Case Studies
The requirement
A leading cosmetics supplier required a warehouse automation solution. It particularly needed to weigh and measure each of their parcels and incorporate the resulting information onto a printed carrier label. The resulting solution would be an automated despatch process.
To achieve this, PJP would need to create what is usually referred to as a DWS (Dimensioning Weighing and Scanning) System.
The design
With the brief established, PJP designed and constructed an automated system to do the following:
- Drive boxed orders to a weigh scale conveyor and scan a 2D barcode.
- Match the label data from the client database to the correct order.
- Our DWS unit should then automatically take the weight and all dimensions of the parcel. It should output this data to our Programmable Logic Controller (PLC).
- Once the parcel arrives at the print and apply machine, it scans the barcode and produces a label containing the shipping address, dimensions & weight.
- Automatically apply the label to the parcel.
- Dispatch the order to the relevant carrier for delivery.
The system includes a reject lane to eject any parcels not expected at the DWS which allows the despatch line to run continuously.
Just one of many warehouse automation options
Our DWS solutions can handle a huge range of product sizes from the very small to the massive. DWS is a proud offering within our warehouse automation portfolio which facilitates fully automated, reliable processes that are tailored to your requirements.
Our DWS options can interface with your in-house systems whether they are Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or third-party Warehouse Management Systems (WMS).
You can read more about DWS (also known as volumetric data units) in this blog we dedicated to them.
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