Image-based ID solutions for Logistics Automation

For over 30 years, Cognex has offered Automatic Identification (Auto ID) technology to a variety of industries. Our barcode reader (BCR) technologies are used in Auto ID systems to track components and products through manufacturing, in logistics automation for package sorting and shipping, as well as in imaging systems for material handling and postal applications.

Driven by greater frequencies and volumes, warehouse management systems and logistics departments rely more heavily than ever on our BCR technology for tracking and visibility, and to ensure the effective use of resources. As shipping volumes grow along with online retail sales, more distribution centers are choosing to upgrade their conveyor barcode scanners to cost-effectively increase package sorter efficiency and throughput by improving read rates.

Cognex DataMan® camera-based barcode scanners for logistics offer ease of use, speed and a price point comparable to laser scanners, while improving read rates to reduce costs and achieve fast ROIs measured in months not years.
 
Cognex camera based barcode readers help achieve:

 

 imaging systems for material handling  
  • Higher read rates: reduce costs and increase throughput and equipment utilization
  • Powerful visualization: by seeing what the reader sees, and storing images, distribution centers have access to data for continuous process improvement
  • Lower equipment costs: because image-based ID readers have no moving parts; they are inherently more robust than laser scanners