SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SORTING ITEMS

摘要

A system and associated method is provided for sorting parts, which includes a conveyor system for receiving and circulating a plurality of randomly presented parts, a sorting buffer for accumulating selected parts from the plurality of randomly presented parts in an assigned buffer location, and a sequencing system for sequencing the accumulated selected parts.

主权项

1. A sorting and sequencing system for mass-produced, customized objects, each of the objects being marked with a unique machine-readable code, the system comprising:
a plurality of object carriers, each having a unique identity; a code-reading mechanism operable to read the code on each of the objects; a computer operative with the code-reading mechanism so as to map each of the objects to an associated one of the plurality of object carriers; and a placement mechanism operatively associated with the computer and operable to place each of the objects on its associated object carrier using the code of each object and the identity of its associated object carrier.