Resolution Dimensioners can help you increase your profits by up to 40%, improve efficiency and vastly speed up your factory processes. Gain complete control of your shipping costs and revenues with one of our industry-leading dimensioning solutions today.

 

How do you calculate and store your dimensioning data?

If you are still calculating weights or dimensions manually, you will be amazed at how much time our Dimensioning systems can save you and also how little they cost. Dimensioning can help you systematically and accurately measure dimensions of packages and instantly save them to your chosen ERP or company software packages using CSV or Excel files sent via Ethernet, WiFi or RS232.

 

Dimensioners are simply clever devices that can calculate the dimensions (length, width and height) of an object. But there are many different types of dimensioners with many different capabilities.

When considering what the best dimensioner is for your application you may wish to look at the following key features: 

 

Some old devices use lasers or ultra-sound to calculate dimensions but this outdated technology is inaccurate, expensive and limiting. Resolution uses the latest 3D imaging technology for fast, accurate and cost-effective dimensioning and gives you the ability to use the data it calculates however you wish.

 

The previous generation of dimensioners was limited to just cubic boxes, but Next Generation Dimensioners like Resolution can measure any cubic or irregular-shaped item (such as bags or shrink-wrapped objects).

This makes a big difference to the efficiency of your processes and can be a real game changer. Our dimensioners calculate the dimensions of an object in under 0.05 seconds. Now, that's quick! 

Ok, so you have the parcel dimensioning data calculated but do you now need some expensive interfacing software to get it into your spreadsheets or databases? With Resolution, all of the software is included free of charge and it is as simple as just sending an excel or csv file via Ethernet or Wifi using the onboard webserver. You can even remote in and download the data using a standard browser like Chrome, Firefox or Edge using a PC, smartphone or tablet.

Resolution has a unique, cutting edge API (basically a way of integrating it with other software and devices) and an easy to use webserver that make it incredibly simple to setup and connect to other devices such as scales, printers or scanners.

Many dimensioners over-calculate the size of an object with bulging sides or bits of tape sticking out and unfortunately this means you are charged more for your shipping. Resolution doesn't suffer from this problem and saves you money by calculating the Real Volume Dimensions using it's cutting edge patented 3D imaging technology.

With real volume dimensioners like Resolution, you can measure the dimensional weight of multiple packages at once and get the total dimensional weights of all packages. This saves you having to measure them one by one and can save you a tremendous amount of time.

 

For the rest of this blog, we want to concentrate on the benefits that Dimensioners can bring to you and your business...

 

Why should you use dimensioners? A simple question and a simple answer: to track your costs and improve efficiency. Without dimensioners, your organisation has either incomplete or inaccurate information about the dimensional weight of parcels that you ship or receive. High, unfair or inaccurate shipping costs add to your overheads and directly reflect on your bottom line profits.

According to our research undertaken at our customer's sites, there is on average a 40% difference between the declared value and actual value of dimensional weights. Dimensioners provide you with a cost-effective and systematic way to prevent higher-than-actual costs caused by incorrect parcel dimensional data. If you are looking at cost savings this is the quickest and easiest way to increase your profits overnight.

It is an unfortunate fact that, after a while, most operators stop measuring dimensions of freight with a tape measure. It is a tedious task and many people believe they can guess the size of an object accurately but this is just not true. Guessing or inaccurate manual measurement incurs considerable human errors and can lead to unnecessary additional costs and inconsistent processes.

 

Even if the operator does continue to manually dimension the freight with a tape, we calculate it will take them approximately two minutes to measure and record the data and this is if they are doing it quickly (and therefore more inaccurately!). Using a dimensioner reduces the whole measuring and results-saving process down to a fraction of a second. That is a HUGE difference if you are shipping even 100 items per day. With the help of a dimensioner, you can increase the throughput of your facility and increase your profits.

Logistics management and planning software tools are necessary to boost the efficiency of warehouse operations and the transportation of parcels and goods. However, to fully benefit from these great technological tools you have to feed them with accurate dimensioning and weighing data.

 

Incorrect dimensional data causes errors during planning processes and your freight might simply not fit into the number of trucks that your efficiency software has calculated. Equally, you might end up with insufficient space in your warehouse if you do not accurately know the dimensions of your incoming freight. Dimensioners provide you accurate data continuously and this data can be automatically shared with other software systems to make your job easier and more profitable.

 

 

For more information on our Resolution Dimensioning Solutions please contact us via email or call +44(0)1284 701222. We are experts in Dimensioning Systems and are happy to provide free advice on your requirement and a no-obligation quotation. We provide weighing, process control and dimensioning solutions around the world - contact us today for further information!