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Cimcorp (Booth 4347), a manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic gantry-based order fulfillment and tire handling solutions, announced the opening of its new U.S.-based office, Cimcorp USA, in Norcross, Georgia. Located in a business and technology park and incorporated in February, Cimcorp will open its U.S. office during the second quarter of 2016. The location will provide Cimcorp’s sales and…
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IAM Robotics (Booth 4071) introduced itself to the world and unveiled Swift, its autonomous mobile picking robot. Named one of four finalists for the show’s “Best New Innovation” award, the company is giving live demonstrations of its breakthrough technology at the show. The robot is the key part of a complete order fulfillment solution being introduced by the company, which…
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To make better use of existing warehouse and DC space, accommodate the speed and velocity of omni-channel fulfillment, improve efficiencies, keep workers safe, and comply with seismic codes, companies are looking to their rack, shelving, and storage equipment manufacturers for help. And while this sector of the materials handling market is known for its slow, steady and predictable pace, some…
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Bastian Solutions, a global material handling systems integrator, has announced a partnership with Servus Intralogistics to distribute and integrate the company’s robotic shuttle system in North America. “The Servus technology offers our customers a flexible and affordable solution for goods-to-person order fulfillment,” stated Aaron Jones, president of Bastian Solutions. “Whether in a distribution or manufacturing environment, Servus’ unique design can…
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On a daily basis, food and beverage distributors have a unique opportunity to contribute their knowledge and skills to one of the world’s most profitable and influential industries. The stakes are high though, and the consequences of errors can have a domino effect. One false move and a customer won’t receive their products on time. One miscalculation and the wrong…
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Kerry Logistics Network Limited, a leading logistics service provider in Asia, sought to improve picking operations for e-commerce where high volumes of small and irregular orders predominate. After introducing seven fully automated and programmed robotic butlers at its flagship facility in Hong Kong, the company has enhanced fulfillment efficiency and accuracy to meet the ever-growing consumer demands in online shopping.…
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Market research and consulting firm IDC has released its annual list of manufacturing supply chain predictions, which highlight the growing urgency to innovate. The IDC FutureScape provides IDC Manufacturing Insights’ top 10 predictions for global supply chains for 2016. The document reflects ongoing conversations between IDC analysts and technology vendors, consultants, and IT buyers about what the coming years will…
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Diversey Care, a division of Sealed Air, has taken home two of the ISSA Innovation Awards presented at the ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America exhibition in Las Vegas. The awards recognize groundbreaking products and services in the cleaning and sanitation industry. The winners were the TASKI swingo 2100 micro-rider and TASKI Intellibot SWINGOBOT 755, two floor cleaning machines. The TASKI swingo 2100…
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The combination of high-density automated storage systems with goods-to-person picking has brought new efficiencies to distribution, especially e-commerce fulfillment. Quite simply, order selectors who can stand in one place to pick can fill more orders than those who have to walk through a facility to do their work. In Mindelheim, Germany, Grob-Werke GmbH & Co. KG, a family-owned manufacturer of…
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With all the trade media coverage of goods-to-person, shuttle-based case handling systems in e-commerce and parcel shipping order fulfillment applications recently, you might think that automated pallet storage with a unit load automated storage and retrieval system 〈AS/RS〉 is no longer a popular solution. That’s not the case with viastore’s customers, however. Multiple companies, including Americold, the leading global third-party…
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Grob’s new logistics center, the company’s term for its parts and raw materials warehouse, is adjacent to a 1.2-million-square-foot manufacturing facility. A pallet-handling automated storage and retrieval system 〈AS/RS〉, a mini-load AS/RS, conventional storage and goods-to-person picking methodologies provide the fulfillment engine that delivers parts to the assembly line. Meanwhile, a vision system captures information about the items being picked…
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The Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America, R/X Automation Solutions (RXAS) and Universal Robotics have formed a strategic partnership to deliver robotic pharmacy order fulfillment systems. The robotic system will provide complete verification of National Drug Code bar codes and validation of robotically placed patient labels for pharmacy unit-of-use items. The system will automatically handle an extensive variety of items…
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Amid rapid advances and adoption of robotic technology in materials handling, it can be hard to keep up with all the tipping points. Grippers, vision systems, navigation solutions and software are combining to make once fantastical robotic applications all but inevitable. But, even as they offer solutions to age-old challenges, concepts like robotic piece picking are also bound to present…
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When visualizing industrial robots, the classic six-axis arm comes readily to mind. In manufacturing applications, these robots have spent decades living up to the definition of the word robot as “a device that automatically performs complicated or repetitive tasks.” While there is no shortage of complication and repetition in warehousing and distribution, robotic automation has had to develop a whole…
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In real estate, it’s all about location, location, location. At Modex this year, it’s software, software, software. That was a big theme at a breakfast we shared with Brian Best, director of warehousing and distribution for Canada-based London Drugs. Best was at the show to talk about how his company is using voice technology from Vocollect by Honeywell. As an…
From geometry preparation to AI-assisted analysis, integrated CFD workflows…
Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
