Automatic box-opening technology refers to the process of automatically opening boxes on a
conveyor
A conveyor system is a common piece of mechanical handling equipment that moves materials from one location to another. Conveyors are especially useful in applications involving the transport of heavy or bulky materials. Conveyor systems allow ...
or other "pass through" environment. The process was invented due to a gap in
automation
Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, namely by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machines ...
technology that exists in large
distribution center
A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products (goods) to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to c ...
s and
warehouse
A warehouse is a building for storing goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial parks on the outskirts of cities, ...
s. This trend has continued to develop as some manufacturing companies have gone overseas and leaving United States more as a
mass distribution
In physics and mechanics, mass distribution is the spatial distribution of mass within a solid body. In principle, it is relevant also for gases or liquids, but on Earth their mass distribution is almost homogeneous.
Astronomy
In astronomy ma ...
network rather than a manufacturer.
Conveyors,
in-motion scales, sorting equipment, and high visibility
software
Software is a set of computer programs and associated software documentation, documentation and data (computing), data. This is in contrast to Computer hardware, hardware, from which the system is built and which actually performs the work.
...
have contributed to automation of distribution center for years. However, the simple process of opening a box has safety issues and Automatic Box Cutters reduce high labor costs, processing over 500 boxes an hour.
[ABOT-ONE and ABOT-DUO , Automatic Box Opener, Carton Slitter, Case Cutter]
/ref> Such ''Automatic Box Cutting Technology'' is able to perform the work of up to 8 people by fully automating the box opening process, with only requiring manual interaction when changing cutting blades.[New options for ABOT-DUO box opener line – Products and Services – DC Velocity]
/ref> This technology is able to increase overall efficiency through the entire packaging operation.[Automatic box opener. , Material Handling Management]
BNET.com
References
{{Reflist
Industrial automation
Containers