Automated Package Sortation
For Inbound & Reverse Logistics
Turn high-volume inbound packages into a controlled, destination-ready flow.
Mixed packages, multiple destinations, unreadable labels, and constantly changing inbound volume can make manual sortation difficult to scale.
Autotec Automated Package Sortation systems combine intelligent package identification, MES-directed routing, automated sortation, package consolidation, and container handling into one integrated material-flow solution.
From initial induction through final destination sortation, Autotec helps keep packages identified, tracked, and moving.
From Inbound Package to Sorted Destination
High-volume inbound and reverse logistics operations require more than simply moving packages from one conveyor to another.
The system needs to identify each package, determine where it belongs, track it through the process, divert it at the correct location, manage exceptions, and keep destination containers available without unnecessarily interrupting production.
Autotec integrates these functions into one coordinated package sortation platform.
Barcode Scan Tunnel
High-volume sortation starts with dependable package identification. Packages are automatically spaced and presented to a multi-camera scan tunnel designed to capture barcodes across multiple package faces and orientations. Scan data is communicated with the facility MES while the package continues downstream, allowing the appropriate destination to be determined before sortation.
MES-Directed Routing
Once identified, each package is tracked through the system according to its assigned destination.
MES-directed routing connects package data with the physical material-handling process, allowing each package to continue through the system until it reaches the appropriate sortation station.
Automated Sortation
Configurable pusher stations automatically divert packages from the main conveyor into their assigned destination Gaylords.
Packages that do not match a particular destination simply continue downstream to the appropriate station, creating a controlled and repeatable sortation process.
Automated Consolidation
Packages are consolidated by destination while integrated pallet conveyance supports container staging and removal. Fill-level monitoring helps coordinate container changes, keeping replacement Gaylords available and sorted material moving through the operation.
Exception Handling
Packages that cannot be successfully identified or assigned are routed to a designated reclaim destination for reprocessing rather than interrupting normal sortation flow.
| Capability | Typical Configuration |
|---|---|
| Design Throughput | Up to 1,200 cases/hour* |
| Package Identification | Multi-camera barcode scan tunnel |
| Barcode Types | 1D and 2D |
| Routing | MES-directed |
| Sortation | Automated destination diversion |
| Package Range | 4 x 4 x 1 in. through 24 x 20 x 15 in.* |
| Package Weight | Up to 10 lb* |
| Exception Handling | No-read / unassigned reclaim |
| Container Handling | Integrated pallet conveyance |
Plant Integration | OPC / facility controls / MES |
