INBOUND/RECEIVING
No matter the size of your operation, the logistics process begins with receiving inbound goods. With demand growing, maintaining efficiency and throughput is more important than ever. Using high performance and reliableimage-based barcode readers and machine vision systems, organizations receive incoming product faster and track product more effectively as it moves through the facility
Hands-Free Inbound Scanning
Cognex hands-free barcode reading solutions enable
operators to scan packages without picking up and
putting down a handheld reader, allowing them to
process more packages per day due to ease of
use, high read rates, and ergonomic safety.
Inbound Product Categorization
The 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System captures dimensional information and categorizes incoming freight preventing handling damage downstream and provides item data for proper storage.
Manifest Verification
The 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System captures
volumetric and dimensional information of incoming
product improving traceability, verifying what was
on the manifest, accurately tracking inventory.
Pallet Scanning
With a large depth-of-field and wide field-of-view,
Cognex pallet scanning systems read incoming pallet identification labels quickly and accurately, even when surrounded by other labels and plastic hrink wrap.
Print and Apply During Inbound Processing
Cognex image-based barcode readers use code
quality metrics and grading to identify and reject
poorly printed codes attached during the inbound
process, allowing facility managers to identify and fix
printer errors to minimize problems downstream.
Automated Inbound Receiving
Overhead hands-free barcode reading stations or Modular Vision Tunnels decipher codes on various sides of a package, at extreme angles, and different
orientations, reducing rework and lowering costs.
ORDER FULFILLMENT
Consumer shopping behavior has shifted and blurred the lines between retail distribution and traditional e-commerce fulfillment platforms. This transition coupled with rising demand means more and more single item orders flow through the system with increasingly short delivery expectations. High performance image-based barcode readers and machine vision systems are increasingly playing a critical role in helping organizations meet increased order demand and increase the efficiency of the order fulfillment process, while improving order accuracy and delivering on customer promises.
Label Placement and Verification
The 3D-A1000 leverages 2D, 3D, and Deep Learning
technology to enable the accurate placement of
labels and confirmation that labels have been
applied correctly and in the right location.
2D Barcode Guidance for AGVs
Barcode readers quickly and accurately read 2D codes on the floor, even if they are smudged or damaged, allowing automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) to avigate the warehouse to bring product to pick station operators. Print Quality Metrics grade codes and report when barcodes start to degrade so they can be fixed before there is problem.
Item Verification
The 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System quickly and
accurately captures volume and dimensioning data of
picked items which increases order accuracy, improves
inventory management, and lowers return costs.
Pick and Pack
Cognex image-based barcode technology quickly reads omnidirectional, damaged, smudged, anddistortedcodes and codes at extreme angles, improving pick and pack sorting times and maximizing throughput.
Zone Routing
Image-based barcode readers, with advanced algorithms
and decoding technology reliably read damaged,
or non-aligned barcodes on totes in small egress
situations to send them to the right pick station.
Print and Apply with Verification
Image-based barcode readers catchlabel print
and placement issues early on, allowing facility managers to identify and fix label or printer
errors to minimize problems downstream.
Tote-Fill Optimization
The 3D-A1000 dimensioning system, which features a 3D and
2D camera system, calculates tote capacity and fill heights
and compares those values to established target values. The
system can be configured to flag and alert over or underfilled
totes and diverts them for correction, increasing order accuracy
and reducing costly challenges due to lost or damage products.
Packaging Optimization
The 3D-A1000 Dimensioning System automates the volumetric measurement of picked products allowing operators to select the best packaging option, reducing manual handling and measurement time, increasing operator efficiency, and reducing shipping costs.