Cargo reading at an airport

In airport baggage handling systems (BHS) and logistics centers, it is essential to accurately identify and ensure traceability for a wide variety of shapes and sizes of cargo moving at high speeds on conveyors. However, variations in baggage position and orientation, as well as dirty or wrinkled barcode labels, have been major challenges to stable reading.

KEYENCE's ST Series scan tunnel system provides the optimal solution to this challenge. With its overwhelming 'ultra-wide field of view' and 'ultra-deep depth of field,' it instantly reads barcodes on everything from large suitcases placed across the full width of the conveyor to small pieces of luggage, regardless of their position or height. It can also perform blur-free, bulk reading of multiple codes even during high-speed movement. This dramatically reduces sorting errors caused by reading failures and improves the productivity of the entire conveyance line.

Furthermore, by combining it with a dimensioning system as shown in the image, it is also possible to acquire barcode information and the three-dimensional size of the cargo simultaneously. This strongly promotes the automation and labor-saving of logistics operations and builds a more advanced cargo management system.