Shipping Pharmaceuticals Profitably

As a worldwide leader in the development of pharmaceuticals, the company ships hundreds of products daily throughout Europe. It is vital that these shipments reach their destination quickly and securely. So the company relies on the major express transport firms. Shipping these many products requires fast and efficient material handling procedures to ensure that customers quickly receive their orders.
Transport firms use the size and weight of packages to determine freight costs. Hence it is important for the company to accurately report this information. For these reasons the customer called upon METTLER TOLEDO to propose an integrated shipping solution, which could automatically collect the dimensions, weight and identification of packages.

After an assessment of the customer’s operations, the CSN810 TableTop™ static solution was selected. Consisting of an overhead dimensioner, integrated scale and handheld bar code reader, the CSN810 measures up to 400 packages an hour, and automatically transfers captured data to the customer’s host computer system.

Improved throughput and profitability
Since the CSN810 has been installed, the customer no longer needs to have three people manually measure shipment. This process is now handled by one operator. This has improved the order fulfillment time and allowed the company to allocate these resources to more income generating tasks. What’s more, since the customer has installed the same dimensioning technology used by the major express transport firms, unwanted back charges have been eliminated, saving them thousands of dollars a month. They can now trace any consignment from receipt of order to delivery. And finally, they have made significant savings in order to handling time and administrative costs.

CSN810 TableTop™

• Measures up to 400 packages/hour
• Accuracy ¹: ± 5 mm
• Min. package size (L x W x H) ¹: 50 x 50 x 50 mm
• Max. package size (L x W x H): 1200 x 900 x 900 mm
• Embedded application software eliminating need for additional PC
• Interfaces: TCP/IP, FTP or RS232
• Flat or roller table

¹ If the instrument is used in Legal for Trade applications, this specification may vary.

Stand alone or integrated configuration
The CSN810 is modular in design and can be customized to fit your needs. The dimensioner can be installed over any table, scale or static conveyor. It is typically used in manual handling applications with an operator. However computer applications can easily automate the measuring process and collect data without operator intervention.