The editorial staff of “Logistyka” asked a representative of SICK – a leading manufacturer of barcode reading systems – to introduce readers to new solutions used in barcode scanners.
Editorial staff: In connection with the automatic barcode reading projects being implemented in Polish shipping and courier companies, please introduce the solutions and new technologies used in SICK scanners.
SICK: Our company has been specializing for several years in barcode reading systems in logistics processes. Due to the placement of barcodes, SICK has developed two different systems. The first, ALIS (Airport Luggage Identification), is used to identify luggage at airports, the second, OPS (Omni Portal), is used by shipping companies, courier companies, cargo, in post offices, etc. As I mentioned, the fundamental difference between these systems lies in the placement of the barcode. A suitcase or bag marked with a barcode at the airport ends up on a conveyor belt. Its orientation relative to the direction of movement is random.
The article comes from the magazine “Logistyka” 2001/3.