Banner Engineering's Seth Carlson recently joined C&E's Conversations in Automation series to discuss innovations in automation for Material Handling.
Seth and host Donnie Bischoff had a great conversation about how the global pandemic has affected the way products are packaged and moved, various advances in tracking and monitoring, how throughput is being increased with better analytics and IIOT connectivity, and how robots are being safely integrated into warehouse tasks.
Banner's Solutions for Material Handling and Logistics
Leading material handling OEMs, Integrators, and End-Users around the world turn to Banner every day to collaborate on automation challenges. Several of the top 10 Material Handling Systems providers in the world use Banner, along with some of North America’s largest ecommerce fulfillment and retail distribution center businesses.
They are experts in automation technologies, offering a comprehensive catalog of over 30,000 products, including sensors, LED lighting and indicators, pick-to-light systems, machine safety products, wireless I/O, and vision & barcode sensors that drive efficiencies, improve output, system accuracy, and reduce errors and expenses.
Conveying and Sortation
Conveyors and sortation systems are the most common way to move and distribute parcels through a facility and to their intended destinations. Banner sensors, vision sensors, sensing arrays, barcode readers, LED lights and indicators play critical roles in supporting this equipment. Their products regulate the cycling of motors on a conveyor, help maintain the required space between products, identify and track parcels as they travel through the system, and verify that a parcel has arrived at its intended destination. Products from Banner help the systems at the heart of the facility operate more efficiently and effectively.
Facilities Operations & Monitoring
Products and solutions from Banner Engineering help facility managers and operators keep their systems running smoothly, effectively and efficiently. Their sensors monitor the performance and health of machines, equipment, systems and system components, as well as docks and doors, loading and unloading areas, anywhere or anything that could significantly impact the flow of products and parcels through the system. If a critical condition arises, LED indicators provide a high visibility signal and an audible alert, notifying personnel to take action. Wireless products provide real-time status information from critical areas and equipment, allowing facility managers and operators to remotely monitor systems and respond quickly to any situation.
Storage and Retrieval
Banner sensors, safety equipment, LED lights and indicators, and wireless products improve the efficiency and effectiveness of warehouse equipment and systems and support increased automation. Their products are used for everything from dimensioning packages for storage space optimization to collision avoidance on forklifts, shuttle systems, stacker cranes and overhead crane gantries. Used together, their sensors, indicators and wireless products allow facility managers to remotely monitor the performance and health of equipment throughout a warehouse. To protect personnel from injury or accident, they offer one of the most comprehensive lines of safety equipment in the industry, including light curtains, e-stops, and safety controllers that simplify safety device integration and management.
Work Stations
Banner offers a range of products and solutions that can significantly improve the efficiency, accuracy and output of industrial workstations. Banner pick to light products guide operators through kit packaging, increasing output and improving accuracy. Their LED work lights provide brilliant, maintenance free illumination for workstations, enhancing worker efficiency and experience. Indicator lights from Banner allow operators to provide high visibility status updates or a call for parts without leaving their workstations or stopping production. Banner wireless allows workstations to be quickly realigned without rewiring fixed communication cables, increasing workstation flexibility on the plant floor.
Shipping and Receiving
Banner has an extensive catalog of sensors, LED lights and indicators, safety equipment, and wireless products that improve operational efficiency and accuracy and help protect personnel. From all-weather sensors that detect vehicle presence and position at the dock to high visibility LED indicators with audible that provide status indication on equipment or alert personnel to hazards, Banner Engineering supports shipping and receiving operations at every step.
