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News Release from: Accu-Sort Europe | Subject: AdaptaScan bar code reader
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 27 July 2000
Nuclear equipment first UK use of bar
code reader
A contract won by British company, Graham Engineering, to supply stainless steel container vessels to the nuclear industry in the USA, includes the new AdaptaScan bar code reader from Accu-Sort
A highly prestigious contract has been won by British company, Graham Engineering, to supply stainless steel container vessels to the nuclear industry in the USA Not only is a high degree of dimensional accuracy crucial to the order but so too is the quality of the laser etched bar code
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 15 Feb 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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To ensure this code is up to standard, Graham Engineering has created a rig which mimics the code reading process in the States, central to which is the new AdaptaScan bar code reader from Accu-Sort.
The unit is the first UK installation of AdaptaScan and as engineer Paul Shadwell confirms, "It's helping us to deliver products of exceptionally high quality." AdaptaScan was originally selected by the British design team for its ability to monitor over distance.
Its purpose is to read the container's bar code which cross-references it's identification number with details of quantity and composition of content.
Handling of the containers is subject to strict radioactive protection measures which require the code to be read at distances of up to 450mm.
The autofocus capability and WindowsT-based configuration software of the AdaptaScan allows this to be achieved with ease.
By recreating this code reading process at the UK manufacturing site, Graham Engineering can be assured that its American customer will have zero 'no-reads'.
This is important as the containers are handled remotely and any problems with identification would necessitate an operator having to intervene manually; personnel safety and process efficiency could be compromised.
Graham Engineering specialises in manufacturing for the nuclear industry and indeed around 80% of its work is now derived from this sector.
This experience resulted in the company being actively involved in the design and testing of the vessels for its US customer and also allowed it to better the accuracy originally specified.
By introducing three dimensional co-ordinate measuring into the production process, accurate container size is assured.
And the use of AdaptaScan to confirm code quality has allowed Graham Engineering to exceed customer-stipulated read rates by 30%.
"Thanks to AdaptaScan we know every container we supply carries a clear code," Paul Shadwell concludes.
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