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Everything runs faster at Boscov’s DC in Reading, Pa., now that its conveyor and sortation systems have been replaced and revamped with new hardware, controls and software. Combine this complete automation overhaul with a new order processing area that eliminates the need to store some goods in trailers in the yard, and the outcome is a step-change improvement in order…
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For Cengage, a leading publisher of learning materials for the K-12 market, efficient DC operations and order fulfillment processes are nothing new. The Boston-based company has been using a voice-directed system for order picking accuracy and fulfillment efficiencies at its main U.S. distribution center for more than 15 years. The company has enhanced its initial use of voice with added…
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SVT Robotics, whose software accelerates the deployment of industrial robotics, and Locus Robotics, an industry leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehouse fulfillment, have joined forces to accelerate the integration of Locus’ multi-bot AMR fulfillment solution in fulfillment warehouses, the companies announced today. SVT Robotics partnered with Locus Robotics to develop and launch a pre-built integration connection between SVT’s…
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Locus Robotics Corp. yesterday announced that it has expanded its partnership with DHL Supply Chain. The companies will deploy Locus mobile robots at DHL's facilities in Canal Winchester and Lockbourne, Ohio, to support high-volume order fulfillment for global clothing retailer, Carhartt, a DHL customer. “Implementing Locus has quickly proven to be an ideal choice to deliver high productivity, letting us…
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6 River Systems LLC today announced new features intended to enhance productivity and flexibility for warehouse operators. The new features are integrated with the company's software-as-a-service Fulfillment Execution System and its Chuck autonomous mobile robot, or AMR. 6 River Systems claimed that they position it “as the most configurable warehouse automation solution provider on the market.” E-commerce sales will continue…
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GreyOrange announced it has begun working with supply chain services company Piviotree Inc. and will pair its robotic fulfillment orchestration platform, GreyMatter, with Pivotree’s warehouse management system, or WMS. GreyMatter is robot agnostic, according to Roswell, Ga.-based GreyOrange, and uses real-time data and machine learning to orchestrate fulfillment operations for the efficient movement of automated systems. Toronto-based Pivotree said its…
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Full-service automation provider Honeywell Intelligrated recently announced partnerships with Berkshire Grey and Tompkins Robotics. Honeywell will provide software, and cybersecurity, and integration knowledge, including its Momentum Warehouse Execution Software (WES), to the companies. Honeywell also recently announced a partnership with HAI Robotics to integrate Momentum WES into its automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS). Intelligent fulfillment for Berkshire Grey picking…
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GreyOrange Inc., will demonstrate its GreyMatter fulfillment orchestration during MODEX 2024 in Atlanta. The platform, according to GreyOrange, will show what tailored results-driven robotics within fulfillment environments look like during. GreyOrange will also share some of its booth space with seven partner companies that are part of its Certified Ranger Network (CRN) ecosystem. GreyMatter vendor-agnostic features “GreyOrange continues to set…
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Roboteon, a provider of a software platform for successfully enabling warehouse robotics, announced that will benefit SAP EWM customers considering robots and other automation in their operations. The Roboteon Fulfillment Platform has been integrated to SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) via Warehouse Control Units Interfaces (WCU). Roboteon has also achieved SAP certification as part of the RISE with on SAP…
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Onward Robotics, a mobile robotics and software company, announced an agreement to provide its Meet Me automation offering to Distribution Management, a distributor and national third-party logistics (3PL) provider with more than 50 years of expertise in distribution and fulfillment. Distribution Management (DM) will use Onward Robotics’ Pyxis software and 30+ Lumabot autonomous mobile robots in its St. Peters, Mo.…
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Locus Robotics, a global developer of AI-driven warehouse automation, and The Quality Group (TQG), a Germany-based e-commerce company, announced a partnership to deploy the LocusOne mobile robotics platform at TQG’s new 40,000 sqm fulfillment center in Elsdorf, Germany. The full deployment will begin in early 2025, with plans to scale significantly over the coming months to enable TQG to meet…
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Third-party logistics (3PL) provider Kenco announced a long-term partnership with GreyOrange, a global provider of AI-driven warehouse orchestration software. Over the next five years, Kenco said it will deploy GreyOrange’s GreyMatter Multi-Process Orchestration Platform (MPOP) across its network of fulfillment centers, supported by fleets of robotic technologies from GreyOrange’s Certified Ranger Network. Orchestration at the heart of fulfillment Kenco said…
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Intelligent warehouse software platform provider Roboteon has announced that it has achieved Microsoft Commercial Marketplace certification for its Robotics Fulfillment and Orchestration Platform. Roboteon also said that the platform is now available on Microsoft Marketplace. Warehouse automation for D365 customers The company said its Fulfillment and Orchestration platform provides a variety of benefits to Microsoft D365 customers, from easier, more…
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The race to secure warehouse labor is on, and everyone from the single-location fulfillment center to the huge, international parcel carrier is in the fight right now. Companies like UPS, FedEx and DHL hired more than 200,000 workers in North America in 2020, and that trend will likely continue in 2021. These and other high-profile hiring announcements come right at…
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Optimize Every Second of Every Workflow With up to 30% Fewer Robots Than Legacy Systems Legacy autonomous mobile robot (AMR) fulfillment solutions use either the Swarm or Follow Me picking methodologies. Swarm often leads to undirected, unbalanced loads and low AMR usage. For example, one picker may be assigned to many robots or there may be extended dwell time in…
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