The Hermes Midlands Super Hub (Rugby, England)
The Hermes Midlands Super Hub in England is a first-rate example of the potential automation can offer. The German consumer delivery specialist has seen a 45 percent increase in processing capacity through the implementation of its new automated system. Through scanning, volumetric and weighing technologies that can identify and accurately profile the parcels, the automated sorting process is completed in just two to three minutes. It’s a slick operation that can handle one million parcels a day at a rate of more than 60,000 items per hour.
PostNord (Veddesta, Sweden)
PostNord, on the outskirts of Stockholm, reinvented its parcel handling process using automation. The automatic parcel singulation enables PostNord to handle all types of parcels, from loose loads to containerised and odd-sized items. It provides maximum flexibility and efficiency, while completely minimising manual intervention and cutting down on truck movements.
UK Mail (Ryton-on-Dunsmore, England)
When combined with other solutions, automation can provide top-quality processing of incoming parcels. Take the case of UK Mail, for example, which adopted a new, streamlined shunting and unloading practice alongside its fully automated sortation system. With its integrated yard management and new sortation technology, it could achieve faster processing with fewer trucks and lower operational costs.