Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.25
…painful impact on bricks and mortar stores, especially in apparel and other product categories that can be easily delivered digitally – books, music, and games, for example. E-commerce's share of the retail pie in the general merchandise, apparel and accessories, furniture and other category (in other words, general merchandise retailers; furniture and home furnishings; electronics and appliances; clothing and accessories; sporting goods, hobby, book, and music; and, office supplies, stationery, and gift stores) reached 28 percent in the first quarter of 2018.[2] What this means is the department stores – which sell all that general merchandise – are having to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.23
…HAIPICK has been implemented in e-commerce, third-party logistics (3PL), apparel, electronics, energy, manufacturing, medicine, and other industries, with over 300 live projects worldwide. Some notable overseas customers include DHL Supply Chain, Phillips, Booktopia, GE, and HP. Also at CeMAT Asia, HAI Robotics announced its HAIPORT system, an automatic case-loading port that loads and unloads cases simultaneously. Invar widens reach of warehouse automation Invar also has an extensive network of global customers and has been recognized for its WMS and automation integration capabilities. “These are exciting times; robotics has transformed automation in the warehouse,” said Craig Whitehouse, managing director of Invar…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.22
…bins are used, such as raw materials, small electronics, apparel, medicine, retails and 3PL industries that have large number of SKUs, the company said. Partners to showcase technology Material Handling Systems (MHS), SVT Robotics, GreyOrange, and Tompkins Robotics will also be showcasing HAI Robotics’ technologies at their booths. Days ahead of MODEX 2022, HAI ROBOTICS announced new partnerships with Tompkins Robotics and Storage Solutions. HAI ROBOTICS said the partnership allows them to expand to various new industries across North America. HAI Robotics will be located at Booth C4585. HAI continues U.S. expansion “It's a very exciting time for HAI ROBOTICS…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.18
…few e-fulfillment categories - like health and beauty or apparel - and by specific expertise, such as kitting. “If a 3PL specializes in doing a certain service well, they can better scale their operations and offerings to price themselves to be profitable, yet still deliver service that is within the cost limitations of retailers.” Marketplace Solution Matches Smaller Retailers, Regional 3PLs Acting as the “Airbnb for warehousing,” online marketplace FLEXE connects organizations that need warehousing to warehouse operators with extra space. The marketplace currently includes 800 warehouses in 45 markets across North America, says Dave Galgon, director of network development.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.18
…chilled groceries, packaged goods, cosmetics, electronics, medical devices, polybagged apparel, and more. Rohlik goes live with Munich deployment In June, Brightpick announced the successful completion of a nine-month pilot of its robotic solution in the Prague fulfillment center of Rohlik Group. The company has more than 1.5 million e-grocery customers and 12 million orders per year. Since then, Rohlik has deployed Brightpick's robots in its Munich fulfillment center and plans to continue rolling out AMRs in Frankfurt, Vienna, Prague, and facilities into 2024. Rohlik's system includes Brightpick Autopicker and Dispatcher robots, enabling it to fully automate picking, consolidation, and dispatch…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.15
…to be very different from the needs of an apparel operation, particularly around the warehousing environment itself, the number of SKUs, and the number of lines per order. These should all be factored into the decision-making process.” About the survey participants Thirty-three percent of this year’s survey respondents are running warehouses that are more than 250,000 square feet, while the average facility size across all respondents was 148,375 square feet. These facilities either serve as warehouses or DCs (36%), corporate headquarters (32%) or manufacturing plants (19%). Each of these facilities has an average of 612 employees, with the majority of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.10
…and unloading effortless for third-party logistics (3PL) providers, retailers, apparel manufacturers, and other material handlers,” claimed Dexterity. The company said its software release includes the following new features to expand warehouse operators' ability to automate their pallet operations: Print and apply integration—PDP 3.0 enables 3PLs to automate their case-in, case-out labeling processes. Dexterity automates Amazon FNSKU case-labeling process and other case relabeling value-added services. Pallet stacking—By enabling picking from up to five pallets stacked on one another, PDP 3.0 unlocks the utilization of work cells by minimizing the time for pallet swapping. Rolling cart loading adapter —Moving beyond pallets, PDP…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.06
…said it has developed systems for industries including e-commerce, apparel, retail, logistics, third-party logistics (3PL), pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing. It added that it has 300 global customers and has deployed more than 10,000 robots worldwide. R&D at HKSTP Geek+ said its Global R&D Center will create a variety of systems for affordable, efficient, and safe logistics processes. The company, which raised more than $200 million in Series C funding last year, said the new center will help it strengthen its role as an AMR leader and “help customers across industries transform in the intelligent era.” “We are excited to have another…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.06
…as food and beverage manufacturing, grocery retail, retail, and apparel. PINC has also assembled a dedicated team to accommodate our customers’ current needs and we are working around the clock to make sure all customers can successfully navigate through these challenging times. Here are some success stories so far: Beverage manufacturers have been able to load and unload trailers are efficient as possible, and ship those trailers to grocery D.C.s and other retail locations at record speeds. Grocery retailers have been able to understand how many containers, the location, and status (loaded/unloaded) of those trailers in real-time, automate the creation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.98
…Movu eligo allows customers, particularly those involved in pharmaceuticals, apparel, e-commerce, manufacturing and kitting, to realize the benefits of reliable robotic piece-picking without worrying about end-to-end integration. “Movu eligo is a data-driven, intelligent piece picking platform … that automates conventional manual operations and results in a lower cost per pick,” said Stefan Pieters, CEO of Movu Robotics. “Integrated seamlessly as a work station for the Movu escala bin storage system, eligo offers a flexible and scalable automation solution for predictable and accurate order fulfilment, adding value for warehouses pursuing improvements in efficiency, productivity, and customer service levels.” Watch this video…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.85
…Supply Chain have already implemented warehouse automation across retail, apparel, e-commerce, and third-party logistics customers all over the world. With their combined expertise in robotics, warehouse management software (WMS), and integration, the companies claimed that they ;will provide clients in Brazil and all of South America the latest systems to augment their supply chain operations. After Elevate Brazil, Geek+ goods-to-person robots will be in operation at Körber Supply Chain's innovation center in Campinas, Brazil. The partners said they will continue to work closely to help a wide range of customers address labor challenges while maximizing warehouse productivity and storage density…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.83
…handle larger heavier packages like those common in the apparel supply chain. Our systems handle smaller, lighter packages like those commonly found in imported food containers, and our systems handle mixed packages in the same trailer. Our systems can be deployed without needing integration with the operation's WMS [warehouse management system], and we expect the existing staff to be able to manage the systems without the necessity of advanced robot or software skills. There is no such thing as a fully lights-out solution to truck unloading, and we've built our system to ensure the staff already working in the facilities…