Packages are manually loaded onto a conveyor that passes under a bar-code scanner and delivers packs to the appropriate collection bin. Twenty to 100 bins can be incorporated into the line. A sensor determines when a bin is full, then locks out additional packages.
Package distributor
Sorting packages at speeds to 80/min, the VertiSort from Span Tech (Glasgow, KY) is recommended for use in mail-order fulfillment houses that ship packs up to 20 lb.
Jul 31, 1999
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