The Corlector works as follows :
- The media is returned to the library by the customers.
- The media is transported by the intake station to the Corlector.
- The media is identified with a barcode or RFID label.
- Using the SIP 2.00 protocol, the Corlector searches for the data of the item.
- This information is compared with the pre defined sorting profile.
- The media is shipped by a transportation system to the appropriate module.
- The media is sorted out on the shelves ready for lending once more.
The Corlector
A better way for controling your stream of books. The Corlector can process all media items that are available in the library. This means solutions for AVM materials, music books and language courses. The Corlector is designed to take over the hard and dull work of the library staff. With a capacity of 650 items per hour, the Corlector can sort media at high speeds. The Corlector can be installed anywhere the media can be taken in, the system is designed for a high efficiency while needing very little floor space.
The Sorting machine is developed as a collector for all the items that are taken in. Because the system has a modular design every possible layout can be achieved. The various modules are linked together with conveyer belts that transport the items from module to module. The first module, Module "0", is the scan module, here the items are scanned using the SIP 2.00 protocol and data is retrieved from the items. With this data the items are assigned a location in the library and are then transported to the appropriate Corlector. Using RFID technology the assigned location is added to the data on the item. The Corlectors each have 6 different locations in the form of shelves or special trolley's, with a capacity of 90 cm of books per location. Trolley's can be linked to these shelves so that minimum human labor is needed to get the items on the trolley's. The shelves can also be totally replaced by special Trolley's that are lifted on the sides of the Corlector by small elivators, that way the items are placed directly on the Trolley's. Library staff then needs only to lower the Trolley's and they are ready for processing the media through the library. In the design, ergonomics have been taken into account. That is why the items are sorted on shelves rather than containers. All this automation decreases the amount of actions needed per item from 7 to 2, in order to clarify this, here is a summary :
Action: Old situation: Intake and sorting system:
Intake of items Library staff by hand Customers using self service
Transport to sorting location Library staff by hand Automatic by transport system
Transport container to table Library staff by hand From shelves directly on trolley ( without planks is optional )
Sorting by catagory Library staff by hand Automatic sorting by Corlector
Sorting by alfabed - SISO Library staff by hand Library staff by hand
Transport to location Library staff by hand Automatic by the lift / transport system
Placing in the cabinets Library staff by hand Library staff by hand
The transport system operates at a height of at least 2.20 meters, this makes it possible to place the installation in a room without needlesly lozing a lot of space. Due to these means of transportation it is also possible to reach adjacent areas or rooms and continue sorting there. The basic configuration has a capacity of 6 sorting places, which can be extended to 8 modules, so the maximum capacity comes to 48 catagories holding 48 times 90 cm of books. The total surface that the modules need is so small that a great efficiency is achieved. The software of the Corlector has the possibilty to make sorting recipes. U can, for example, grant more shelves to the childrens department on Wednesday afternoon. These recipes are editable and can, with the reflection of library staff, be totally adapted to their wishes.
Trolley
The trolley actually does not belong on the same list as sorting machines, but our Trolley is designed to connect with the Corlector. This connection is designed to minimize human activity needed to get the items from the shelves onto the Trolley. The Trolley can also be used as display device for displaying just returned media items. Doing this, library staff is releaved of another action.
There is another option that implies that all the shelves are replaced by a dubble lift system that razes special Trolley's up the sides of the Sorting module. The Trolley's are thus positioned by the small elivators, that all the sorted items are placed directly onto the Trolley's. The only thing left to do by the library staff is to wait untill the Trolley is full and then lowering the Trolley and riding it out of the small elivator.
The Vertical Book Transport ( VBT )
The VBT module is a module that is capable of applying sorting locations on multiple floors. The imput of the items into the VBT is done at a central point, after that the items are transported, based on their destination, to the different floors of the library. This allows for the complete logistics within a library to be automated. The VBT consists of an input, output on different floors and a lift system which transports the items to the floors. The VBT works with RFID technology to get the items to their right place.
Short functionings model of the Corlector
Library 250.000 to 1.200.000 loans per year.
Self service Customers deliver and extend the media themselfes.
Capacity 650 items per hour.
Sorting locations Minimal 6, maximal 48 locations.
Flexibility High, Due to modulair transport system.
Transport Possibility to transport the media to floors and other rooms.
