As order volumes increase and cost pressure soars, logistics performance is required to meet the increasing demand, while ensuring products arrive on time and are of the highest quality. But manual, low-tech processes are the status quo. That’s where mistakes happen, and time is lost. Vision picking and wearables such as smart glasses provide a way of streamlining these processes.
How do wearables like smart glasses support logistics operations? The glasses’ display projects relevant picking information directly into the operator’s line of sight. This principle is known as assisted reality. The smart glasses allow the picker to see both the projection and the warehouse environment, enabling them to focus on the task without losing sight of their surroundings.
People take in 80% of all information through their eyes. Vision picking therefore uses one of the most effective ways of transporting information.
Don’t bind your employees to stationery or bulky devices. Give them body-worn, on-the-go tools that allow them to move around freely.
Losing focus leads to errors or accidents. With smart glasses, all information is available at the blink of an eye, keeping your workforce focused on the job at all times.
Smart glasses make information available at all times, right in the field of view. With all relevant information available when they need it, operators can work more efficiently and productively.
Combining confirmation methods from several picking methods, our vision picking solution Frontline Pick brings the flexibility you need to match your processes.
As Frontline Pick is fully speech enabled, employees can navigate the solution simply by using their voice. This makes quantity confirmations or corrections and similar processes more time-efficient than ever.
When barcodes are central to your processes, we recommend pairing smart glasses with a Bluetooth scanner. Mounted on a ring or on the back of the operator’s hand, they eliminate the need to carry a bulky handheld scanner, freeing the operator’s hands, while enabling instant barcode scanning.
One thing to keep in mind: all smart glasses and scanner combinations are fully flexible and tailored to create a perfect match for your logistics processes.
What if you no longer needed an active confirmation process? This is where RFID technology comes in. If an AR solution is paired with an RFID band via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, even bigger achievements are possible in terms of efficiency and reduction of mistakes.
In this context, the automatic scan of RFID tags comes into play. The moment something is grabbed out of or put into a box, it is checked by default if it is the correct object. An acoustic or haptic signal is sent for confirmation or in case of errors. The band can be worn comfortably on the wrist.
The rising demand for digital solutions to optimize work processes and boost productivity is undeniable. However, smart glasses' widespread adoption faced a significant obstacle in the past for employees needing prescription lenses.
A groundbreaking partnership between TeamViewer and Fielmann eliminates this barrier. Our exclusive offering combines smart glasses with prescription lenses, enabling enterprise AR for all employees. Experience the market's only comprehensive solution where augmented reality expertise and ophthalmic knowledge converge.
We are continuously building on our extensive expertise to provide our vision picking solution for industry-leading smart glasses and wearables. Close and intensive partnerships with leading manufacturers like Vuzix and RealWear enable a comprehensive selection of ergonomic wearables for logistics that boost performance in your supply chain.
This doesn’t only guarantee that you will find the perfect fit for your current process, but also makes our vision picking solution future-proof. By partnering up with market leading providers, our solution stays ahead of the game.
Vision picking can bring significant benefits to a wide range of businesses and industries. All industries that involve warehousing, order fulfillment, and logistics operations can benefit from vision picking in particular, including logistics services, manufacturing companies, and FMCG. Moreover, in logistics processes that include small to medium sized items, a lot of manual labor, fast moving and highly diverse items, vision picking achieves significant advantages.
The primary equipment are smart glasses, which are worn by operators to enable the vision picking process. In cases with high picking intensity, scanners can be added. It is essential to choose industrial-grade hardware designed for full shift usage with features like hot swappable batteries, as this can further enhance operational efficiency. Overall, the implementation of vision picking does not require infrastructure modifications within your warehouse but adapts to existing structures.
Do you have more questions about vision picking? See the full FAQ page to learn more.
