Positioning Fruit of the Loom for Maximum Flexibility and Future Growth

Fruit of the Loom

System Overview:

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Fruit of the Loom, a major US-based manufacturer, has found success for over 150 years as a verti-cally integrated manufacturer of cotton underwear and outerwear for men, women and children.

The company’s new Palmetto Distribution Center is located in Summerville, South Carolina and fea-tures a $6M + automated material handling system.

System Overview:

Positioning Fruit of the Loom for Maximum Flexibility and Future Growth

Fruit of the Loom

For more information, visit bastiansolutions.com or call (800) 772-0464

Business Challenges:• A highly scalable system was needed that incorporated

proven and highly reliable material handling sortation and

controls.

• RFID capability was required for major retailer compliance.

Key Technologies:• 4 high-speed sliding shoe sorters

• High-speed belt accumulation sawtooth merge

• Print and Apply shipping and RFID label applicators

• (3) Three-level pick modules (2) split case and (1) full case

• 24 Barcode scanners, RFID readers, and 3 In-motion

scales

• Bastian Controls RSView Human Machine Interface (HMI)

• Steeplechase VLC PC-based control software (WCS)

• High Speed Cubiscan dimensioning system

• Hytrol EZ Logic Zero Pressure Accumulation Conveyor

• Ambaflexpoweredspirals,Portecspiralchutes,Bestex-

pandable conveyors

• Axmannhighspeedbeltcurvesandmerges

• 10,125 feet of conveyor in system, 2,500 feet of accumula-

tion conveyor

• ASAPExacta(WCS)

Results:• A high speed DC to meet Fruit of the Loom’s future de-

mands

• Print and Apply with shipping labels and case selectable

RFIDtagmeetsWal-Martmandatesinanefficientmanner.

• Expandable,modulardesignallowsforfunctionssuchas

cross-docking, additional pick module induction points, etc.