Found in Downloads
…storage facility for frozen foods in Gainesville, Georgia in 2021. The 3PL develops its cold storage facilities by first opening a conventional warehouse and then expanding with high-bay automated pallet storage and retrieval. Read the case study to see how Swisslog’s advanced automation solutions was utilized.
Found in News and Content
Kenco, a leading third-party logistics (3PL) provider, today announced an AutoStore system, a leading robotic automated storage and retrieval system 〈ASRS〉, is live at the company’s Jeffersonville, Ind., distribution center. Designed in conjunction with KPI Solutions, the system is Kenco’s largest AutoStore installation, with 49,000 bins, 130 grid robots, 10 picking ports and four replenishment ports. Specifically designed to meet…
Found in News and Content
…for retailers and third-party logistics (3PL) operators worldwide that are looking to meet the shifting demands of the booming e-commerce market. Global ecommerce sales are expected to top $4.2 trillion USD in 2020 and reach more than $6.5 trillion by 2023, with more than 2.1 billion shoppers are expected to purchase goods and services online by 2021 (Statistica). Locus’s collaborative…
Found in News and Content
…North, and Rugby Symmetry Park. 3PL provider turns to automated inventory management Iron Mountain expanded into the third-party logistics (3PL) market in 2021. With over 225,000 customers worldwide, the company was looking for an automated inventory management and space optimization system for its warehouses. Dexory offers full-service inventory control automation, which combines inventory-scanning robots and warehouse inventory analytics software, all…
Found in News and Content
…integrated into the third-party logistics (3PL) provider’s end-to-end fulfillment operations and has delivered benefits like optimized inventory management, enhanced operational efficiency and improved warehouse space utilization. “This project delivered an efficient, reliable, user-friendly and easily maintained multi-level shuttle car intelligent warehouse system,” says Darwynn’s technical director Richard Huang. “We’re very pleased with the performance gains we have seen so far…
Found in News and Content
…including turning to third-party logistics (3PL) providers for help. Peerless Research Group’s (PRG) annual survey, conducted in January of 2019, found that 32% of respondents were proceeding with investments given the state of the economy, down from a 42% response to the same question last year. That 32% level is more in line with the 35% for the “proceeding with…
Found in News and Content
…already know, third-party logistics providers (3PLs) are not renowned for expansive capex budgets. And this solution fits within budgets easily. Perry calls the solution “insanely useful for what is actually a common problem” across not just 3PLs but for retailers and consumer packaged goods. This is definitely an on-the-fly operation. Cases and boxes are handled as unique items in any…
Found in News and Content
EndFlex has announced the addition of the PKR modular pick-and-place cell with delta robot to its lineup of case and tray packing machines.Designed as a packing solution for flexible bags and packages, the PKR Delta joins the pick and place family alongside the PKR Gantry, which is used to pack more rigid cans, bottles, jars, cartons and similarly packaged products,…
Found in News and Content
…Locus Robotics’ robotics fulfillment solution enables brands, retailers, and third-party logistics (3PL) operators to easily meet higher order volumes and increasing consumer demand for e-commerce, retail, omnichannel, and manufacturing order fulfillment. Global customers, including CEVA, DHL, Boots UK, GEODIS, Port Logistics Group, Verst Logistics, Radial, and others, are doubling or tripling their fulfillment productivity while lowering labor recruitment, training, and…
Found in News and Content
…efficiency for shared retail and 3PL customers, as well as establish HighJump as a licensed retailer of Locus’s autonomous, multi-robot solution for warehouse fulfillment, too. HighJump and Körber Logistics Systems Vice President Robotics John Santagate explained that there were various drivers for this strategic partnership. “We are building a business practice around autonomous mobile robots (AMR),” he said. “As we…
Found in News and Content
…coverage has been on the 3PL’s innovation process to improve productivity and ease labor pains, this story is focused more on the benefit of a scalable partnership. “Without question, productivity is important to Carhartt,” says executive editor Bob Trebilcock. “But the iconic apparel brand has another problem—growing pains.” As Trebilcock reports, Carhartt’s business is increasing exponentially, and the team realized…
Found in News and Content
…warehouses and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to quickly respond to the challenges they face daily, it said. The company claimed that its system addresses the urgent need for improved space utilisation and increased efficiencies by combining analytics with robots to capture rich image and sensor data. “This powerful combination provides comprehensive and actionable visibility across warehouses of any size, as…
Found in News and Content
…“As we work with leading 3PLs [third-party logistics providers] in the industry, we recognize that digitizing and automating their warehouses with minimal disruption to existing operations is key,” he added. “We’re proud to be able to help our customers keep pace with e-commerce demand, and in turn, be recognized by the industry.” inVia Robotics said its award-winning system uses autonomous…
Found in News and Content
…leading provider of third-party logistics (3PL) and order fulfillment services for apparel, footwear, and accessories – to more than triple its daily e-commerce order output by installing new automated material handling solutions. Honeywell’s technology and support services will help to: Increase productivity at the company’s shipping dock, maximizing uptime Expand e-commerce parcel shipping capabilities, which currently afford retailers one-day turnaround…
Found in News and Content
…customers. The third-party logistics provider's (3PL) employees are now front and center in both the inbound and outbound operations and enjoy much more comfortable conditions, the company said. The P-800s bring the racks to the operator at the workstation, then return the racks to an optimized position. This saves countless hours that would otherwise be spent walking through the vast…
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
