MobileDemand, provider of rugged tablets, cases and all-in-one mobile computing solutions for enterprise productivity announced the launch of xDIM, an innovative multi-mode, mobile dimensioning and weighing solution designed to deliver speed and efficiency in the warehouse and beyond. Unlike stationary dimensioning systems, xDIM is a portable, versatile tool that quickly and accurately captures dimensions of boxes, irregular items and pallets with a simple point-and-click of a rugged tablet, anywhere in the warehouse.
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Dimensioning in the Air: A New Era in the Workflow
Harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, this portable system enables an entirely new Dimensioning in the Air workflow with the ability to acquire all necessary item data at the product location – whether you’re high up near the rafters or on the warehouse floor. This new workflow delivers unparalleled efficiency, capturing dimensions in less than half the time than previously possible with legacy fixed dimensioning systems.
“The Dimensioning in the Air concept challenges the outdated idea that dimensioning systems are only stationary units that reside in a designated space in the warehouse,” said Matt Miller, MobileDemand President and CTO. “xDIM enables a workflow that was once thought to be impossible – capturing dimensions at the product’s location, even from an order picking lift at the highest level of shelving. There is no longer a need to pull each product and take it to-and-from a stationary dimensioner, which is often a time consuming, inefficient and frustrating process.”
A challenge for enterprises is the significant increase in warehouse volume in recent years, with growth expected to continue. This trend, known as SKU proliferation, adds hundreds of new items per month causing constant strain on existing warehouse space. Accurate dimensional data helps to optimize existing space utilization, which plays a major role in enterprise strategic execution priorities by avoiding or delaying warehouse expansion.
Multi-Mode Drives Dimensioning in the Air Capability
The software, running on a rugged tablet with an Intel RealSense 3D camera, offers four dimensioning modes: Standard and large boxes, irregular items and pallets.
Boxes
The standard version of xDIM captures box dimensioning from 3-inches to 4-feet (48-inches) and is certified by NTEP (an independent third-party certification by the National Council of Weights and Measures) to provide dimensions within a half inch (0.5-inch) accuracy of the box’s true dimensions. The xDIM 2-Step method dimensions large boxes up to 8-feet (96 inches) such as televisions, appliances and furniture in just seconds.
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Irregular Items
xDIM for irregular items and other non-cuboidal objects uses Computer Vision to detect the ground plane and distinguish between the floor and object to be dimensioned. Dimensions are determined via an innovative bounding box outline, which can group multiple objects into one box.
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