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sortation

Identifying objects that are stamped with a bar code and routing them to the appropriate destination. Sortation is typically a high-speed process used in the transportation industry by companies such as Federal Express, UPS and others. See sort and bar code.



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Goode succeeds Steve McElweenie, who remained vice president of sortation systems for the company's Airport, Post and Parcel division.
85" diameter transverse roller top belts are said to enhance tire manufacturing operations by reducing the load required to transfer product on and off a trench or sortation line conveyor by 8-10%.
They allow a wide array of sortation devices to be used for automatic separation of different feed streams into single resins.
 
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