Zebra Unveils SmartPack™ Solution to Bring Visibility that’s Visionary into Loading Operations
April 03 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Zebra SmartPack solution suite creates
intelligent loading environments to maximize performance and
profitability
ProMat 2017 [Booth # S2459] – Zebra Technologies
Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in providing solutions
and services that give enterprises real-time visibility into their
operations, today announced SmartPack™ Trailer which provides the
transportation and logistics (T&L) industry with real-time
operational visibility. This innovative technology lowers
operational costs while improving efficiency in loading trailers
along with load quality, staff training and safety. SmartPack
Trailer represents the first in a portfolio of solutions that will
help public and private carriers of freight and parcels across
ground and air transport modalities build a smarter, more connected
distribution network, resulting in real-time informed decision
making that improves loading operations.
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SmartPack Trailer captures operational data such as load
density, trailer fullness, images of loads in progress and number
of packages scanned and loaded per hour, giving organizations
unprecedented insights to achieve peak levels of performance and
profitability. SmartPack Trailer delivers on Zebra’s Enterprise
Asset Intelligence (EAI) strategy by sensing operational data at
the point of activity and then analyzing that data to derive
actionable insights for personnel and dock managers. Zebra will
showcase SmartPack Trailer, along with the new Network Connect™ for
Automation and LifeGuard™ for Android™ at ProMat 2017.
KEY FACTS – SMARTPACK TRAILER
- Due to a lack of visibility in the
loading process, trailers are often loaded improperly, wasting
available space. SmartPack Trailer solves this issue by drawing
actionable insight from data provided by 3D sensors and camera
technology on the loading dock, allowing organizations to eliminate
wasted space and time. This helps decrease the number of trailers
on the road, thereby reducing fuel and maintenance costs.
- SmartPack Trailer’s hardware, software
and analytics integrates with various enterprise resource planning
(ERP) systems to track volumetric efficiency, load rate and when a
load is nearing completion. Drivers can be alerted in advance when
a trailer is about to be closed out, resulting in lower dwell time
and freeing up the dock so a new load can begin.
- Businesses can also leverage the images
from inside the trailer to track and monitor the lifting techniques
of their employees, while enabling loading dock supervisors to make
on-the-spot decisions to help employees work faster and more
efficiently. This level of visibility can help reduce worker
turnover and injury, theft, loss and damage of parcels with every
trailer load.
KEY FACTS – NETWORK CONNECT FOR AUTOMATION AND LIFEGUARD FOR
ANDROID
- Zebra’s Network Connect for Automation
enables organizations to seamlessly connect Zebra ultra-rugged
scanners and printers to the most widely-used Industrial Ethernet
protocols and other standard networks typically used in
manufacturing plant floor and warehousing environments without
additional conversion hardware. This minimizes network security
exposure, reduces set-up and management costs and increases
reliability and device response times.
- LifeGuard for Android is the industry’s
first security lifecycle offering that extends the
service life of Android-based mobile computers with support that is
critical for enterprise deployments. By providing regular operating
system (OS) security updates, LifeGuard for Android minimizes
security risks that can be costly and prolongs the lifecycle of
these devices, which can significantly lower the total cost of
ownership. This protection strengthens the Zebra Mobility DNA™
platform suite of enterprise capabilities for Android and is
offered as part of Zebra OneCare™ maintenance contracts.
KEY FACTS – ZEBRA AT PROMAT 2017, McCORMICK PLACE
SOUTH
- Monday, April 3 at 1:30 p.m. central in
Theater A - Mark Wheeler, director of supply chain solutions for
Zebra will present how advanced technologies are transforming
capabilities in the plant and warehouse.
- Tuesday, April 4 at 1:30 p.m. central
in Theater I - Mike Maris, transportation, distribution and
logistics lead for Zebra will discuss how organizations can improve
warehouse productivity by up to 20 percent with the use of big data
and analytics.
SUPPORTING QUOTE
Tom Bianculli, Chief Technology Officer, Zebra
“Given the rise of the ‘on-demand economy’ driven by e-commerce
and the expectation of instant delivery, the need for solutions
that can further optimize speed, accuracy and efficiency of the
loading process are vital. The new Zebra SmartPack solution suite
brings enterprise asset intelligence to the loading dock, providing
transportation carriers with the real-time insights they need to
run their operations more efficiently.”
About Zebra
With the unparalleled visibility Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides,
enterprises become as smart and connected as the world we live in.
Real-time information – gleaned from visionary solutions including
hardware, software and services – gives organizations the
competitive edge they need to simplify operations, know more about
their businesses and customers, and empower their mobile workers to
succeed in today’s data-centric world. For more information, visit
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