CASE STUDY: 3PL Shipping Sortation

The Problem:

A major Third party Logistics Company needed a shipping sorter with a 5 side barcode scan tunnel. The cartons had UPS, FedEx, USPS and DHL barcodes on all five sides and they needed to be sorted by common carrier.

The Solution:

CASI installed a low cost five side barcode scan tunnel with common carrier sortation system. The system consisted on an Omni-directional barcode scanner from the top, and DS6300 barcode scanners to read the ladder barcodes on the sides of the carton.

EQUIPEMENT LIST:

1. CASI 1100 Automation Center
2. SolidSuite Tunnel Manager
3. SolidComm Red Prairie WMS Interface
4. SolidRoute Sortation Controls
5. Datalogic DX8200A Omnidirectional Barcode Scanner
6. Datalogic DS6300 Fixed Mount barcode scanners

System Overview

As cartons travel down the conveyor, they encounter a two to one merge using Intralox belt. Once the cartons are cingulated, they travel to the barcode scan tunnel.

The SolidRoute System is used to sort the cartons to the proper carrier lane and manage the scan tunnel.

Benefits from the new efficiencies

The key benefits from installation of the automated parcel fulfillment system are as follows:

1. Reduced labor rate from automated merge and sortation
2. Higher throughput
3. Better maintenance diagnostics
4. Flexibility to handle both peak and off season volume without temporary labor