Reading & Coding

Intelligent, automatic solutions to read and interpret sorting and routing information for mail and parcels.

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Smart identification for sorting operations

Improve sorting efficiency and reduce operational costs with our integrated reading and coding systems. By accurately reading address data—even from hard-to-read items—we help you automate workflows and meet strict delivery SLAs. 

Benefits

Accurate address recognition

One solution to provide all process-relevant information for sorting mail and parcels.

Best-in-class technology

Our solutions lead the industry when it comes to speed, flexibility and reading performance.

Handle hard-to-read text

ARTread scans more than 1 million characters per second every day, including hard-to-read handwriting, and text on distorted surfaces. 

Continuous learning

Our systems learn typical spelling errors, update address directories, and identify new elements on parcels—and keep learning on the job. 

Efficiency

The video coding (flex coding) process is optimized for ergonomics, coding speed, and accuracy, with minimum training effort.

Seamless integration

Our solutions are designed to enable flexible integration into existing sorting equipment and IT infrastructure.

The Körber advantage

High scalability

We offer custom-built and off-the-shelf solutions, scalable from single units up to nationwide networks. 

Everything from a single source

We partner with you throughout your supply chain: from planning your sites, through to build, production management and process optimization.

Decades of expertise

We have over 50 years of experience as global leaders in parcel logistics.

Reduced operational costs

Our systems increase the degree of automation to improve sorting quality, significantly reducing operational costs.

Features

Automatic reading and coding 

We offer custom-built and standard, off-the-shelf solutions for image processing. You can choose from various camera systems that capture from one to six sides of an item.

Anatomy of a system

Our reading & coding solutions

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Get in touch

Speak to our specialists about our range of flexible, scalable, end-to-end solutions—tailored to you.