From global household brand names like BMW and DHL, to regional giants like Planzer and DB Schenker, ProGlove MARK scanners are setting new benchmarks for ergonomics and efficiency. More than 500 of the most renowned industrial customers already rely on wearable, wireless, portable barcode scanners from ProGlove. Learn more about how the slim design, full mobility, and long battery life of ProGlove portable barcode scanners is transforming specific workflows.
At BMW, ProGlove’s founders observed the opportunity to make the job of assembly easier by removing a disruptive step in the production process.
Millions of picks occur each day across Volkswagen distribution centers and logistics processes at production sites.
ProGlove strategically supports the Volkswagen group to increase efficiency in production and after-sales logistics, plus many assembly processes.
AUDI needed to raise the bar on process excellence and relied on ProGlove wearable barcode scanners to increase their process efficiency.
In the CKD process, workers verify every part by scanning a barcode, which is crucial since no shipments can contain an incorrect part.
ProGlove’s barcode scanners help ŠKODA’s workers ensure that they always use the required components and follow the production steps correctly.
Allowing the workers to work hands-free, creates a more ergonomic workflow.
SEAT relies on ProGlove’s smart wearables to ensure better work ergonomics, quality and traceability at its production venue at Martorell. The design and the usability help in saving 3.12 seconds per scan, improving the efficiency of not only the workers but also the assembly process.
As an innovation leader in Industry 4.0, KUKA is working hand in hand with ProGlove to make its production more efficient.
BOSCH Thermotechnology deployed ProGlove in their assembly lines, logistics, and packaging department. Since workers need to operate a crane at the packaging station, they need both hands free to be able to handle all products easily.
At Festo's Scharnhausen venue, the total volume amounts to 20,000 scans per month. By integrating ProGlove's wearable scanners, FESTO succeeded in boosting efficiency and ergonomics in their Technology Plant.
Thyssenkrupp uses ProGlove’s smart wearables for sequencing, which gives workers unrestricted movement between workstations since they don’t need to pick up and set down scanners each time.
At Horsch’s Logistic site paperless workflows paved the way for constant process improvements. Horsch introduced a hands-free solution for picking processes by combining MARK Basic with a phone attached to the arm.
Logistics experts confirm the growth and adoption towards e-commerce has accelerated substantially due to the challenges of COVID-19.
GXO has geared up its operations accordingly, expanding its use of intelligent automation to enhance the speed, accuracy and safety of online order fulfillment; and initiating a major recruitment effort aimed at filling 25,000 job openings.
Geis Group collaborates with ProGlove to improve matters on the factory floor by adding speed, extra efficiency, and more ergonomics. Together with ProGlove, the group has improved workplace effectiveness at their smart logistics warehouse that stores more than 350,000 automotive parts.
LOXXESS combined ProGlove’s integrated scanners and wearables with displays for faster, trouble-free processing through easier handling. This saves significant time per item in return processing, which translates to a double-digit percentage increase for the production output.
ProGlove’s smart barcode scanners help Reichhart’s workers effortlessly master a daily workload that includes a 28-second tact, 6,000 scans and 4,000 items. The company’s workers and managers are impressed with ProGlove’s simple and intuitive design, that enhances their smart logistics processes.
ProGlove and DHL have been collaborating with the aim to bring the best tools directly to their employees so that employees don’t have to go to the tools. By building the lightest, smallest, and toughest wearable barcode scanners in the world.
ProGlove is helping DHL in connecting workers to actionable information, as part of a special initiative created to address the challenge of bulky goods, called Bulky Good 2.0.
DB Schenker has integrated a “pick-by-vision” solution created by Picavi and ProGlove. Workers are now more mobile – no need to return to a central terminal for orders.
And they have both hands free to operate forklifts and handle materials. For the back office, the solution interfaces directly with management systems for seamless workflows.
The simple and intuitive integration along with the overwhelming worker acceptance alone substantiated the decision for ProGlove. But most importantly, Trelleborg managed to deliver improved work ergonomics, quality and more efficiency.
DPD introduced ProGlove wearable scanners and the analytics software to increase the efficiency for sorting use cases and to understand bottlenecks in order to react quickly to changed order density.
Lufthansa Technik introduced ProGlove to boost its logistics processes to be as efficient as possible – especially at its warehouse entries.
Prioritized shipments are identified and processed more quickly by an alert from the MARK device on the back of the worker’s hand – even before the standardized storage process begins.
Rapid shifts in consumer behavior towards online shopping has driven a lot of stress on fulfillment operations. Keeping pace with demand means continually improving the reliability of production systems and squeezing out workflow inefficiencies wherever possible.
Media Markt uses a combination of ProGlove Smart Gloves and Pick-By-Light systems to help its employees meet their challenges. ProGlove technology and wearables help employees establish seamless and integrated process steps.
Rewe Group selected ProGlove’s smart wearables for its picking process to increase quality, efficiency and ergonomics. ProGlove’s unique barcode scanning technology enabled the company to not only capture product information, but also the product location, and synchronize all data with with the picking list.
When Intersport Pregenzer experienced increasing customer demand in their equipment rental shop, they researched innovative solutions that would allow them to offer exponentially faster and more customer-focused service.
Consumers are buying more and more online. The booming e-commerce business leads to a steep increase to already fluctuating overall shipment volumes. The adoption of wearable barcode scanners has proven its effectiveness in optimizing Gear4music's picking process. Not only do workers have their hands free with the elimination of bulky pistol scanners, they don’t need to rely strictly on visual list information to match orders to goods any longer.
With the paramount shift in fulfillment operations in the past two years, keeping up with demand is essential. Goods are being consumed at higher rates and manual workflow processes do not work as well as they used to. These shifts bring forth the need to put more ergonomic, efficient processes in place, which is something that ROSSMANN recognized early on.
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