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Delft University of Technology
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Rite-Hite Holding Corporation announced that its line of loading dock seal and shelter products previously branded as Frommelt products, will now be branded under the Rite-Hite name. Frommelt Products Corporation – which has been a part of the Rite-Hite family since 1991 – will now be known as Rite-Hite Environmental Enclosures Corporation, and will continue to deliver the highest level…
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When LDF Sales and Distributing, a wholesale distributor of Coors, Miller, Red Bull and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages based in Kansas, decided to more than double the size of its flagship Wichita warehouse, it installed a variety of dock and fan products to keep the warm weather away from cold storage. Founded in 1983 by Larry D. Fleming, LDF…
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Think Logistics
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Frommelt Safety Products (a division of Rite-Hite Doors) will change its name to Rite-Hite Machine Guarding, effective September 1, 2014. The name change is part of an overall initiative to further strengthen and focus on the Rite-Hite brand. The announcement follows the streamlining of the product line that the machine guarding division undertook earlier this year. In similar fashion, Frommelt…
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Founded in 1991, New Belgium Brewing is the third-largest craft beer brewer in the nation and the eighth-largest brewery in the United States. The company currently sells beer in 33 states and produces more than 764,000 barrels of beer a year. After installing automatic vehicle restraints and hydraulic dock levelers, the company has created a safer, more efficient way to…
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The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) will host the International Collaborative Robots Workshop on September 30, 2014 at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. The workshop will explore advancements in the field with a global view on collaborative robot technology, applications, safety implications and human impacts. “We’re bringing together international robotics industry leaders, researchers, suppliers and users to…
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It’s no secret that some of the world’s most impressive organizations have historically relied on manual systems for dock operations. Industry leaders at process efficiency inside their buildings are still manually spotting trailers and managing door traffic or using homemade software to orchestrate tasks. A larger concern is that entire operations are often supported by equipment that does not enjoy…
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Universal Robots, the Danish manufacturer of industrial robots, has celebrated the opening of its new company headquarters in Odense, Denmark. Moving into new facilities will extend production capacity as the company aims for turnover of one billion Danish kroner by 2017 ($185 million), a tenfold increase compared to the company’s 2013 revenue. Ever since the first UR robot hit the…
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When visualizing industrial robots, the classic six-axis arm comes readily to mind. In manufacturing applications, these robots have spent decades living up to the definition of the word robot as “a device that automatically performs complicated or repetitive tasks.” While there is no shortage of complication and repetition in warehousing and distribution, robotic automation has had to develop a whole…
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“Perfect Pick will change the way the market approaches each picking operations,” said Jeff Hedges, president, OPEX Material Handling. “It automates warehouse and distribution center operations with greater speed, accuracy and reliability than ever before.” 'Perfect Pick is an automated goods-to-person delivery solution that utilizes intelligent iBOTs. It enables pickers to be much more efficient because product is delivered directly…
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In real estate, it’s all about location, location, location. At Modex this year, it’s software, software, software. That was a big theme at a breakfast we shared with Brian Best, director of warehousing and distribution for Canada-based London Drugs. Best was at the show to talk about how his company is using voice technology from Vocollect by Honeywell. As an…
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To build mixed pallet loads from an unlimited number of stock keeping units (SKUs), Axium’s (Booth 4823) load palletizer uses an exclusive algorithm, a vision-assisted product orientor, two synchronized robot arms and an automatically adjusting end-of-arm tool. The system attains rates up to 1,750 cases per hour. Based on CubeIQ software to process orders received from a warehouse management system…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
