New online stores are opening every day and the possibility of being able to order a product today and receive it tomorrow has become a habit for customers. This not only involves demanding delivery times, but the obligation to think about optimizing and automating processes. To choose the perfect automatic labeling machine for your e-commerce logistics process, we have to understand one important thing: How does the logistics process work in e-commerce?
How logistics in e-commerce works
Goods are received in the warehouse and need to be brought to the right place every step of the way. Product identification for traceability is essential for the process to run smoothly. This is possible through the application of barcodes on the packaging of the products.
In this first phase, we talk about automatically applying a PID label on the box for packaging.
The PID label is a personal identification system which, using a barcode, identifies a specific order that must be placed inside the box. This pre-printed label can be applied by a label maker such as the Alpha compact. This modular label dispenser features a robust construction and a compact design: thanks to the wipe-on application and the electric motor, it is able to quickly and accurately apply pre-printed labels
Once the PID label has been applied, the box moves on the conveyor belt and it is thanks to sensors that read the PID code that it is oriented in the right direction, reaching the stage where it is filled with the products described on the label. This phase can be either manual or automated.
The package then continues to be addressed until the stage after identification arrives : the step in which the shipping label is applied. Thanks to the sensors that read the PID code, the software is able to communicate directly to the Print & Apply system which order needs to be labeled. This way, the system knows in advance exactly which data is to be printed on the shipping label of that respective order.
Legi-Air 6000: the labeling machine for e-commerce logistics
Being the world of e-commerce at high speeds, the best solution for this shipping label application phase is the Legi-air 6000 Print & Apply system. Created specifically for this sector and for third-party logistics, the LA6000 doubles the capacity of a traditional label printer and dispenser and can apply up to 2400 labels on different products of different heights. This is thanks to its applicator built in carbon and electrically moved: being 80% lighter, it allows unique agility, speed and precision and at the same time resistance.
Once the shipping label has been applied, the packaging will continue following the automation of the production line until it reaches the end of the line, with the palletisation phase, after which it will be ready to be officially shipped and the customer will be able to receive his order .
Finding the right e-commerce logistics labeling solution is important to ensure efficiency across the board and especially when delivering orders to your customers. The Weber team is ready to always be by your side to provide you with the best identification and traceability solutions worldwide.
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