Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 77.79
March 16, 2023
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas has unveiled a new automated guided vehicle, or AGV, from Jungheinrich designed to navigate narrow aisles. The Jungheinrich EKX 516ka / 516a Automated High-Rack Stacker has a payload capacity of 3,500 lb. or 1,587 kg, and a lift height of 511 in. or 1,297 cm. Houston-based Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas is the exclusive North American distributor of material handling equipment developed by Hamburg, Germany-based Jungheinrich. Jungheinrich’s lineup of products include advanced forklifts and automated guided vehicles. Mitsubishi Logisnext sells those systems at 340 dealer locations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The company also sells systems developed by…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 71.57
October 04, 2022
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas group, the distributor of Jungheinrich automated lift trucks, announced yesterday the launch of its new powertrain warranty. The new five-year powertrain warranty comes standard on all Jungheinrich-branded Class I and II warehouse products, including electric cushion and pneumatic tire, stand-up counterbalanced, reach trucks, turret trucks, and order pickers. It went into effect on Oct. 1, 2022. With more than 65 years of electric lift truck design and manufacturing expertise, Jungheinrich said it is known for developing energy-efficient warehouse products using lithium-ion battery or energy management technologies, which can operate up to two shifts on one charge in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 67.34
September 26, 2022
Mitsubishi Logisnext Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., or MLAP, and xSQUARE, a Singapore-based intelligent warehousing solutions company, have entered a partnership to make automated guided vehicles, or AGVs, and distribute xSQUARE’s warehousing systems to more areas. The new AGVs will built based on Logisnext’s brand of forklifts, and xSQUARE’s warehousing system will be shared using MLAP’s distribution network in Asia, Oceania, and South Africa. “We believe that our partnership with xSQUARE will help strengthen our ability to expand the product and service offerings in the material handling equipment industry,” said Yasuo Kubota, managing director of Mitsubishi Logisnext Asia Pacific. “This collaboration…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.90
February 09, 2022
…such as Toyota Material Handling Europe, Jungheinrich AG, and Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe Oy (Rocla) to create autonomous logistics automation. With Kollmorgen NDC, companies can automate virtually any type of vehicle or robot and integrate it for any materials handling application, in any industry, worldwide, it claimed. 5G offers robot advantages 5G could enable new levels of artificial intellligence and machine learning, simplify infrastructure requirements, and increase network stability, said Kollmorgen. The company said it could “dramatically increase performance and cost efficiency” for its partners and end users. 5G has several advantages compared to Wi-Fi, noted Kollmorgen. Its higher bandwidth allows…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.38
January 21, 2022
…support scaled operations. Last year, Phantom Auto partnered with Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc. on remotely operated lift trucks. Phantom Auto funded by partners In addition to the strategic investments and commercial agreements from ArcBest and NFI, Phantom Auto received funding from Bessemer Venture Partners, Maniv Mobility, OurCrowd, Perot Jain, Max Blankfeld, and other previous investors. Phantom said it will use its latest funding to rapidly increase headcount, develop new technologies, and execute on key commitments to top-tier customers. The company said it continues to support multiple verticals including delivery robots, trucks, and more as well as forklifts. “Phantom is aligned…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.74
August 19, 2021
…Chad Munger, product manager for the Houston region at Mitsubishi Logisnext. “The focus for us is on features that will help the operators out, that will make their jobs easier, or more efficient, or even help newer operators perform like experienced operators,” he said. Not only does telematics track impacts, incidents and service issues, but it can also provides for a wealth of data on how the assets are being used, said Munger. “You are tracking travel time, lift time, impacts, operator presence, and key-on time, so it allows you to track a whole range of data that can be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 67.87
May 28, 2021
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc. yesterday said it will be reselling PowerFleet Inc.'s enterprise telematic system to customers across North America. The integrated PowerFleet product will allow customers to monitor lift truck utilization, impacts, and company safety compliance quickly and accurately, while also optimizing their fleet’s performance, said the partners. Woodcliff Lake, N.J.-based PowerFleet provides subscription-based wireless Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) systems for securing, controlling, tracking, and managing high-value enterprise assets such as industrial trucks, tractor trailers, containers, cargo, and vehicles and truck fleets. Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas and its group companies offer materials handling equipment, automation, and fleet…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.74
May 14, 2021
…manager of the Warehouse & Automation Products Group at Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, also expects strong growth for automated lift trucks. He agreed that many customers will phase them in by using them for select workflows, while using more conventional lift trucks for other tasks. Another steppingstone to use of fully automated trucks is to use semi-automated products such as semi-automated order pickers or turret trucks. A semi-automated vehicle still has an operator on board, but it also has warehouse navigation and sensing technology to obtain task and location instructions from a warehouse management system, Ardito said. It can automatically take…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 56.51
May 13, 2021
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc. today announced that it has partnered with Phantom Auto to enable operators who are sitting up to thousands of miles away to remotely operate unmanned tuggers, pallet jacks, and other equipment. The companies said their joint offering can improve worker safety, supply chain resilience, and enterprise agility. “Remote operation unlocks amazing operational efficiencies for our customers,” said Brian Markison, senior director of automated guided vehicle (AGV) sales at Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas (Marengo). “Our partnership with Phantom enables them to achieve unprecedented oversight and control over their material handling equipment, even with the vehicle operators located states…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.81
December 28, 2020
…manager of the Warehouse & Automation Products Group for Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, also expects strong growth for automated lift trucks, but many customers will phase them in by using them for select workflows, while using more conventional lift trucks for other tasks. Another steppingstone to use of fully automated trucks is to use semi-automated products such as semi-automated order pickers or turret trucks. A semi-automated vehicle, says Ardito, still has an operator on board, but it also has warehouse navigation and sensing technology to obtain task and location instructions from a warehouse management system and automatically takes the vehicle and…
Robots have helped warehouses and distribution centers increase productivity, but some potential customers are still wary based on inaccurate information,...
