Print-and-Apply Module is a self-contained, fully-automated system designed to streamline and automate label printing and application in bar code, RFID or hybrid ID environments.

Using existing bar code information, it queries a facility's WMS or other control system for the data needed for label printing. The system can take product data from receiving or pick-and-pass operations and print a shipping label that routes the box through a facility to its final destination. Ideal when throughput requirements demand the automation of the print-and-apply function, operates at over 30 cartons/min.

Typically implemented using the BOSS control system, which handles the interaction of machine and transactional data from the PLC level to the WMS level on one PC.

Standard hardware components include the underlying conveyor, a bar code scanner and printer. Options include a weighing scale and verification scanner. An optional divert unit can redirect rejected product for manual handling. A second optional printer can be added for increased throughput and system redundancy. Can top-apply or side-apply labels.

FKI Logistex North America, www.fkilogistex.com

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