Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 38.06
Honeywell Intelligrated announces the launch of TechSight, a real-time augmented reality solution designed to reduce repair time and minimize operational disruption in the event of an unplanned outage. The solution leverages smart glasses and a video conferencing platform to instantly connect on-site technicians with remote Honeywell Intelligrated technical support experts, enabling live service instruction via two-way audio and visual communication. Available to Honeywell Intelligrated Lifecycle Support Services customers, TechSight allows on-site technicians to share their vision, gestures, and voice in real time. Connected, smart glasses enable technicians to receive visual aids like schematics and marked-up images to supplement verbal input,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 36.92
…have posed serious challenges for warehouses and distribution centers. Honeywell International Inc. yesterday announced a strategic collaboration with OTTO Motors to provide automation throughout North America for help with labor-intensive tasks, such as moving carts, pallets, or totes. Honeywell said the partnership enables its customers to increase efficiency, reduce errors, and improve safety by deploying OTTO Motors’ autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in their facilities. “Supply chains continue to be stressed by staffing shortages and consumer demands driving expectations of speedy and accurate fulfillment,” said Keith Fisher, president of Honeywell Intelligrated. “Tackling the more dynamic, unstructured environments of today’s distribution centers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 34.92
…the Board is Matt Wicks, Chief Robotics Solution Architect, Honeywell Intelligrated. Newly elected board members include: ● Integrator Category – Ken McLaughlin, JMP Solutions ● Supplier Category – Melonee Wise, Fetch Robotics; and Erik Nieves, Plus One RoboticsCurrent RIA board members who retained their seats in the recent election include: ● Supplier Category - Steve Green, KUKA; Jane Heffner, ABB; and Matt Rendall, Clearpath Robotics The RIA Board Executive Committee in 2020 includes the following industry leaders: ● Chair - Matt Wicks, Honeywell Intelligrated; ● Past Chair – Joe Gemma, Calvary Robotics; ● First Vice Chair – Milton Guerry, SCHUNK;…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.51
…warehouse operators are demanding robotics and automation, according to Honeywell International Inc. The company last week announced expanded capabilities to help companies achieve automation interoperability in the distribution center, or DC. “Forward-thinking companies are investing in robotics and automation in the distribution center to accommodate growing order volumes, fill critical skilled labor gaps, take over repetitive and dangerous tasks, and help alleviate profitability and inflationary pressures,” said Keith Fisher, president of Honeywell Intelligrated. “In order to fully reap the benefits of these investments and power a true smart warehouse model, each piece of the automation puzzle must work seamlessly together…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.19
Honeywell International Inc. yesterday announced its Smart Flexible Depalletizer, which is designed to help warehouses and distribution centers automate the manual process of unloading pallets. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company said its latest robotic innovation can reducing the operational risks of potential injuries and labor shortages. Driven by machine learning and advances in perception and gripping technologies, Honeywell said its Smart Flexible Depalletizer minimizes the need for human workers to break down pallet loads. Such roles are at risk for safety incidents, experience high turnover, and are currently difficult to fill. A typical midsize to large distribution center unpacks up to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.86
…help supply chains cope with uncertainty and shifting demand? Honeywell International Inc. today released a whitepaper exploring how the COVID-19 pandemic, global trade challenges, and regional conflicts have created long-term disruptions to the historically predictable throughput and capacity of warehouses and distribution centers. The report, “Warehouse Automation: Future-Proofing the Global Economy” report, which was written by Futurum Research, examined automation as an increasingly critical component in helping warehouse and distribution center (DC) operators meet escalating consumer demands. ““One of the biggest predictors of how a business will thrive in the hypercompetitive e-commerce and omnichannel marketplace is how well it improves…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.23
…and creating successful solutions for customers. Companies include AutoStore, Honeywell Intelligrated, Quiet Logistics, Manhattan Associates and McHugh/RedPrairie/JDA, among others. Cronin’s know-how, in both the automated hardware and innovative “smart” software fields, will help guide IAM Robotics’ transformative technology into real-world eCommerce solutions. “We are excited to have Greg on board, and we appreciate that he shares in our enthusiasm and recognizes the potential for our product suite on a global scale,” said Joel Reed, CEO and president of IAM Robotics. “The wealth of knowledge Greg brings from his experiences and his tremendous business insight and savvy will only aid our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.03
…robotic sorter induction and singulation to unloading and depalletizing, Honeywell Robotics offers a broad portfolio of patented smart robotic innovations and strives to continually engineer new solutions. These powerful robotic solutions are powered by the Honeywell Universal Robotic Control (HURC), a common, cloud-based platform that drives rapid solution development and optimization and cross-application machine learning. Insider Q&A: Warehouse Robotics Matt Wicks, Vice President, Product Development, Honeywell Intelligrated Q: What role is robotics playing in the modern-day warehouse? A: Robotics play a key role in two ways. They augment the workforce where employers cannot find the labor to support their growth…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.37
…and acquisitions of Retrotech, Egemin and Dematic by Kion; Intelligrated by Honeywell; and Toyota’s acquisition of Bastian and Vanderlande. But it doesn’t stop there. Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal reported that “Plug Power granted Amazon the right to buy up to 20 percent of its shares” based on meeting contract goals. While Kion, Intelligrated and Toyota are taking different approaches to the market, in conversations with their executives, they each predicted an increase in R&D spending that will benefit their individual companies but also the industry – and increase the clockspeed. New business models: The traditional industry business model is that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.06
…lead as Regional CEO, North America. Barber joins from Honeywell Intelligrated where he served as Vice President, Southern Operations. He was a key member of the senior management of Intelligrated, a leader in supply chain and warehouse automation solutions before its acquisition by Honeywell in 2016. In his new role, Barber will oversee GreyOrange’s expansion starting with the U.S., bringing supply chain innovation and streamlined solutions powered by AI to e-commerce, retail and logistics customers. “GreyOrange is the world’s largest supply chain robotics company and the global leader of robotics technology for operating flexible automated warehouses,” said Samay Kohli, CEO…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.22
…three-year revenue increase of 32%. On last year’s list, Honeywell Intelligrated climbed from sixth to fourth, where it sits with an estimated $1.8 billion in revenues - more than double from three years ago. The number is based on the warehouse automation division of Honeywell’s Safety and Productivity Solutions business. Pieter Krynauw, president of Honeywell Intelligrated, says the company continues to see strong growth in the warehouse automation sector. In 2019, the company released an autonomous robotic unloader that uses artificial intelligence to unload. It also released its Connected Assets offering, which builds on its connected distribution center infrastructure. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.16
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