Generally, there is a wide variety of automation solutions because products come in different shapes and sizes. Sortation system are among the most commonly used tools and today we are going to talk about them due to their importance in industries such as: retail, food & beverage, parcel, personal care and others.
Which are the important factors for choosing the ideal sortation system?
The following factors have to be considered in order to obtain the ideal sortation system:
- The products’ induction method when sorting which can be manual or through belts drive by servomotors.
- The indexing method will be determined based in the type of sorter used for the products to have the appropriate separation
- The reading or vision system used to identify the product which is directly connected to the WSC in order to recognize the corresponding action to such product.
- The type of sorter to be used, which will be determined by the user’s operation assessment in order to determine equipment rates, products’ diversity, packing type, products’ fragility, etc.
- Software. This is one of the most important factors when choosing a sorter because it can guarantee the system’s rate, manage all operative variables and in some cases, it also helps to recirculate product during an overflow which provides certainty to the operation. The software has to offer a wide variety of confirmation statistics regarding deviated products. The WCS is an excellent and efficient alternative.
- Technical variables such as rate, products’ diversity or products’ weight and speed are very important for choosing the appropriate sortation system.
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