Solution overview
Make every gate interaction faster, safer, precise and compliant with ABB's gate automation system. Our system offers flexible portal and kiosk design utilizing industry standard components and latest imaging technology for highest read rate accuracy of multiple container features. Advanced imaging processing detects seals, IMDG labels, door orientation and container damage, with all data sent to the terminal operation system for remote logging and approval.
ABB's gate system enables:
- Automatic data capture of equipment entering and exiting terminals with OCR portals
- Automated driver identification and booking confirmation at the self-service kiosk
- Remote communication to each lane
- Remote centralized management of operational exceptions
- Integrated security and access control
- Seamless integration with TOS
KEY BENEFITS
<p>Gate automation solutions are effective ways to enhance efficiency, allowing terminal operators to reach their goals and expand their operations.</p>
Increase productivity
<p>Streamline your process to boost gate throughput. Centralized administration and automated processes can take transactions from minutes to seconds.</p>Eliminate errors
<p>Be confident in the quality of your data. Gate automation using OCR and advanced AI-based imaging processing technology verify every reading ensuring consistency.</p>Increase safety
<p>Moving operations out of the lanes away from traffic, emissions and weather. Into the safety and comfort of a control room.</p>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Discover the answers to common queries about ABB's gate automation.
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What container features and gate data can terminal automation systems recognize?
ABB’s gate automation recognizes door direction, seal detection, IMDG labels and classification, trailer number, container ID, licence plates and damage detection. This enables fast, precise and compliant processing of containers and equipment in and out of the terminal.
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Do automated gate kiosks support driver self-check-in and check-out?
Yes, ABB's gate automation kiosks integrate with appointment systems so drivers can quickly and conveniently check in with a barcode or reference number. They can also guide the driver through manual entry of booking data. Rejected transactions are efficiently managed by ABB's exception handling system XClerk.
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How does gate automation work in extreme weather conditions?
ABB’s robust gate solutions are designed to operate in all weather conditions as well as challenging marine and industrial environments. We recommend installing a kiosk canopy to protect drivers from the elements.
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Does ABB use AI in its gate automation system?
Yes, ABB’s integrated imaging processing technology harnesses AI to learn and train image models over time, growing accuracy and processing efficiency in feature and damage detection on trailers and containers to report on any irregularities.
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What types of report are available with gate automation?
Generate reports that add value to your business and pinpoint opportunities for process efficiencies. Set up event-based trigger reports to suit your operational needs and access standard reports like truck dwell or queue time, total gate events and truck turn time. ABB's reporting application is a flexible web-based tool enabling local and remote users to query and review images generated during gate transactions. Customized reports and dashboards can be created to analyze gate throughput, turnaround time and delays to help optimize operations.
SMARTER GATE OPERATIONS FOR FASTER TURNAROUND
Gate portal data capture
Keep gate operations compliant by automatically capturing and reporting critical vehicles and container data – such as door direction, seal integrity, IMDG label classification, trailer numbers and automated damage detection.
Driver kiosk
Reduce wait times with a driver kiosk solution that automatically validates bookings and truck details while collecting required information. Provide more efficient support using remote XClerk video interface.
Exception management
Use exception management system XClerk to capture, classify, route and visually resolve operational discrepancies from a central remote location. This ensures potentially disruptive events are pinpointed and intercepted without delay.
WHAT'S YOUR CHALLENGE?
With many moving parts, there are a number of challenges you face everyday. Truck gate automation makes your life as a terminal operator easier, providing simple solutions to daily problems.
Congestion and queueing
Manual transactions at the entrance and exits of terminals slow you down. They create traffic jams and reduce the amount of trucks you can process each day. The gate portal in combination with our gate kiosk remove this silo. Cameras and on-screen instruction lower transactions to seconds, processing more trucks, faster.
Grow beyond manual capacity
Create an environment that allows you to grow without changing the footprint of the terminal. Gate automation enhances efficiency with line scan portals and automated processes, allowing you to increase throughput and capacity.
Data accuracy
Manual processes will never be without inaccuracies or errors. Our OCR system using advance AI-based imaging processing technology deliver read rates with an accuracy approaching 100%. If an unplanned event, damaged container or operation exception occurs, the OCR system creates an exception event which is reviewed remotely and resolved quickly.
Creating a safer workplace
Gate automation solutions provide the opportunity to work from a remote location in the comfort of a control room. By moving employees out of the weather elements, and away from the heavy traffic in the gate lanes, labor safety and comfort is significantly improved.
Security
Automating the truck entry process reduces manual intervention by reading container information and matching with manifest data. Inconsistent or missing documentation can be flagged and digital records of all transactions increase visibility across the supply chain. Biometric recognition of drivers increase security and improve efficiency at gate entry.
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"ABB has helped us to grow into something we never envisioned or imagined would be possible. We thought we were pretty much maxed out at 1,200 gate moves a day going through the facility. Now we are an 800,000 TEU facility on a small footprint."
John Burleson, General Manager of Greenwich Terminals