GANI / ENGINEERING — SUBSYSTEM
Vision-guided sortation subsystem for a parcel hub
Machine vision and controls subsystem for parcel identification and sortation, delivered into a larger hub project run by an intralogistics integrator.
PROGRAM PROFILE
- Delivery geography
- Germany
- Variants in scope
- 4 sortation stations
- Program duration
- 7 months to ramp
- Responsibility level
- Subsystem
- Standards applied
- IEC 60204-1 · IEC 61439-1/-2
THE CHALLENGE
An intralogistics integrator needed a reliable read-and-route subsystem for mixed parcel flows, including poorly printed and partially covered labels. The subsystem had to report into the integrator’s SCADA and hold rate during peak-season throughput.
STARTING CONDITIONThe integrator had the conveyor layout and hub-level SCADA defined; the identification and routing subsystem was an open scope.
CUSTOMER PROVIDED
- Conveyor layout and mechanical interface drawings
- Parcel mix profile and throughput targets per shift
- SCADA interface specification and tag structure
- Sample parcel sets for vision trials
GANI OWNED
- Camera and lighting selection with trials on sample parcel sets
- Vision application for code reading and no-read handling
- PLC routing logic and handover to hub SCADA
- Control panels designed and built in-house
- Integration testing at the hub alongside the integrator’s team
OUTCOME
What the program delivers.
- Subsystem accepted against the throughput targets in joint testing
- No-read parcels routed to a manual station instead of stopping flow
- Interface to hub SCADA signed off by the integrator
- Second hub ordered under the same subsystem specification
