Hide sorting systems and methods
Methods and systems for sorting hides are provided. In particular, one or more embodiments comprise a tanning control system that enhances the traceability of hides by capturing and utilizing data related to the unloading, tanning, sorting, and packaging of hides. Furthermore, one or more embodiments enable the tanning control system to improve efficiency by sorting hides based, at least in part, on data generated during prior tanning processes. Additionally, one or more embodiments facilitate the tanning control system in customizing the sorting and packaging of hides based, at least in part, on one or more hide characteristics and/or customer specifications.
1. A method of hide sorting comprising:
identifying a batch identifier associated with a plurality of hides;
determining, using a tanning system database, a batch characteristic associated with the plurality of hides;
generating a hide identifier for a hide of the plurality of hides;
associating the batch characteristic with the hide identifier; determining, using a classifying device, a grade of the hide; associating a device identifier of the classifying device with the hide identifier; and
sorting the hide based on the grade of the hide.
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 batch characteristic; and
folding the hide according to the customer specification.
12. A method of hide sorting comprising:
determining, using a tanning system database, a batch characteristic associated with a plurality of hides;
generating a hide identifier for a hide of the plurality of hides;
associating the batch characteristic with the hide identifier;
moving the hide of the plurality of hides from a first device to a second device; determining, using a classifying device, a grade of the hide; associating a device identifier of the classifying device with the hide identifier; and
based on the grade of the hide, moving the hide from the second device to a stacking site selected from a plurality of stacking sites.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the batch characteristic comprises a hide type.
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 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 the 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 a batch characteristic associated with the plurality of hides;
generate a hide identifier for a hide of the plurality of hides;
associate the batch characteristic with the hide identifier; and
sort the hide based on a grade of the hide.
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.