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Inventory management and supply specialist Propellor GB has launched the latest version of its Pro-Pod automated storeroom portal, which uses advanced RFID (radio frequency identification) technology and incorporates twin interlocking doors for enhanced control and performance.
Ultimate control U
sed as the entry/exit point for an enclosed storage area of any size, Pro-Pod Version 7 restricts access to the stores area and tracks
users, automatically captures stock movements without need for physically booking items out, provides instant status reports on inventory within the area, and allocates withdrawals to specific cost centres. This in turn ensures fully automated parts re-ordering and eliminates stock- outs, downtime and delays.
Developed in-house and built in the UK, Pro-Pod’s RFID solution is considered the best of its type on the market and forms part of a suite of products that can be networked together, including Propeller’s lineside industrial vending machine, Pro-Vyda.
‘Access
anywhere’ web- based software
enables current stock levels to be viewed and interrogated remotely, making Pro-Pod ideal for large
manufacturing or
service sites, multi-plant operations and global enterprises. Installations of earlier versions have achieved 99.976% stock accuracy, 87% faster parts retrieval times and stock checks of 15,000 line items completed within two hours.
Developed over a four-year period to meet customer demand for greater control over stores facilities and improved inventory management information, the Pro-Pod series was launched in 2007 and has been installed at a number of client sites across the UK, notably in the automotive, electronics, engineering, food and pharmaceutical sectors. Attachable to any size of store, each portal incorporates the very latest RFID Generation 2 hardware that, unlike barcode readers, provides data capture at a distance, without line of sight or human intervention, and the capacity
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