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Dock scheduling module: Warehouse
automation software developer PathGuide
Technologies has introduced a new inbound
transportation and dock scheduling module
that integrates seamlessly with the company’s Latitude warehouse management system
(WMS). Developed in conjunction with several
Latitude users, the Inbound Transportation
Management module provides dashboards
and other tools that make it easy to automate
inbound delivery scheduling and record-keep-ing for external carriers, while helping to
better assign staff and equipment when and
where they are needed.
Users can access and update the delivery
schedule through an RF terminal or Latitude’s
Web interface using the new module. They
can easily see which trucks have arrived,
which are being unloaded, and which deliveries have been completed. The system stores
data on all deliveries, giving management
documentation and evidence of any issues.
For example, if an inbound carrier consistently
arrives late or delivers damaged shipments,
the receiver now has an accurate record
of those incidents and can use the information to bring it to the carrier’s attention,
negotiate a better price, or find another
carrier. (PathGuide Technologies Inc., www.
pathguide.com)
Stepper module: KEB America announces
the release of the C6 I/O EtherCAT Stepper
module. It is the newest entry in KEB’s popular C6 line of automation products. KEB’s
remote I/O system is easily expandable with
snap-in modules and communicates via an
EtherCAT backbone. This allows for cost-effective real-time communication.
Used as a remote terminal, KEB’s stepper
module is designed to actuate a stepper or
brushless DC motor with incremental encoder. It features five digital inputs to be used
with limit stops, reference switch, or similar
signals. A digital output is also available for
a holding brake or similar device. Like other
KEB C6 devices, the module can be commissioned using COMBIVIS 6 studio software and
libraries.
The drive module is compliant to the CiA
402 standard and allows the following drive
modes: stepper motor (open or closed-loop
mode), brushless DC motor, profile position,
velocity, profile velocity, profile torque, homing, and cyclic synchronous (position, velocity,
or torque mode). It also features auto setup
mode, automatic brake control, motor overload protection, and user-defined units of
measurement. The module is cULus listed.
(KEB America, www.kebamerica.com)
Bar-code scanner: Koamtac Inc. has released the CCD models of its KDC20
Bluetooth bar-code scanner and KDC350 wireless bar-code scanner. The newly
implemented 1-D CCD scan engine enables KDC CCD models to read 1-D bar codes
from the screens of smartphones, tablets, and PC monitors.
The KDC20 is a miniature Bluetooth bar-code scanner equipped with a convenient swing-out USB connector, enabling consumers to conserve resources by eliminating cables and utilizing off-the-shelf multi-USB charging solutions. The KDC350
bar-code scanner provides not only Bluetooth connectivity to a smartphone, tablet,
or PC but also Wi-Fi connectivity to the server. (Koamtac, www.koamtac.com)
