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…with the Numina Group at ProMat. Together, they toured the show, looked at the available technologies and began the process of designing a new facility. A new design Design got underway following that meeting at ProMat. Greenberg knew he wanted a solution that could scale to meet the company’s anticipated growth over the next 7 to 10 years—currently, about 40,000…
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…Innovation Award from MHI at ProMat for its VR training program. And since then, an estimated 10,000 operators have undergone various flavors of AR/VR training. Bram Clincke is the founder of Forklift Simulator, the first of the digital training platforms for lift truck operators. He sees an easy migration of AR and VR technologies to maintenance tech training. The subjects…
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…Softeon demonstrated its capabilities at ProMat last April and Vargo’s WES manages execution of robotic putwalls in several retail e-commerce facilities. “The goal is to integrate AMRs and robotic putwalls into the workflow because they’re performing with people,” notes Art Eldred, a client executive with Vargo Solutions. That tug of war may be won by the emergence of edge technology,…
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…eight months at the 2015 Promat. Early stage may have been an understatement. While the company had been founded in 2012 by Galluzzo and colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center, in the summer of 2014, it was largely a PowerPoint presentation on his laptop in the summer of 2014. I’m not sure if they’d gone live with…
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…training only debuted at the ProMat 2013 materials handling show. Since then, the technology has become widely available. Furthermore, companies as diverse as third-party logistics provider Willow Run Foods and GE Appliances have successfully used VR to train operators as part of OSHA-mandated training. That said, VR is still in the early stages of adoption. George estimates that at most…
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…a theme I repeated following Promat 2015. It could be that I’m just not that imaginative a guy, or, the proverbial dog stuck on a bone. But at Modex 2020, I was struck once again by just how software is driving our industry today. It was especially true talking to robotics solutions providers. On the first day of the show,…
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…a theme I repeated following Promat 2015. It could be that I’m just not that imaginative a guy, or, the proverbial dog stuck on a bone. But at Modex 2020, I was struck once again by just how software is driving our industry today. It was especially true talking to robotics solutions providers. On the first day of the show,…
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…Softeon demonstrated its capabilities at ProMat last April and Vargo’s WES manages execution of robotic putwalls in several retail e-commerce facilities. “The goal is to integrate AMRs and robotic putwalls into the workflow because they’re performing with people,” notes Art Eldred, a client executive with Vargo Solutions. That tug of war may be won by the emergence of edge technology,…
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…training only debuted at the ProMat 2013 materials handling show. Since then, the technology has become widely available. Furthermore, companies as diverse as third-party logistics provider Willow Run Foods and GE Appliances have successfully used VR to train operators as part of OSHA-mandated training. That said, VR is still in the early stages of adoption. George estimates that at most…
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…in supply chain management RFID companies innovate to harness growth opportunities ProMat 2019: Nearly 50,000 attendees set 34-year record Pack Expo Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging Expo 2019 break multiple records MHI announces formation of new robotics industry group
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…Software following a Modex or Promat show. What I’d noticed is that solution providers were no longer talking about the features and functionality of their hardware at the booths; rather, it was about how their software was transforming the solutions they were bringing to market. That story continues, but, I think the next chapter focuses on how algorithms are transforming…
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…& Automation Solution Center at ProMat 2021 attracted 51 exhibitors who selected 35,700 square feet of exhibit space. The pre-selection was held July 24 and was the first opportunity for exhibitors to secure exhibit space in this new Solution Center at ProMat 2021. The ProMat 2021 Robotics & Automation Solution Center will be the epicenter for supply chain professionals from…
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…selection and contracting began at ProMat in April 2017 and was completed by July. Prep work for the changeover began in August. “There was some minimal infrastructure needed in the DC to integrate an electric run for robot charging stations and some drops for robot induction areas,” says Stock. “Otherwise the physical setup of our operation didn’t change.” The teams…
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ProMat 2021 will feature a new Robotics and Automation Solution Center in the North Hall of McCormick Place. From AS/RS and G2P to AGVs and AGCs to autonomous mobile robots and articulated robotic arms, this new Solution Center will showcase how these solutions play a vital role in improving receiving, storage, assembly, picking, sortation, packing and shipping operations. “High competition…
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…news coming out of the ProMat and Automate shows in April, where robots dominated even though there were many more than 1,000 exhibitors with supply chain solutions. The introductions ranged from collaborative robots to pick-and-place to autonomous mobile robots and beyond. Artificial intelligence and cloud-based systems figured prominently too. Meanwhile, you now have to watch out for mobile robots at…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
