Glossary

Systems for automatic measurement and weight recording of individual packages. They are frequently used in parcel centers, warehouses, and goods receiving areas and provide precise data for shipping, labeling, and freight billing.

Pallets are flat structures designed for bundling, storing, and transporting large quantities of goods. Heavy individual items can also be transported on pallets. These transport aids are moved using industrial trucks such as pallet trucks or forklifts.

Systematic management of pallets in warehouses and logistics centers, including loading, identification, and tracking.

Pick-by-Light is a visual guidance system that supports employees with light signals on shelves or storage locations.

Pick-by-Vision uses augmented reality (AR) and headsets or data glasses to project visual instructions directly into the employee's field of vision.

In logistics, predictive analytics refers to the use of data analysis, statistical algorithms, and machine learning methods to make predictions about future events and developments based on historical and current data. This technology enables logistics companies to act proactively rather than reactively and to make logistics processes more efficient.

With Predictive Vision for Logistics, AKL-tec combines advanced industrial image processing, deep learning, and intelligent data-driven analysis. This enables early detection of disruptions and targeted control of logistics processes.

Time required from goods receipt to goods issue. Efficient dimension measurement and automated processes can optimize the processing speed in logistics centers.

Protrusion refers to protruding parts. According to OIML R:129, it is assumed that irregularities essentially consist of a cuboid that is extended by protrusions to form an irregularity.

Working group 5.45 of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) specializes in the approval and certification of length measuring machines. In industry, trade, and commerce, billing is often based on length measurements or a combination of area and volume. In such cases, the measuring instruments must comply with Directive 2014/32/EU or the Measurement and Calibration Act.