With the introduction of the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains, the responsibility of companies no longer ends at their factory exit or loading gates. It extends across the entire supply chain.
SICK has developed a solution to these challenges with its new Ident Gate System – IGS, which not only fulfils the basic requirements but goes even further.
The Ident Gate System – IGS creates transparent logistics and supply chains and thus the opportunity to further optimise them. It can help companies optimise incoming goods through automatic delivery notification checks, avoid errors such as incorrect loading in outgoing goods and shipping, and implement safety requirements.
IGS: High-tech identification portal with ERP connection and cloud option
The IGS is used for object and goods identification at loading gates, internal hall entrances and other locations relevant for recording material movements. The size of the portal can be flexibly dimensioned so that forklifts and loads of different heights and widths can pass underneath.
This modular approach also makes it possible to combine the use of various technologies. Cameras are used to identify barcodes or 2D codes and, if required, the portal can be supplemented or replaced by a pulse-reading RFID read/write device in UHF technology with an integrated antenna.
Reliable direction detection and reader triggering are also possible with the aid of 2D LiDAR sensors. 3D snapshot cameras can be added if additional volume detection or load protrusion detection (load carrier classification and counting) is required.
Meanwhile, a simple traffic light display clearly shows the operational status. There is also the option of using a touch display for the visualisation of detailed information about the consignment and to simultaneously enable processing.
In addition, the IGS middleware provides an overview of the material flow via a graphical user interface (GUI). Thanks to seamless integration, the system can transfer the recorded data to the higher-level Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)/Warehouse Management System – WMS or cloud system or synchronise it independently. The modular design of the IGS also allows a wide range of customised hardware and software adaptations for specific customers and applications.
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