New parcel handling systems for Australia Post reduce manual intervention and boost capacity

How Australia Post managed to more than double throughput 
In the last few years, Australia Post has out a stronger focus into becoming a modern parcel delivery service. The facilities in Sydney and Melbourne needed urgent upgrades to fulfil the rising throughout demands. The two facilities in Sydney and Melbourne were accordingly equipped with new conveyor systems and other 
technologic upgrades including conveyors, lifts, turntables, and scanners to make them more efficient and reliable. Furthermore, the improvements include better tracking capabilities, reliability, and worker safety. The new systems allowed significant increases in throughput rates and decreased the necessary manual interactions. The Sydney parcel facility, which was formerly able to process 13.000 parcels and hours, is now equipped for up to 30.000 hourly parcels. At the Melbourne parcel facility, the increase was even more outstanding: the throughout rates were pushed from 9.000 parcels to up to 23.000 parcels an hour. 

The main focus was the harmonization of the different conveyor belt systems. The previous solutions only brought unsatisfying results and were not able to fulfil the throughput demands. Furthermore, the customer was unsatisfied by the lack of reliability and accessibility of the formerly installed wide variety of conveyor systems. 

In turn, Lödige Industries not only increased efficiency and reliability, but also standardized and harmonized the installed systems. The solution is a combination of different modules like lifts, conveyors and turntables. It also includes a scanning system which prevents damaged ULDs from getting stuck inside the whole system. In turn, the customer now has highly efficient systems which are easy to maintain and more fault-proof than the predecessors. 
 

About Australia Post 
Australia Post provides postal services in Australia and its overseas territories. It has been keeping Australia connected for more than 200 years. They do this by delivering mail, helping businesses and consumers with parcels, and providing a national retail network that supports local communities and organisations. As the needs of the community have evolved, so have Australia Post’s services, with a range of services spanning stores, online and the Australia Post Digital MailBox. Australia Post complements its national logistics and retail network with convenient digital products to help make everyday life a bit simpler.