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…Atlanta-based transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said it received the United States government’s first full Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 135 Standard certification, which is required to operate a drone airline. This follows a July announcement it made, when UPS formally launched its new drone subsidiary, UPS Flight Forward, small drone delivery operation initially within the hospital network space. UPS…
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…investors in 2019 are disruptive start-ups offering technological innovations. Such start-ups include Impossible Objects, which raised almost $10 million prior to announcing an additional $4.1 million for their CBAM printer; Fortify, which has raised $12.5 million for an aligned fiber vat photopolymerization printer; and newcomer Arris Composites. In May 2019, start-up Arris Composites announced it closed $10 million in Series…
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Since the close of the 2019 Automate show, more than 250 exhibitors have booked more than 150,000 square feet of exhibit space for Automate 2021. This is the largest early sign-up in the history of the event, which dates back to 1977, and the first since the show’s move to its new home in Detroit, Mich. Automate will run May…
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…companies of any size—from small start-ups to multinational enterprises—deploy mobile robot solutions with low (or no) upfront costs and low monthly payments. This lowers financial barriers for investing in AMRs and gives customers a near immediate return on investment (ROI). “While sales of our mobile robots continue to thrive, many companies still prefer to lease their logistics equipment rather than…
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…A.T. Kearney research Pop-Up Warehousing Start-Ups such as Flexe, Flow Space, Ware2Go have emerged in the market, first to support e-commerce business and peak season demand but also as a safety valve for large shippers and 3PLs seeking flexibility. Major retailers such as Walmart.com, Walgreens, Staples, and Bath & Body Works are already working with these and other startups. Also…
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…deadline. But as officials for UPS could attest, sometimes the Teamsters require extra innings in order to be satisfied. UPS thought it had a ratified contract after 54% of Teamsters rank-and-file voted for it. But that contract still is not in place because of fine print involving “supplemental” side agreements with certain locals. Bargaining between the parties resumed in mid-March…
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…ride along? Established businesses and start-ups are scrambling to correctly envision (and invest in) the future. But there’s a lot of engineering to get those self-driving cars, or aircraft or watercraft from point A to point B, as we describe in this issue’s focus. That engineering will take time, as will the regulations and cultural shifts that would accompany such…
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…disruptors, such as venture capitalist start-ups, previously discussed in the Uberization of Trucking, are also impacting last mile logistics. Up to 84 percent of global freight spend on trucking costs, including fuel, labor, technology and asset tracking, amounting to more than $800 in the industry. According to Supply Chain 24/7 (via Business Insider), Amazon is already well on its way…
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…B funding round led by UPS, with strong insider participation from Drive Capital. Fast Radius says it will use the funds to continue to scale up its global manufacturing footprint as well as its software development, application engineering and sales teams. “Additive manufacturing is increasingly becoming the logical direction for future supply chain strategies, blurring the lines between physical and…
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The UPS Matternet Program UPS today announced a groundbreaking new logistics service to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones through a collaboration with Matternet, a leader in autonomous drone technology. The program is taking place at WakeMed’s flagship hospital and campus in the Raleigh, N.C., metropolitan area, with oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration and North Carolina Department of Transportation.…
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…Deutsche Bahn, FIT, Jabil, Oerlikon, UPS, the U.S. Marine Corps, and others shared emerging trends from their vantage points. Among the trends are knowledge and skills development, cyber security, post-process automation, materials development, partnerships and industry standards. New and expanded features of Wohlers Report 2019 include: Benefits and challenges of designing for AM, Listing of 107 early-stage investments valued at…
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…manufacturing network, which companies like UPS use to automatically invoke AM rather than traditional manufacturing processes based on order volume requests,” explains Ryan Martin, principal analyst at ABI Research. Desktop Metal was a surprise frontrunner among companies to more recently enter the AM arena, edging out incumbents like GE Additive and EOS on the powder-bed side and dusting ExOne and…
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…you stack it up against UPS or FedEx, but they only started building it in the last few years. That makes it impressive. So impressive in fact, that Morgan Stanley Analyst Ravi Shanker assessed that it’s too big for even Amazon to utilize to full capacity alone. Which is what has business analysts everywhere speculating that Amazon will offer third-party…
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…or send six cartons by UPS for 10 times that amount. Dock controls can bring disparate equipment into a system that ensures optimal safety and productivity. For the many facilities at ground level with no dock, the process of adding unit handling capabilities can be fraught with risk, Galante adds. Is a $25,000 forklift a wise investment? Perhaps a manual…
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…a lot at stake in getting this technology right.” Related Article: UPS Invests In Autonomous Trucking Company TuSimple View & Download All White Papers: Autonomous Vehicles
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