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Frontline Relief With 3D Printing

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…remember the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake followed by tsunami waves that prompted a nuclear plant meltdown in Fukushima. Naoto Kan, prime minister of Japan at the time, said, “In the 65 years after the end of World War II, this is the toughest and the most difficult crisis for Japan.” At the time, Ogasawara and Kumeda were 15-year-old students…


Global Logistics: Challenges in our changing world

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…markets such as Korea and Japan, which came relatively well through the pandemic due to stringent lockdowns from the very start of 2020, the Asia Pacific region is expected to sustain a relatively more stable economic growth than other regions and to keep express growth moving at pace over the forecast period. Europe’s Express market is set to grow faster…


DENSO Selects Aras Platform to Modernize Infrastructure

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…your needs today and tomorrow,” says Masahiko Hisatsugu, president of Aras Japan. “By leveraging the resiliency of the Aras platform, DENSO will be able to stay competitive on systems built for the present day while assured that the entire organization is making decisions based on data it can trust.”


GECOM Corp’s next-generation automatic guided vehicles (AGV)

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…equipment manufacturer based in Yokohamashi, Japan, and specializing in door-related products. The Indiana plant, currently the only operation in North America, opened in 1987 to manufacture high-quality, door-locking mechanisms for the automotive industry, including door locks, trunk locks, tailgate locks and openers, power sliding door systems, power tailgate systems, seat locks, hinges, checklinks, strikers and trunk openers. In addition to…


Startup News: Warehouse robotics vendor Exotec raises $90 million to support international expansion

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…deployment in two warehouses in Japan, with 1,000 Skypods improving logistics efficiency for Uniqlo stores. Exotec Nihon has been created to support the operations in Japan and more than 30 employees will be hired in the coming months. Leading the round, Laurel Bowden, Partner at 83North, stated: “83North has invested in many teams and companies enabling the future of e-commerce.…


Conveyco and Geek+ announce strategic partnership for North America

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…headquartered in Beijing, with offices in Germany, the UK, the US, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. For more information, please visit: https://www.geekplus.com/


Top 20 Materials Handling System Suppliers 2020

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…4167 4016 -3.6% 37% Osaka, Japan 2 2 Schaefer Holding International GmbH 3217 3217* 0% 22% Neunkirchen, Germany 3 3 Dematic (KION Group) 2350 2662 13.3% 32% Atlanta, Ga. 4 4 Honeywell Intelligrated 1700 1800 5.9% 112% Mason, Ohio 4 6 Murata Machinery, Ltd. 1342 1800 34.1% 43% Kyoto, Japan 6 5 Vanderlande Industries B.V. (TALG**) 1538 1700 10.5% 38%…


OTTO Motors expands in Japan

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…2015. OTTO Motors entered the Japan market in 2018, and with several successful deployments completed, we are expanding our efforts in Japan working alongside Altech.” Together, OTTO Motors and Altech have already begun to serve customers in the automotive, logistics, food and industrial equipment industries. One such customer is HIROTEC, a leading Tier 1 automotive parts supplier to Mazda. HIROTEC…


Digital Factory Revenues to Jump From $59B to $375B in 2030, Says ABI Research

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…States, followed by Germany and Japan. Furthermore, the United States leads the way in most industries such as automotive, while China leads in machinery, nonmetallic mineral products, primary metals, and textiles. “There is a long and compelling list of digital transformation technologies and pilot projects that are now graduating to the factory floor. The companies and production environments embracing these…


Soft Robotics announces partnership with FANUC

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…to the United States’ FDA, Japan, and European Commission requirements for direct food handling. “This historic partnership is a true validation of our award-winning products and technology. When combined with FANUC’s global reach in robotics, we will be able to offer end-users and system integrators a single, powerful and agile automation solution to address the unique needs of underserved markets,”…


Report: Global Next-Gen Supply Chain Market to More Than Double to $75B by 2030

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…$940 million in financing from Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund and has partnered with Kroger to deliver the groceries and with Domino’s to deliver the pizzas. KiwiBot is providing similar services for the university campus. The University of California at Berkeley and the University of California, Los Angeles were two of the earliest colleges to welcome the food delivery robots, KiwiBot.…


RightHand Robotics establishes Japan entity

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…a new corporate entity in Japan, RightHand Robotics GK. The subsidiary will enable RightHand to better serve the fast-growing demand for robotic piece-picking in Japan and the rest of Asia Pacific. As the world’s second-largest retail sector as well as the second-largest industrial robotics market, Japan represents a significant market opportunity for supply chain automation. RightHand’s first deployment in the…


Geek+

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…over 1,500 employees, with offices in the U.S., Germany, the U.K., Japan, South Korea, mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore.


Manufacturing in the USA vs. China: AI could be the tipping point

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…into Europe, South Korea, and Japan. “The high labor cost and the quick time-to-market have driven U.S. manufacturers to be more aggressive with the adoption of industrial AI solutions. This has given birth to pure-play AI players in the US, and as such, keeps the US to be the global leader in industrial AI solutions. Over time, however, we believe…


Self-Driving Cars Will Outperform Humans Within 10 Years, ANSYS Survey Says

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…France, Italy, Spain, Benelux, Sweden, Japan, China, India). The research fieldwork took place between April 26 and May 7, 2019. In accordance with Market Research Society guidelines and regulations, the margin of error fell within +/-2% at a confidence level of 95%. Atomik Research is an independent creative market research agency that employs MRS-certified researchers and abides to MRS code.…


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