Faster "return-of-Investment" (ROI) with Cognex faster hands free barcode scanning for the online shopping where customers are expecting quicker home and business deliveries even same day delivery. Putting pressure on warehouse and logistics manager as retailers and e-commerce platforms to increase their operational efficiency. On top of that, labour shortages have made it harder to find personnel to move packages baround and shipping packages in a timely manner
Faster "return-of-Investment" (ROI) with Cognex faster hands free barcode scanning for the online shopping where customers are expecting quicker home and business deliveries even same day delivery. Putting pressure on warehouse and logistics manager as retailers and e-commerce platforms to increase their operational efficiency. On top of that, labour shortages have made it harder to find personnel to move packages baround and shipping packages in a timely manner depends on maintaining high levels of performance throughout the facility.
Using the Cognex Fast Hands-Free Barcode Scanning solution which is a presentation fixed-mount image-based 1D and 2D barcode readers to scan barcode products hands-free and overhead allow associates to keep the package moving while the reader scans the barcodes. However, many companies still rely on handheld laser-based readers, which require the associate to repeatedly put down the package and manually scan the barcodes.
Laser-based readers also have difficulty with damaged, skewed, or torn codes, resulting in lower read rates and more manual rework. Cognex overhead hands-free barcode solutions featuring image-based technology scale operator productivity and increasing throughput and read rates. In addition, Cognex technology features operator feedback to indicate the read zone and read result, as well as ensuring ergonomic safety and fewer touch points.
Maximum productivity and throughput - Hands-free barcode reading gives operators the freedom to read barcodes on packages more quickly, without the extra time required to use a handheld scanner. This allows them to be more productive and process more parcels per day. Customers have decreased manual package processing times by 60% with hands-free scanning.
Enhanced safety, ergonomics, and user experience - Operators can scan packages in one fluid motion by aiming in the correct position to capture the barcode. Hands-free scanning is a safer, more ergonomic method that reduces the repetitive motion that can result in workplace injuries . Companies have seen associate safety risks decrease nearly 50% with the hands-free method.
Hands-free barcode reading solutions enable operators to scan packages without picking up and putting down a handheld reader.
Made up of DataMan fixed-mount barcode readers, these solutions enable workers to process more packages per day due to ease of use, high read rates, and ergonomic safety.
Maximize productivity and throughput
Enhance safety, ergonomics, and user experience
Easy installation and deployment with flexible communication
Hands-free barcode reading solutions allow for higher labour efficiency - Overhead mounted scanners are an easy way to scale productivity and increase ergonomic safety and throughput. They allow operators to scan items and packages without picking up a handheld reader.
Automatic pallet identification - Simple to install and easy to use, the Pallet Scanning solution accurately reads codes from short working distances across a wide field of view (FOV) with a single reader on moving pallets and large packages on conveyors.
Vision tunnels process packages quickly and accurately - Image-based barcode readers and 3D technologies offer fast processing times and great insights into data such as dimensions, package type, code assignment to the correct package, barcode location, and more
Easy installation and deployment - Hands-free barcode readers can be mounted and placed overhead in any area of your facility. Once installed, they are easy to maintain and avoid wear and tear since they are not being repeatedly handled.
Read codes on incoming freight to verify what is supposed to be receivedProblem - Receiving incoming goods into a warehouse needs to be efficient and accurate. Poorly printed, scratched, or damaged codes provide challenges for traditional handheld barcode readers. Unreadable codes must be manually processed, which increases cost and decreases efficiency. Tracking a product from when it enters a warehouse to when it leaves is key business requirement
for logistics operations. Traditional barcode reading technology has no ability to capture images of bad labels which makes tracing a problem to its source very difficult. Problems not caught at the beginning can cause larger issues downstream.
Solution - Cognex’s image-based overhead hands-free barcode reading solutions, featuring DataMan® fixed-mount barcode readers, offer a hands-free solution to reading codes quickly, efficiently, and accurately. The overhead scanning configuration means operators can read and unload more boxes per minute than if using hand or ring scanners. In addition, hands-free
scanning at the incoming dock door ensures distribution or fulfillment facilities receive the correct items, improves inventory management, eliminate costly returns, and improves overall package traceability.
Improve pick times and accuracy with overhead image-based barcode reading stationsProblem - Customer demand is increasing at a rapid rate and operations teams are trying to find ways to increase throughput of operators while maintaining processing quality. To meet this increased demand, companies need to ensure that operators can quickly scan items to verify them against the order pick plan while maintaining the speed required to increase throughput.
Several factors create challenges to these processes. Codes, which are located on various sides of items, can be damaged from transport or handling, and operators must attempt several scans before getting a good read. Older technology, such as laser barcode scanners, are often unreliable when it comes to reading damaged codes. Additionally, when using handheld or ring
scanners, operators must always have one hand available to aim their device, which takes extra time. Handheld scanning technology is almost inevitably associated with high rates of breakage, loss, or connectivity issues – all of which can be very disruptive.
Solution - Deploying a hands-free scanning solution using DataMan fixed-mount barcode readers mounted overhead solves these challenges. Cognex barcode readers use image-based scanning technology and industry-leading advanced algorithms and decoding technology to successfully read damaged, smudged, or distorted codes better than any other laser or line scan
technology on the market. The overhead scanning configuration allows operators to quickly scan codes from any orientation – upside down, sideways, even extreme angles of up to 85 degrees. Using this method, operators can improve throughput and meet increased demand by processing more orders against the pick plan
