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igus Marks Record Year With 180,000 Active Customers, Increases Delivery Capacity

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…for Industry 4.0. Company revenue, inventory grow igus predicted that growth will continue until 2023. The 32% increase in turnover from 2020 is a 26% increase from the previous record in 2019. In pursuit of its goal of being “the easiest company to deal with,” igus implemented its “No. 1 Catalog” plan. It said it has kept more than 80,000…


RightHand Robotics Launches Partner Integrator Program With Element Logic as First Member

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…the proper item from its inventory storage location in the AutoStore cube storage zone directly into an outbound order container without any manual touch. The robot can pick and place thousands of different products, fulfilling e-commerce orders efficiently and correctly every time, said the companies. An AutoStore installation at Solar A/S, a leading European company serving the electrical, plumbing, and…


Caja Robotics and Ranpak partner on packaging solution for order fulfillment

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…Caja’s advanced AI-powered software, the robots move bins between workstations and inventory, constantly optimizing goods management while saving over 60% of traditional warehouse labor costs. The Caja Robotics and Ranpak joint offering is available now in the U.S. and internationally. To learn more, visit Caja Robotics at booth #C3789 at MODEX2022 from March 28-31, 2022.


Finding the Single-Source Supplier for the E-commerce Supply Chain

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…and access to a broad inventory – all delivered at low cost. This mandate has driven distribution centers to become increasingly complex and dependent on automation systems, while raising the stakes to threaten critical damage in the event of cost overruns or project delays. Concentrating supplier responsibility for these automation projects with a single, lead provider simplifies vendor management and…


Overcoming the W_S Acronym Overload

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…many WCS offerings now offer inventory management and other functionality in an effort to occupy the role of a WMS. Then there’s the latest entrant – WES, which aims to be a true hybrid of WMS and WCS. But what does that really mean for operations looking to make the right investment? What if there was a way to simplify…


Warehouse and Distribution Center Managers Ready to Invest in Automation, Finds Survey

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…“Some companies can’t source the inventory they need, so they have warehouses with a surprising amount of empty space, while other organizations have decided to over buy intentionally to ensure availability for customers, so they are short on space,” said Saenz. “It’s sort of a mess with inventory, because of the larger supply chain issues.” What is your current activity…


Geek+ and Engero Deploy AMRs at Cold Chain Port in Tianjin, China

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…mode and all process data can be traced. This enables centralized inventory management, online billing, and real-time information flows, which greatly improve efficiency and makes it easy to keep tabs on the whole process, said the company.


2022 Warehouse/Distribution Center Equipment Survey: It’s “go time” for investment

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…“Some companies can’t source the inventory they need, so they have warehouses with a surprising amount of empty space, while other organizations have decided to over buy intentionally to ensure availability for customers, so they are short on space,” says Saenz. “It’s sort of a mess with inventory, because of the larger supply chain issues.” The big picture Even though…


Swisslog Passes 300th AutoStore Warehouse Robotics Integration Project

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…availability, as well as managed inventory, orders, shipping, and warehousing. Standalone, complex projects finished worldwide Stand-alone AutoStore solutions completed by Swisslog include projects for TTV in Germany, Bio Partner in Switzerland, Stihl in Spain, and RoboStores in the United Arab Emirates. The company said its lean project setup enables such projects to be completed within six months for fast returns…


Geek+ Mobile Robots Help Chinese LED Factory Automate Internal Logistics

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…operations, said Geek+. Once fully implemented, the technology will improve Unilumin's inventory accuracy rate, greatly reduce labor requirements in production-line material handling, and provide a boost to picking efficiency, it said.


Robots and AI Can Help Solve the $120B E-Commerce Returns Problem

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…items can be returned to inventory for resale or other dispensation. This makes those “free and easy” returns for customers anything but that for e-commerce retailers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). Free, no-hassle returns are a major driver of e-commerce growth, particularly in categories such as apparel, footwear, electronics, and luxury items. They're also considered a differentiator in the customer…


Mobile Logistics Robots Take a Starring Role Across Industries

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…for floor cleaning and taking inventory. The company also uses warehouse automation and is working on autonomous vehicles and drone deliveries. In 2019, Shopify acquired AMR provider 6 River Systems, but unlike Amazon and Kiva, 6 River Systems continues to sell robots to other customers. Another example is inVia Robotics, which has developed an array of AMRs that can conduct…


Automation Demands Warehouse Execution Systems for Inventory Management

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Inventory control at the warehouse level is simple, right? You just need to follow warehouse management system processes, set some minimum SKU levels, and be diligent about scan verifications to track consumption. While that worked 20 years ago, in today’s world, with automated systems to store inventory, you may need a warehouse execution system or WES. Forget global supply chain…


How to Manage Returns Putaway More Efficiently

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…returns back into active, available inventory is critical to loss mitigation. With that, not everyone approaches returns the same way. Restocking strategies are often designed to meet one of two scenarios: optimize for speed and/or capacity or optimize for maximum residual value of the product. Optimize for speed and/or space In focusing on speed and/or capacity, operations – especially smaller…


Berkshire Grey Reports $14M in New Supply Chain Orders Since November

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…companies get goods back into inventory or moved to refurbishment up to 25% faster than manual processing and improves labor handling efficiency up to 35%. Broadened the Berkshire Grey Partner Alliance (BGPA) program with the addition of a partnership with a leading systems integrator that specializes in logistics automation for warehouses and distribution centers. The BGPA program includes a select…


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