Horizontal and Vertical Carousel, Vertical Lift Module Systems Leader Announces New Executive VP Automated Systems Focused

On Reducing Labor, Floor Space and Increasing Ergonomi cs for Order Picking Split Case and Material Handling Manufacturing Applications . Hatfield, PA - November 24, 2011 -- Colman Roche has been named Executive Vice P resident at Sapient Automation. Roche will be responsible for leading multiple f acets and areas within Sapient Automation while implementing automated storage a nd retrieval material handling systems including Viper VLMs (Vertical Lift Modul es), Avenger Vertical Carousels and Hornet Horizontal Carousels and Shark Invent ory Management Software which is sold and integrated through its dealer business partners. Roche the former VP of Sales for KardexRemstar brings to Sapient Automation a we alth of experience having spent 13 years in the Remstar and later the KardexRems tar, Westbrook, Maine, organization. He started as the Horizontal Carousel Produ ct Manager, Director of Systems Sales and was promoted to Vice President of Sale s. Prior to joining KardexRemstar, Roche was employed by White Systems, Kenilwor th, New Jersey, where he served as product engineer, research and development en gineer, project manager, and systems engineer. We are building the best of breed automated storage and retrieval company and are e xcited to have one of the leaders of the industry joining our organization, says Jo hn Molloy, CEO Roche holds a B. Sc (Eng) from Trinity College, Dublin Ireland, a Dip. Eng. from the Dublin Institute of Technology, an MBA from Rutgers University, New Brunswi ck, New Jersey and Executive Education Certificate from Harvard Business School. He is a member of The Institution of Engineers of Ireland (IEI), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Materials Handling Institute of Ameri ca (MHIA). Colman Roche is an expert in creating and implementing systems utilizing the Ho rnet Horizontal Carousel which is comprised of a series of bins with shelves tha t rotate on a track horizontally. Multiple horizontal carousels are used in one integrated workstation called a pod. A wave of orders is downloaded to the works tation. Batches of eight to ten orders are then sent to the carousels. The carou sels will begin rotating automatically and stop at the first pick. A Pick to Lig ht Lightree directs the picker as to which carousel, the item and quantity to pi ck. The picker completes the batch in a round robin fashion until the batch is c omplete. The orders are then sent to shipping or the next workstation and the ne xt batch is started until the entire wave is completed. Implementing vertical and horizontal storage and retrieval solutions such as the Avenger Vertical Carousel and Viper VLM (Vertical Lift Module) is also Roche's expertise. The Avenger Vertical Carousel is a series of shelves or carriers rota te vertically and deliver the required part or item to the operator at an ergono mic height work counter with a click of a button, scan of a bar code or voice co mmand. The Viper Vertical Lift Module (VLM) provides vertical storage by having two col umns of trays (front and back) with a robotic inserter/extractor device running down the center. The operator simply uses a click of a button, scan of a bar cod e or voice command to deliver the required parts or items to the operator at an ergonomically positioned work counter. In fact, the height of the tray delivery can be personalized for each user s exact needs. Likewise, a tilt tray system called ViperTilt will deliver the tray and tilt it up so an operator can easily reach the entire tray without reaching, stretching and bending and a laser Pick to Light

system called LaserViper will place a red dot to a fraction of an inch on the ex act item to be picked to increase accuracy. Sapient Automation, a subsidiary of MDCI, is a leading provider of automated sto rage and retrieval systems for healthcare, manufacturing, distribution, warehous es, institutions, retail and wholesale. A full provider of automated and robotic Viper Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs), Avenger Vertical Carousels, Hornet Horizont al Carousels, Shark Inventory Management Software, Spitfire Pick Carts and more. For information about Sapient Automation call 888-451-9711, email: info@getsapi ent.com or visit the Sapient Automation web site at www.GetSapient.com. About Sapient A full selection of automated storage and retrieval systems designed to reduce f loor space, inventory and labor requirements while increasing accuracy and order cut off times. Systems used in manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, medica l and retail. Systems include Hornet Horizontal Carousel, Viper Vertical Lift Mo dule, Avenger Vertical Carousel and Shark Inventory and Warehouse Management Sof tware Press Contact: Ed Romaine Sapient Automation 30 South Pine St. Doylestown, PA 18901 267-640-8172 eromaine@GetSapient.com http://www.getsapient.com/