NEW: Automatic calibration of tool center points

Pick-to-light or pick-by-light is an innovative picking system that is widely used in warehouse management. This technology uses light signals to show warehouse employees the exact storage location for the items to be picked.

The UN ECE 107 guideline of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) specifies how buses and other road vehicles must be generally and technically equipped in order to be approved.

In this blog post, we address the most important aspects of the EU directive for public transport in order to provide more clarity for operators.

To be able to take economic decisions today´s industrial automation requires reliable measurement data in order to provide management information: This is especially in the field of filling level measurement. But which measurement method or technology is the best for my medium?

When it comes to the production of foods, beverages and pharmaceutical products, consumer protection occupies center stage – rightfully so. The relevant guidelines are continuously being updated and tightened. Manufacturers face ever stricter framework conditions that they have to comply with throughout the entire supply chain and beyond.

How complex the logistics process behind each order is depends to a large extent on the selected picking method and the picking system. The requirements and benefits differ depending on the warehouse structure, industry, noise level, article weight, etc. But which procedures are there - and above all, which system is worthwhile?

After all, according to the Federal Centre for Health Education, up to 80 percent of infectious diseases are transmitted via the hands. And according to an overview in the "Journal of Hospital Infection", corona viruses, for example, can be detected on surfaces for up to nine days.

All manufacturing processes in the food industry and applications in medical and pharmaceutical technology are subject to strict hygiene requirements. Infection prevention currently plays a special role.

Combined with solutions from Ortner, CAPTRON products have proven effective in a wide range of practical applications. Ortner relies on CAPTRON solutions in many of its products.

The corona virus has greatly changed behavior in areas with members of different risk groups in hospitals, nursing homes or homes for the elderly.