System Enables Quick Parcel Processing

Mounted above workstations, Vitronic's new Vicam-snap automatically reads barcodes and 2D codes while allowing operators to handle objects using both hands. According to Vitronic, this saves valuable time and thus increases employee productivity and reduces costs. As workers move parcels through Vicam-snap it captures photographic images using a camera and white LED illumination. The system outputs these images via an interface to an integrated decoding unit, which uses advanced software to analyse them and interpret the codes.

Vicam-snap then archives the acquired data or passes it to wherever it is needed - for example, warehouse inventory computers or dispatch departments. Vicam-snap alerts workers after successfully scanning a parcel using its built-in loudspeaker and status display, which flashes a green alert for a read and a red alert if a no-read occurs. This means operators can opt for audible or visual instruction. The status display also shows whether the device is working properly. It is said to operate at high speed and achieve read rates close to 100 per cent. Vicam-snap has a reading field measuring 30 x 30 x 38cm and an optical aiming device, enabling operators to scan parcels efficiently.

Vitronic claims the system can be rapidly installed into any warehouse or distribution centre, offering a quick return on investment (ROI). This year, Vitronic is exhibiting at booth G51, hall 27 at Cemat, an international intralogistics trade fair in Hanover from 2-6 May. The company plans to demonstrate Vicam-snap along with a range of other products. Engineers will be available to handle enquiries and will have a wealth of company literature available for interested show visitors.

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