DHL Supply Chain rolls out global AR Vision Program for Pickers
A press release issued August 31 2016 announces that DHL Supply Chain, part of Deutsche Post DHL Group (and a US leader in logistics), is rolling out the next phase of its Vision Picking Program.
After a successful trial of the Augmented Reality technology in the Netherlands, the company is now running pilot scheme across United States, Mainland Europe and the United Kingdom.
Key Facts about the Vision Picking Program:
- Their Vision Picking Solution is where pickers are equipped with advanced smart glasses which visually display where each picked item needs to be placed on the trolley.
- Vision picking enables hands-free order picking which speeds up the process and reduces errors.
- DHL Supply Chain partnered with Google, Vuzix and Ubimax to deliver the solution being tested.
- The first U.S. vision picking pilot is already taking place at a retail warehouse in Columbus. This is being used for cluster picking, single picking and retail store order picking.
- Industries where the smart glasses will be piloted include technology, retail, consumer and automotive industries.
- The Ricoh facility in Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands will be the launch site for this new exploration phase. This is where the trial / testing was carried out.
- A second US pilot is planned for an electronics customer 2016-17.