Fiege Logistics Italia, it is a leading European logistics specialist in efficient supply solutions operating on an international scale, from Europe to India and China.
ZOOPLUS AG, a European leader in the petshop product range, it is an online marketer of pet food and consumables.
The customer requested the provision of an automatic order checking and sorting solution, with real-time weighing and comparing the weights in the system with the actual weights of the parcels.
Packing and sorting line details (1000 parcels/hour):
10 Packing points;
10 spirals;
2 Flow weight check points (up to 1000 cups/hour);
Real-time WMS connection;
One point of application labels;
6 Expedition ramps;
8 diverting points in three directions;
A ramp of errors;
Package weight (3-30 kg);
Total number of equipment: 53
Total equipment length: over 200 meters
What does the intralogistics system do?
1. Parcel identification - bar code reading
Order identification, total weight of products and destination for courier.
2. Weight setting - checking the total weight of the products according to the customer order. Weighing is done at speeds of 2 meters per second.
In case of inconsistency, the parcel is removed from the system in order to check the contents in correlation with the order.
3. Introduction to logistics system for order processing
Reference to the workstation for: filling in empty space (bubble sheet), entering documents (invoice, items list) and sealing.
4. Completion of the processing for taking over by the courier weight rechecking, sealing - plastic strap, application of the recipient label - for courier.
What does the E-Commerce conveyor system consist of?
Infeed B21 tape conveyor with low adhesion - helps to insert the boxes from the side on the conveyor
Scanning camera
Tape type basket – conveyor acceleration to distance the boxes before weighing
Flow weighing system – dynamic weighing
Pop up conveyor with translation (rejection on roller conveyor)
If the weight is in the given tolerances, the product goes further. If the weight does not conform, the product is rejected on the non-compliant line. After the product has entered the line of nonconforms,complete its weight and is inserted back onto the line through the infeed conveyor.
Conveyor with Basket tape tilted to 25°
Basket tape has high adhesion so it helps to transport on the inclined side.
Curve conveyor with motor roller
Lineshaft roller conveyor and scanning camera
Magisterial sorting with reference to workstations
HPD – High Performance Divert – sorting in 3 directions to 30°
Faults at the top end
Gravitational spirals with 1 meter portion, motor-controlled to create singularization in the boxes that go to the roller workstation
Workplaces
Once the boxes arrive at the workstations, they re-enter back into the stream through the bottom bus (reel conveyor).
Scanning camera for exit from the bottom bus
Basket belt conveyor for acceleration and singularization for entry on the scale
Dynamic weighing for checking the final weight for the courier
Centering unit products for entry into the Wrap Machine
Wrap Machine with strips - Arcade strapping machine with tape
Alignment unit on the left side for label application
Label applicator with final destination
Scanning camera to find the destination
HPD sorting in 3 directions for final destinations at 30°
Gravitational ramps for sending final destinations
Fault ramp
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