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Warehouse Sorting Incorporates RFID Scanning

Logistics Business Magazine

OPEX® Corporation, a global leader in next generation automation for almost 50 years, is expanding the capabilities of its leading-edge ‘Sure Sort® Warehouse Automation’ technology to incorporate radio frequency identification (RFID) scanning to meet client needs and increase operational speed and efficiency.

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New Sitma sorting system features cutting-edge technology

Logistics Business Magazine

Sitma Machinery is launching Symphony, a sorting system that takes up the baton of Easy Sort and Speedy Sort, its existing best-sellers in the logistics automation sector. Having a fast and efficient sorting system is a fundamental requirement to meet this need.

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13 Warehouse Types: Definitions, Functions & Examples

Conger

Plenty of examples of warehousing. Perhaps the most prominent fulfillment center example is Amazon’s fulfillment centers. A cross-docking warehouse is where goods from inbound trucks are sorted and routed to outbound trucks for final delivery to the end-user. For example, take Co-op Partners Warehouse in St.

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A First-Hand Look at Berkshire Grey’s Warehouse Robotic Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

The product press release states that the system provides sort locations for up to 240 orders to be processed at the same time in a single robotic put wall. Robotic Picking. BG Robotic Picking and Placement of Individual Grocery Items from Bin (bottom: to plastic bags). Final Word.

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Mini Yellow’ sortation robots help ZTO meet the demands of ‘singles day’ 

Logistics Business Magazine

ZTO’s network partners are responsible for first-mile pick-up and last-mile delivery services, while the mission-critical transportation and sorting processes that take place in between pick-up and parcel delivery are undertaken by ZTO. Both types have CE certification.

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FedEx Works to Monetize their Big Data

Logistics Viewpoints

For example, an intervention might consist of a team scooping up the packages at risk at a sort center and putting them in a van that will leave immediately. For example, seven-day ground is cheaper than express deliveries. The right injection point is not necessarily the FedEx sort center closest to the customer.

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E-fulfilment Automation Attracts Repeat Customers

Logistics Business Magazine

However, beyond initial exposure, holding onto them relies not only on the product meeting expectation but also on the service that follows the payment. For example, automatic storage and retrieval systems paired with Prime Vision mobile autonomous robots (AMRs) and computer vision systems allow items to move faster through the warehouse.