Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.67
March 22, 2023
…and more — within a single warehouse. “Locus lets DHL Supply Chain deploy the right bot for our customers' varied needs, all centrally coordinated and managed on one platform, said Sally Miller, chief information office at DHL Supply Chain North America. With Locus's powerful data science strategy, delivered through the LocusView dashboards, LocusONE plays an important role in providing the key business intelligence insight we need to optimize operational efficiency and improve service quality for our customers.” The company cited a report from Peerless Research Group, which found that nearly half of respondents said they would prefer to buy their…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.12
March 17, 2023
…said it has served over 100 customers, including JD.com, DHL, IKEA, TCL, and Walmart, according to its website. It secured its first U.S. contract in August. Hirocloud, which is based in Edison, New Jersey, is using 600 FowardX AMRs as its 50,000 sq ft. facility, according to the news site Industry Today. Founded in 2016, ForwardX has four AMR product lines, including its Flex Series, Max Series, Apex Series, and Conveyor Series. To date, it has raised $109 million, according to Crunchbase. ForwardX Robotics sees the popular trade show as a great space to connect with customers across the logistics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.80
February 23, 2023
…(3PLs), grocery retail, horticulture, and e-commerce. Its customers include DHL, monta, Double R Trading, KWS, and Royal Lemkes. The company designed its Lowpad S robot for food distribution centers and post and parcel companies, while its Lowpad M is intended to move pick carts and Danish CC trolleys. The Lowpad L is designed to move racks and trolleys for the e-commerce and parcel markets. Lowpad's Supervisor is its fleet management software, and Organiser is the integration layer between Supervisor and a customer's warehouse management system (WMS) or enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. “Our solutions comprise a fleet of Lowpads, intuitive…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.62
February 14, 2023
…evaluate both technologies and partners, according to Manifest speakers. DHL Supply Chain has 500 sites in North America, so coordinating research and development and finding the right robots to solve its problems are real challenges, said Brian Gaunt, senior director at the third-party logistics provider (3PL). “We look for best-of-breed technologies and partner with companies of all sizes,” he told Robotics 24/7. “We have a very structured process—our innovation playbook looks at creativity and functionality, as well as a laundry list of other things, such as autonomy and how a robot interacts with associates.” Unlike some other 3PLs, DHL is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.12
February 01, 2023
…boxes from trailers and containers is physically demanding work. DHL Supply Chain yesterday said it is the first company to commercially apply Boston Dynamics' Stretch robot to unloading cartons from trucks. “Through our accelerated digitization strategy, we continue to innovate and find creative solutions for today’s supply chain challenges,” stated Sally Miller, CIO of DHL Supply Chain North America. “We are also excited to be able to offer yet another solution to our customers that allows for flexibility in scaling up or down as operational needs change.” DHL is part of Bonn, Germany-based Deutsche Post DHL Group, which claimed it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.25
January 23, 2023
DHL has opened a robot picking system at its facility in Staufenberg, Germany to help satisfy the demands of its customers. The company enlisted the help of systems integrator Element Logic to install an AutoStore automated storage retrieval system, or ASRS, that now covers 6,000 square meters at the facility. The system is made up of 160 robots, which are being used to sort orders for clothing store customers across Europe, including Peek & Cloppenburg Düsseldorf, one of its largest. The Bonn, Germany-based company said the facility warehouses more than 3.5 million fashion items for customers in places such as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.48
January 16, 2023
…the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Its global customers include DHL Supply Chain, GEODIS, Radial, Ryder eCommerce, and VF Corp. The company said it averages more than 3 million units picked per day around the world. In 2022, Locus surpassed over 1.3 billion units picked. It raised $117 million in Series F funding in November. Last year alone, Locus Robotics won more than 17 industry awards, including being named to the Inc. 500 for the second year in a row. It also received a 2022 IFOY Award in the Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV/AMR) category. How LocusBots will operate in Japan Designers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.49
January 13, 2023
…retailers. Only big companies like Walmart, Target, Amazon, GXO, DHL, or Kroger could automate. While we were talking about a labor crisis coming, it was hard work to sell robotics. The companies that leaned in early on are now scaling automation—they've made those investments. Now, everyone realizes it's happening, and there's no debate over whether to automate. It's now, “How do we do it? How can we make it happen with no skills within the organization?” SVT Robotics said its SOFTBOT integration platform and network of partners can help warehouses bring in robots. Click image to enlarge. Source: SVT Robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.02
November 29, 2022
…business intelligence.” “Our five-year partnership with Locus has enabled DHL to deliver more resilient, flexible, and scalable supply chain solutions to our customers to support faster delivery, improve operational efficiency, and reduce employee workloads,” said Sally Miller, CIO of DHL Supply Chain North America. “In that time, Locus's ability to integrate groundbreaking technologies into our operations seamlessly and in a targeted way has been a tremendous success for our customers' supply chains.” In September 2022, Locus reached a major milestone with its 1 billionth pick. The company said it took 1,542 days to pick its first 100 million units and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.44
November 21, 2022
Recording: February 22, 2023 at 2:00 EST
…startups to Fortune 500, including SSI Schaefer, Vanderlande, and DHL. Most recently, he served as chief revenue officer at Attabotics, a warehouse automation startup, where he was responsible for leading business development, sales, marketing, and systems engineering. Williams holds a BBA in international business from the University of Georgia. Moderator: Eugene Demaitre Editorial director Robotics 24/7, Peerless Media LLC Demaitre is editorial director of Robotics 24/7. Prior to joining Peerless Media, he was a senior editor at other robotics publications. Demaitre has decades of experience in business-to-business, online technology coverage and has participated in numerous robotics-related webinars, podcasts, and conferences…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.63
November 18, 2022
…2023, at Caesars Forum. The event will include partners DHL Supply Chain, Daimler Truck North America, Food Logistics, and Supply and Demand Chain Executive. According to Gartner Inc. research, the amount of women in supply chain roles dropped from 41% in 2021 to 39% in 2022, and there was also a 2% drop at the most senior levels. This is a worrisome trend in the opposite direction from previous years; that number rose from 35% in 2016 to 41% in 2021, noted Manifest. In its “Diversity Wins” report, McKinsey & Co. asserted that companies with greater gender diversity have higher…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.68
November 17, 2022
…in factories. Its more than 100 customers include JD.com, DHL, IKEA, and TC. ForwardX helps JD.com for Singles' Day “11.11,” also known as Singles’ Day, has gained traction with Chinese consumers, as hundreds of brands such as Apple, Nike, Walmart, Samsung, Lowe’s, Michael Kors, and Urban Outfitters offer promotional deals for the holiday. This year, ForwardX and JD.com collaborated in multiple warehouses to meet the intense picking workloads that come with the sudden spike in demand. AMRs assisted with picking heavy cases, home appliances, and mixed small and midsized goods. Known for its same- and next-day delivery, JD.com needed to…
