Control software

interfacefor optical character recognitionfor automatic storage systems

CERTUS Crane OCR automatically captures every container move during the loading and discharge at the vessel operations. The sophisticated image capture and recognition system is installed directly on the crane and provides for a friendly user interface to manage any exceptions in realtime. By making the transactions and container details in realtime available, terminal operators benefits from: Improved Productivity: through the elimination of data input and/or task confirmations thereby increasing the accuracy and velocity of the transactions resulting in higher throughput and improved container inventory accuracy. Operators can introduce error and are potentially prone to data entry errors. Safer work environment: No physical inspections in the berth area, no clerks are required to acquire container positions in case of any stack errors, less clerks having to work under heavy equipment. Centralized Control: Using automatic capturing of checker information, one can go to an exception based operation, having central control. Damage Archiving: Container conditions are stored for every transaction both inbound and outbound serving as proof for any future claim handlings. Automated Hand-off To assure fastest hand-off between STS Crane and the horizontal transport, the OCR system can capture the terminal tractor ID based on roof numbering. By doing so, there is an automatic handshake to the TOS and work instructions for the terminal tractor can be job-stepped faster. No additional hardware other than the Crane OCR system is needed to enable so.