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Barcode readers with real-time monitoring
13 March 2017
Zalando, one of Europe's leading online platforms for fashion, has now installed Cognex DataMan 503 barcode readers at its logistics centre in Erfurt, and has been able to measurably increase the reading rate on the linear sorter. The image-based devices reduce extra work by means of RTM (a real-time monitoring function) and increase the efficiency of article picking.
Zalando has added four stationary image-based Cognex DataMan 503 barcode readers to the linear sorter at the article picking warehouse. These are intended for reading differently oriented barcode labels in rapid succession. Cognex says the DataMan 503 devices achieve higher reading rates than systems that are only laser-based, especially with difficult codes.
RTM is used for determining reading rate and enables automatic analysis using the image processing algorithms of Cognex, thus facilitating troubleshooting and contributing to optimisation of the processes – a clear step towards Logistics 4.0.
With its fast dual-core processor and Cognex algorithms, the DataMan 503 reads codes at high speeds on wide conveyor belts and with large deviations in article height. Due to its high computational performance, the reader evaluates the image data itself. The device can read 140 images per second.
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