Micro-Fulfillment

Tompkins Robotics has developed a unique and effective tSort solution for micro-fulfillment that is quickly deployed, greatly lowers labor and cost, increases speed and accuracy and costs a fraction of the typical ASRS type solution. The entire system fits in existing backroom space, in a row of existing pallet rack, with no construction and no expansion costs. The system is portable, requires no permits and can be quickly assembled and installed within a week. Our micro-fulfillment solution enhances a site with an existing ASRS system, and it is a better solution than ASRS for a single store. The system is also designed to work seamlessly in conjunction with xPress to provide overhead transport of goods to and from the selling floor, eliminating floor congestion, reducing labor further, eliminating human interaction and adding incremental ROI. With our unique collaborative vendor partnerships for MFC, we can deploy in a dark store or micro location with a Goods-to-Person AMR systems. Our comprehensive solutions allow a customer to utilize an existing vacant retail space (such as a vacant grocery store) and deploy software, storage, sortation and order fulfillment solutions through these combinations. In fact, these combined solutions can be rapidly deployed, relocated if needed, and typically cost less than a traditional ASRS solution.
Facilitates inbound sortation of mixed containers of items and small cases to aisle segments, for more efficient shelf stocking.
Enhances BOPIS order processing by allowing store batch picking by department or aisle. Automated, accurate and efficient order consolidation.
Facilitates home delivery orders in the same manner to allow fast processing and minimize labor and store aisle congestion. BOPIS & e-commerce picked and sorted in the same batch, on-demand.
Automates order consolidation with accuracy virtually at 100%, increasing customer service and satisfaction.
Reduces labor dramatically – Batch picking with tSort consolidation is 50% of traditional store order fulfillment.
Sorts outbound home delivery packages by route or local hub destination for DDU, local carriers and other delivery methods allowing same day / next-day delivery at a pre-sort final mile introduction cost.
Processes room temperature, refrigerated, frozen, fresh and various product types (eggs, produce, cases of water – 98% of a grocery store or supercenter).
Flexible, modular and portable – add a robot in seconds, sort destinations in hours, move to another site overnight.
More cost-effective single store solution than ASRS. Typically 1/10th cost, 1/10th space and 67% labor reduction.