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sortation system

sortation system noun: an order picking method where the picking process is automated.

sortation system: an order picking method where the picking process is automated
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Noun

sortation system (plural sortation systems)

  1. (logistics) An order picking method where the picking process is automated.
    • The robotic flexible sortation system (RFSS) incorporates a Fanuc R2000-iC/165F robot, as well as proximity sensors, reed sensors, and photoelectric sensors (more than 25 of which were simulated in the development of the RFSS using digital twin technology from Siemens).2020 April 9, David Greenfield, “Digital Twin-Designed Robotic Sortation System”, in Automation World, United States, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2025

Forms of sortation system

pluralsortation systems

Questions about sortation system

What does sortation system mean?
Sortation system means an order picking method where the picking process is automated.
What part of speech is sortation system?
Sortation system is a noun.
What is the plural of sortation system?
The plural of sortation system is sortation systems.

Words near sortation system in the dictionary

  1. sortals
  2. sortance
  3. sortase
  4. sortases
  5. sortation
  6. sortation system
  7. sortation systems
  8. sortations
  9. Sortavala
  10. sorte
  11. sorted

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