Honeywell and Stereolabs join forces to create a mobile innovation for streamlined supply chain management processes
In a groundbreaking development, Honeywell and Stereolabs have joined forces to create a revolutionary mobile solution aimed at revolutionizing logistics operations. This innovative collaboration aims to increase delivery speed and lower shipping costs by enabling quick and accurate measurement of the size, volume, and weight of boxes and pallets within distribution centers.
The joint mobile solution combines Stereolabs’ stereoscopic 3D cameras with vision-based AI perception and Honeywell’s SwiftDecoder software. This integration captures critical weight and dimension information of boxes and pallets, consolidating all relevant product information efficiently.
One of the key advantages of this mobile solution is more accurate and faster data capture. The stereoscopic cameras quickly measure product dimensions while SwiftDecoder extracts barcode data, item names, expiration dates, and warning labels, consolidating all relevant product information efficiently.
Another significant benefit is agile daily operations. Unlike traditional manual methods or fixed scanning systems, this mobile solution allows operators to capture data anywhere in the warehouse dynamically, improving operational flexibility.
The solution also optimizes truck loading and transport planning. With accurate size and weight data automatically captured and uploaded to a central database, logistics operators can better plan truck loading and determine the number of vehicles needed, reducing wasted space and transport cost.
Improved traceability is another key advantage. The system tracks items being transported by linking dimensional and barcode data, benefiting inventory control and shipment tracking.
David Barker, President of Honeywell Productivity Solutions and Services, stated that the collaboration aims to help the supply chain operate more efficiently and address major pain points. Olivier Braun, Chief Product Officer at Stereolabs, added that the integration process was smooth and efficient.
The mobile solution is seamlessly ready for integration into any warehouse management system. It provides product dimensions, barcode data, optical character recognition (OCR) information, and high-quality imagery.
For more information about Honeywell’s solutions for warehousing and logistics, visit: automation.honeywell.com/us/en/software/productivity-solutions/vision-solutions. The mobile solution will help increase delivery speed and lower shipping costs, making it an invaluable tool for distribution centers looking to streamline their operations.
The mobile solution, enabled by Honeywell's SwiftDecoder software and Stereolabs' stereoscopic 3D cameras, leverages data-and-cloud-computing technology to efficiently capture and consolidate weight, dimension, and barcode information for products in logistics, leading to faster and more accurate data capture. By integrating this technology into their operations, industry professionals in finance can optimize truck loading, transport planning, and improve traceability, ultimately lowering shipping costs and increasing delivery speed.
