 8-position layout design with low height requirements.	Compact and growth-ready; no rigid conveyor rails.
Temperature	From deep freeze to ambient -28°C to +40°C.	From deep freeze to ambient -28°C to +40°C.	From deep freeze to ambient -28°C to +40°C.	From deep freeze to ambient -28°C to +40°C.	From deep freeze to ambient -28°C to +40°C.

Your integrated warehouse system

The Layer Picker Robot fits easily into existing warehouse and production environments, connecting with the systems that power your operations:

Flexible workflows. Support a range of operations, including AS/RS inbound flows, outbound order consolidation, and replenishment processes.
Broad connectivity. Connect seamlessly with AMRs, AGVs, and existing conveyor-based automation.
Smart synchronization. Integrate with your WMS or WCS for high-precision layer placement and real-time accuracy.
Infrastructure light. Add automated layer picking without major structural changes, making it ideal for sites where gantry or hoist systems cannot be installed.

a Layer picker in action in Heinz warehouse

Heinz case study

Heinz increases layer picking to 12,000 pallets a week

How we helped increase throughput without making changes to product configuration.

Read Heinz case study

“The team behind the Layer Picker is very professional, and this has given us even more confidence in the solution, which delivered outstanding results from the first push of the button.”
Stuart Alldridge
Senior Project Implementation Manager, Kraft-Heinz UK

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Documentation

Lifting heavy weights – from pallets and shoulders

Optimizing warehouse efficiency is a constant challenge. Discover smart, flexible solutions that handle SKU proliferation and speed without adding complexity.

Making the complex simple for system integrators

Choosing the right picking solution is complex. As your expert partner in layer picking and depalletizing, read how we make the process easier and more efficient, from end-to-end.

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