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…garage. That said, many reverse-logistics operations remain primarily manual, noted Chris Rowland, director of solutions consulting at Honeywell Intelligrated. But manual processing is in the early stages of turning to automation, according to industry experts interviewed for this article. “Automation in reverse logistics is not just a trend, it’s a reality,” explained Monty McVaugh, manager of the product management group…
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…to fully leverage their warehouse operations to ensure an efficient, reliable, and sustainable supply chain.” “Now, in partnership with GEODIS and Bastian Solutions, we're proud to continue empowering retailers with a system that delivers the highest throughput globally,” he added. Founded in 1996, AutoStore claimed that it invented cube storage automation. The Nedre Vats, Norway-based company has more than 600…
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…on interoperability for autonomous mobile robots. Many autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) entering warehouses and other environments are managed by vendor-provided software and connect with other enterprise systems. However, concerns about interoperability have arisen as fleets expand and different robots from multiple vendors need to collaborate with one another, as well as human workers. “We're very active in the AMR space,…
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…customers’ doorsteps,” said Mike Roche, operations managing director of FedEx Express Ireland. “I’m delighted that this drone delivery trial is under way and an example of how we, as an industry, continue to explore new technology to help meet our customers’ evolving delivery needs.” Partners look to develop BVLOS operations In May, FMCI, Skyports, Avtrain, and Shannon Group partnered to…
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…for supply chain and manufacturing operations at the first-ever global Automate! conference on Oct. 6. As supply chains grow more complex, Körber said it “provides a broad range of proven, end-to-end supply chain solutions fitting any business size, strategy or appetite for growth.” These offerings include software, automation, voice, robotics, and materials handling technologies. The supply chain business area is…
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Mobile Industrial Robots ApS today announced a partnership with CSi palletising, a Netherlands-based integrator that provides full end-of-line palletizing systems to some of the world’s largest consumer packaged goods (CPG) and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies. The first offering from this collaboration includes CSi palletising’s high-level infeed layer palletizer integrated with the new MiR1350 autonomous mobile robots to help fully…
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…work together. The number of robots installed in factories more than doubled in 10 years, reaching about 3 million units worldwide in 2020, according to the International Federation of Robotics. The IFR last week said it has researched how robotics training can shape workforce education and enhance skills development, both now and in the future. “Automating dull, dirty, and dangerous…
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…companies with packaging applications. AA20 Group AAA20 Group LLC demonstrated its subscription-based collaborative robots with a robotic palletizer designed to work alongside human staffers by automatically stacking boxes onto the pallet for transportation. Robotics as a service (RaaS), particularly for end-of-line palletizing, is growing quickly in the packaging industry, according to the Las Vegas-based company. It has a program that…
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…the performance of autonomous mobile robot, or AMR, fleets. The Waltham, Mass.-based company said the new release enables organizations to improve efficiency and throughput, while continuing to exceed industry safety standards. According to a Peerless Research Group industry report, 24% of organizations plan to implement automated guided vehicle (AGV) or AMR technology within the next year. (Peerless is a sibling…
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…a far-reaching vision for its operations that extends beyond pick and error rates. For instance, we covered Scandinavian retailer Varner, whose goal was “to build the best warehouse in the world” when it designed a highly automated warehouse in Sweden. More recently, we spoke to Masashi Okabe, project manager and production engineer at SoftBank Robotics (SBR), and Taro Ito, the…
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…it integrates robotics, assays, and operations to create high-quality and cost-effective laboratory automation. The company has several subsidiaries that serve different life science and healthcare markets. Opentrons Robotics is an industry leader in flexible, user-friendly lab automation, said Opentrons Labworks. It flagship product, the OT-2, can be found in thousands of research and development labs for life sciences in more…
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Getting started with managing robot fleets can be difficult for busy developers and facilities operators. InOrbit Inc. today launched a Free Edition of its cloud-based robot operations, or RobOps, software. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said it will help businesses scale their fleets and free them to focus on their unique differentiators. “When we've talked to customers, many think they're…
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SoftBank Robotics Group Corp. today announced a global partnership with Keenon Robotics Co., which focuses on indoor service robots. The global launch expands on Keenon's announcement last week of $200 million in Series D funding and collaboration with SoftBank Robotics. The companies said they will work together to expand the use of robotics in the service industry. They said that…
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…the innovation unit of Colruyt Group, will oversee the deployment of Scallog's goods-to-person system at Newpharma's new distribution center. Colruyt Group holds a minority stake in Scallog. “Scallog is already active in this sector in France,” said Caroline Dumas, international business manager at Scallog. “We are particularly pleased that we can equip the new Newpharma warehouse in close cooperation with…
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…the successful deployment of sorting robots in the warehouse of Athinaiki S.A., a logistics and transport service provider specializing in last-mile delivery in Greece. “We are very excited to see our sorting robots provide Athinaiki S.A. with the speed and accuracy needed for excellent last-mile delivery services,” stated Jackson Zhang, vice president of Geek+ Europe. “With Geek+ and FDL, intelligent…
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