01How a static DWS works
The operator sets the parcel on the weighing table, inside the measuring frame. The overhead 3D vision unit captures length, width and height in a single capture — no moving the parcel, no aligning it against a corner, no tape measure. The table is the scale, so weight registers in the same placement. The barcode is read by the workstation's scanner, or keyed to the parcel the operator is processing, and the three values are stored as one record with the dimensional weight already computed under your carrier's divisor.
Place, capture, remove: the cycle is deliberately unhurried, because static workstations sit where people already work. The machine's job is to make the measurement instant and automatic at a station whose pace is set by packing or grading, not by the dimensioner.
02The two static models
Both models capture dimensions, weight and identity as one record and compute billable weight on the spot. Model selection between them is mostly about the bench: the goods handled, the surface operators prefer, and how the station connects to the packing flow around it. If the same station also needs semi-dynamic handling — parcels presented on a short belt rather than placed — the GS210GP on the dynamic DWS page is the step up.
Static DWS models in the Goodscan range
| Model | Form | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| GS210Y | Static DWS dimensioning workstation | General packing and dispatch benches; the standard static measuring point |
| GS210B Plus | Static DWS with glass tabletop | Benches where a smooth, easy-clean glass surface suits the goods — and where the parcel needs to sit flat and visible from above for the vision capture |
03Where static DWS earns its place
Static dimensioning is the right tool wherever a person already touches every parcel:
- Packing benches — the packed carton is measured as it is sealed, so the record exists before the label is printed and the carrier is chosen by real billable weight.
- Returns desks — incoming returns are dimensioned on arrival, feeding grading, re-stock and customer credit decisions with actual size and weight.
- Intake and receiving — supplier cartons are verified against packing lists at the door, not discovered wrong at put-away.
- 3PL client intake — every client's goods measured on arrival, so fulfilment and storage billing runs on records.
- Low-volume dispatch — operations that ship dozens to a few hundred parcels a day and need carrier-defensible data without a conveyor project.