Case Study: Narrow-belt Sorter Lifts Throughput at a Henan Courier Station

According to the State Post Bureau, by 24 June China's parcel volume had reached 60 billion this year — 172 days earlier than in 2019 and 34 days earlier than in 2022.

This growth, and the thousands of parcels arriving on time every day, depend on sorting lines that keep moving.

Xingcheng Jiyue provides automated sorting solutions and equipment to courier and logistics companies. Recently the company delivered a narrow-belt sorting system to a courier station in Henan.

STAR Project background

Dengfeng in Henan, central China, has seen rapid economic growth and with it mounting pressure on local logistics. To raise sorting efficiency and cut error rates, a local courier station decided to adopt a narrow-belt sorter.

After detailed on-site research, Xingcheng Jiyue designed a highly adaptable and stable narrow-belt solution for the station.

STAR Solution design

Based on the site layout and throughput target, the design was as follows:

• Main line speed: 1.5–2 m/s;
• Carts: 262, 200 mm pitch;
• Chutes: 46 chutes, 1 m wide;
• Line throughput: 8,000–10,000 pcs/h.

With the narrow-belt sorter in place, operators simply place parcels face up on the induction conveyor; a top-scan camera reads the label barcode, the server resolves the destination, and the cart carries the parcel to the correct chute according to the configured sorting rules.

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Results With the narrow-belt sorter, Sorting efficiency at the station improved substantially, resolving low throughput and high error rates, while the narrow-belt sorter simplified previously complex manual workflows. parcels are delivered on time and accurately even during order surges.

The project demonstrates the strengths of Xingcheng Jiyue narrow-belt sorters:

0 1 Lower labour cost and capacity for future volume, even during promotion peaks. 0 2 Higher efficiency: large and small parcels are sorted together without pre-sorting. 0 3 Greater capacity: multi-chute address configuration and mixed-size sorting speed up parcel flow. Xingcheng Jiyue narrow-belt sorters are widely deployed at last-mile stations and courier hubs nationwide, whether Leading the industry in throughput, accuracy and stability, Xingcheng Jiyue is one of the most reliable partners for automated sorting equipment.