Hide sorting systems and methods

1. A method of hide sorting comprising:

identifying a batch identifier associated with a plurality of hides;

determining, by at least one processor and based on the batch identifier, a batch characteristic associated with the plurality of hides, the batch characteristic created during a prior tanning process applied to the plurality of hides;

associating, by the at least one processor, a hide identifier with a hide of the plurality of hides;

associating, by the at least one processor, the batch characteristic with the hide identifier;

receiving a grade of the hide;

associating, using the at least one processor, the grade of the hide with the hide identifier; and

sorting the hide based on the grade of the hide and the batch characteristic.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, as user input, an identifier that identifies the plurality of hides;

comparing the identifier to batch identifiers stored in a tanning system database;

determining, based on the comparison, the identifier does not match any of the batch identifiers stored in the tanning system database; and

based on the determination that the identifier does not match any of the batch identifiers stored in the tanning system database, providing a notification to a user.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the notification to the user comprises a prompt to re-enter the identifier.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising receiving the user input at a measuring system.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing a tanning system database to identify the batch identifier associated with the plurality of hides.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein identifying the batch identifier associated with the plurality of hides comprises selecting the batch identifier based on the batch identifier being associated with a batch most recently unloaded from a chroming drum as indicated by the tanning system database, wherein the batch includes the plurality of hides.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the batch characteristic comprises a hide type.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising marking the hide with an indication of the hide identifier.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising associating the batch identifier with the hide identifier.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

stacking the hide on a pallet;

identifying a pallet identifier associated with the pallet; and

associating the pallet identifier with the hide identifier.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a customer specification based on the grade of the hide and the batch characteristic; and

folding the hide according to the customer specification.

12. A method of hide sorting comprising:

determining, by at least one processor and based on a batch identifier associated with a plurality of hides, a batch characteristic associated with the plurality of hides, the batch characteristic created during a prior tanning process applied to the plurality of hides;

after determining the batch characteristic, moving a hide of the plurality of hides, without human intervention, from a first device to a second device;

classifying the hide, at the second device, into a hide classification;

based on the batch characteristic and the hide classification, routing the hide, without human intervention, from the second device to a stacking site selected from a plurality of stacking sites; and

stacking, without human intervention, the hide at the stacking site.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the hide classification comprises a hide grade.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first device comprises a measuring system and the second device comprises a classifying system.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

identifying a pallet identifier of a pallet located at the stacking site;

stacking, without human intervention, the hide onto the pallet;

identifying a hide identifier associated with the hide; and

associating the pallet identifier with the hide identifier.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

identifying a stacking site identifier associated with the stacking site; and

associating the stacking site identifier with the pallet identifier.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising moving the pallet to an unloading site common to the plurality of stacking sites.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising marking the pallet with an indication of a pallet identifier.

19. A hide sorting system comprising:

one or more computing devices; and

a non-transitory storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the one or more computing devices, cause the system to:

identify a batch identifier associated with a plurality of hides;

determine, based on the batch identifier, a batch characteristic associated with the plurality of hides, the batch characteristic created during a prior tanning process applied to the plurality of hides;

associate a hide identifier with a hide of the plurality of hides;

associate the batch characteristic with the hide identifier;

receive a grade of the hide;

associate the grade of the hide with the hide identifier; and

sort the hide based on the grade of the hide and the batch characteristic.

20. The system as recited in claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more computing devices, further cause the system to:

stack the hide on a pallet;

identify a pallet identifier associated with the pallet; and

associate the pallet identifier with the hide identifier.