Scan, print, book. One motion at the bench.
The shipping console is a machine for the packing bench. The operator scans an item, Next Horizon picks the carrier, and the station prints the carrier label and the item's passport label together. The pickup is booked before the parcel reaches the bin.
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Two ways to run a bench.
Whether the passport was applied upstream or has to be created at pick, the station runs the same way for the operator: scan, confirm, apply.
Scan and go
When the item already carries its QR passport, from the factory, receiving or a batch run.
- The operator picks the item for an order.
- Scans the QR already on the item.
- The screen shows the matched order and item, with image, SKU and destination, for a visual check.
- Confirm. The engine picks the carrier and the station prints the carrier label.
- Apply the label, drop the parcel in the carrier bin. The pickup is already booked.
Generate at pick
When items are still unlabelled and the passport is created on the spot.
- The operator selects the order on the screen.
- The station mints the item passport and prints its QR label.
- The operator applies the QR to the item.
- The engine picks the carrier and the station prints the carrier label, bound to the passport.
- Apply the label and pack. The pickup is booked automatically.
Batch mode for a prep run before packing: load a batch, the screen shows each item with its picture, the operator applies the printed QR, taps next, repeats. Every item is then passport-ready and the bench runs in scan-and-go.
The carrier is decided at the moment of scan.
Next Horizon makes the decision on your rules for cost, speed, cut-off times and destination, with a fallback to the next best carrier if one is past cut-off, and the station executes it. After the scan, the same identity answers as a QR and as an RFID read at sortation.
Two models.
Both models use the same software, labels and passport. The difference is throughput, media capacity and whether RFID encoding is built in.
Station Compact Small
Countertop unit for small shippers and low to medium volume.
- Touchscreen10.1 inch, running the Next Horizon app
- Scanner2D scan window for QR and barcodes
- Print engine4 inch, direct thermal and thermal transfer
- MediaRoll up to 110 mm wide, 127 mm outer diameter
- ThroughputAbout 200 labels an hour
- RFIDUHF encoder as an optional add-on
- FootprintAbout 230 x 200 mm, 300 mm high
Station Pro Big
High-throughput station for 3PLs and high-volume benches.
- Touchscreen13.3 inch, larger work view
- Scanner2D scan window plus a tethered handheld in a side holster
- Print engineHigh-speed 4 inch with auto-cutter
- MediaLarge roll, 200 mm outer diameter, and fanfold
- ThroughputAbout 600 labels an hour
- RFIDUHF encoder built in
- FootprintAbout 320 x 260 mm, 420 mm high, weighted base
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Questions we get asked.
How do I get a shipping console?
Leave your details in the form on this page. We reply within 24 business hours with the model that fits your bench, Compact or Pro, the timeline and the price.
Do I need a separate computer or software?
No. The station runs the Next Horizon app on its own touchscreen and connects over Wi-Fi, Ethernet or USB. Your orders, carriers and passports are the same ones in your Next Horizon account.
Can I use my own carrier contracts with it?
Yes. The engine picks the carrier from the accounts you connect, your own or the negotiated rates in France and the UK, according to your rules on cost, speed and cut-off.
Which labels does it print?
The carrier label and the item's QR passport label, on 4-inch media, direct thermal or thermal transfer. The Pro model, and the Compact with the add-on, also encode a UHF RFID tag with the same identity.
How does it handle an item with no passport yet?
The station mints one at pick: it prints the QR label, the operator applies it, and the carrier label is bound to that passport. Items that already carry a QR run in scan-and-go.