Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.69
…Advanced Testing facility in Brighton, Colo. The facility is designed to mimic customers’ distribution yards from industries such as consumer packaged goods, retail and e-commerce, package shipping, and manufacturing. The company also cited industry recognition for its autonomy advances, including Fast Company’s 2022 “World’s Most Innovative Companies” list. Outrider placed in the top 10 within the logistics category.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.78
…in multiple industries, including electric vehicle manufacturing, battery production, consumer packaged goods, and semiconductor manufacturing. “The new Customer Innovation Center gives our factory automation customers an opportunity for a unique, customer-focused experience, providing a space where they can interact with and learn about our current and future innovations to move their manufacturing operations forward,” stated Greg Gumbs, president and CEO of Bosch Rexroth North America. “It will serve as a central point of contact for customers, users, partners, and our own engineering and applications development teams, where we can explore ideas and develop solutions that focus on improving productivity, manufacturing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.57
…warehouses in different industry sectors, such as cosmetics or consumer packaged goods. Companies usually have their own warehouse management system (WMS) which has bespoke functionality tailored to the customer. The data from such WMSs can be harnessed to adapt the robot control solution to meet specific customer needs. It’s not about changing the customer’s system. It’s about tailoring the robot control solution for individual companies, and it involves the software provider spending lots of time working with warehouse staff. A future vision I believe there will be enormous demand for logistics software that can orchestrate robots from different vendors. In…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.48
…the automation of production processes in the food and consumer packaged goods industries. “We're excited to show the flexibility of mGripAI to handle products with our soft grasping technology as well as suction,” said Paul Kling, vice president of global sales and marketing at Soft Robotics. “This opens the door to handle a wider variety of products and applications using the same robotic machine platform.” Bedford, Mass.-based Soft Robotics designs and builds automated high-speed picking systems using proprietary soft robotic grippers, 3D machine vision, and artificial intelligence. The company's backers include leading venture capital firms and strategic investors including ABB…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.12
…RecycleOS is the only full-stack automation for recycling plants, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, and packaging manufacturers that increases the recovery of recyclables by two to four more than manual processes and at a cost three to four times cheaper than traditional systems, it claimed. RecycleOS provides daily actionable data, enabling MRFs to confidently make strategic decisions about operations. “Further, RecycleOS makes the tracking of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and extended producer responsibility (EPR) an asset for every company in our ecosystem,” said the company. “EverestLabs is thankful to our customers, investors, and employees for believing in our mission…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.53
…and biomedical robotics. The company serves the manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, consumer packaged goods, and healthcare industries. The Noida, India-based company also opened new U.S. headquarters in Irvine, Calif., as part of its ongoing expansion in the Americas. It previously had offices in Frisco, Texas. Addverb claimed that the R&D center will help it tap into Silicon Valley's talent pool and that its U.S. headquarters will help it support customers. Tapan Pattnayak, director of system architecture at Addverb and head of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Robotics Research and Development, responded to Robotics 24/7's questions about the company's plans. Addverb to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.12
…the pandemic. Which sectors can benefit most from newer automation—consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, or something else? Georgiev: Three core categories can benefit from these systems. The first is the cost of labor. Is the technology reducing the amount of labor required to operate? Distribution and fulfillment centers are good candidates for automation because they're labor-intensive. As Amazon has been growing, the number of its employees has grown alongside that of robots because of the growth in online ordering. The second is where there's a lack of qualified workers, such as in skilled trades for manufacturing. Robots are good candidates for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.08
While consumer demand fluctuates, the need for more efficient supply chains continues to grow, as does demand for automation. Yale Materials Handling works closely with customers to maximize the value of its automated lift trucks. The global market for autonomous lift trucks could experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) 9.5% and expansion from $2 billion in 2021 to $4.65 billion by 2030, estimated Next Move Strategy Consulting. Similarly, Markets and Markets forecast a CAGR of 12.7% from $3.1 billion in 2021 to $6.4 billion in 2027. Fortune Business Insights predicted an automated forklift CAGR of 8.3%, from $416.7 million…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 34.06
…flexible and the fastest in its class for reorientating packaged lightweight products such as cookies, chocolates, peppers, candies, small bottles, and parcels, the company said. Responding to the rise in e-commerce and growing demand for shelf ready packaged goods, the IRB 365 has been developed for applications including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and consumer goods, where production line speed and adaptability are essential, according to the company. “The IRB 365 can pick, reorientate and place 1kg (2.2 lb.) products at 120 picks per minute,” said Roy Fraser, global product manager for ABB Robotics. “Our customers saw that the growth in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.40
…that could respond to the demand for more shelf-ready packaged products.” “As a result, we developed an innovative solution that combined speed, payload, and dexterity to help our customers make their lines more flexible and able to handle the growth of low-volume, high-mix, and higher-payload production,” he said. “With its clean, simple, and modern aesthetic, the IRB 390 was designed to inspire confidence in users.” Part of Zurich-based ABB Group, ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation provides robotics, machine automation, and digital services for industries ranging from automotive and electronics to logistics. The company said it has shipped more than 500,000…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.28
…OTTO Motors demonstrated its AMRs moving pallets of real goods, including packaged foods and heavy appliances. “They can compensate by up to 15 degrees in orientation, and one car company wants a robot to come every 45 seconds,” Judkowitz told Robotics 24/7. “This is no research project. We're also working with forklift dealers.” “A lot of integrators and users have stopped by, and they're very interested in seeing the KPIs,” he added. “Our Fleet Manager handles all OTTO systems in an environment. Our biggest implementation was for a food and beverage company, and we've also seen automotive, consumer packaged goods,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.58
…handling complex tasks in the logistics, e-commerce, healthcare, and consumer packaged goods industries. Using machine vision software, the depalletizer can quickly assess a wide variety of box types, said the company. Along with the RobotStudio digital twin software, this enables customers to efficiently process assorted loads with little engineering effort and setup time, said ABB. “Changes in consumer behavior are leading to a rise in new sales channels such as omnichannel, direct-to-consumer (D2C), and e-commerce,” said Marc Segura, president of ABB’s robotics division. “These, in turn, are driving the need for more flexible and efficient order-fulfilment and distribution infrastructures.” “With…