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Yesterday, Day 1 of ProMatDX, I focused on trends some of the industry’s leading system integrators were following. Today, I’ll look at robotics. One of the presenters at last year’s NextGen Supply Chain Conference, the annual technology conference I produce, was Adrian Kumar, the global head of operations science & analytics at DHL Supply Chain. The topic was robotics: When…
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Q: What’s new in supply chain automation? A: We were already on a strong uptrend towards more DC automation. When we get on the other side of COVID-19, that will accelerate even more once the economy gains some strength. I am convinced, for example, that most DCs will have at least some mobile robots in the next 3-5 years. WMS…
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What does it take to put together an award winning supply chain utilizing NextGen supply chain technologies? That’s one of the questions that will be answered at the NextGen Supply Chain Technology Conference, April 27 – 29, 2020 at the Chicago Athletic Association hotel in Chicago. The conference is sponsored by Supply Chain Management Review. You can click here to…
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Barrett Distribution Centers Location: Hillsborough, N.J. Square footage: 170,000 square feet SKUs/Goods Handled: For Stadium Goods, the inventory is nearly all high-end or collector athletic shoes, with as many as 500,000 unique shoe boxes/cases in storage. Number of employees: 60 to 100 associates, depending on seasonality and volumes. Shifts: During non-peak, one shift, five days per week. Barrett Distribution Centers’…
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Throughout this week at ProMatDX, GreyOrange will be showcasing its Ranger GTP, a decision-driven science robotic goods-to-person (GTP) system. As an advanced autonomous mobile robot (AMR), Ranger GTP uses robotic GTP technology for automated put-away, inventory storage, replenishment and order picking in distribution and fulfillment centers. Developed in concert with GreyMatter AI software and purpose-engineered for speed and versatility, Ranger…
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With more buyers choosing click-to-door delivery in just hours, same day fulfillment has rocketed beyond just a preferred choice. In 2020, it’s fast becoming an expected standard. Whether a business is replenishing retail inventory or a consumer wants doorstep delivery, they’re hooked on the new immediacy. For business, it means unprecedented opportunity….as long as your fulfillment operation is same-day ready.…
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Vanderlande, a global provider of warehouse automation solutions, announced today it will offer Hai Robotics’ Automated Case-Handling Mobile Robot driven systems in its Tote AV portfolio in North America. ACRs are ground-based automated robots that operate in a secured, fully automated environment for case and tote handling in warehouses, Vanderlande noted. Hai’s portfolio complements Vanderlande’s shuttle-based ADAPTO automated storage and…
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Hy-Tek Intralogistics, an automation technology integrator, has partnered with Hai Robotics, a provider of automated warehouse solutions based on flexible robotics. With Hy-Tek's IntraOne enterprise logistics platform, the addition of Hai Robotics' automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) solutions will help reduce a customer's storage footprints, increase workflow efficiency, maximize order pick accuracy, and improve daily order fulfillment rate, the…
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Coming off a red-hot year of growth for makers of warehouse automation and automated materials handling systems—the solutions the companies on our annual Top 20 System Suppliers list are known for—you’d expect significant cooling off. That didn’t exactly happen. Some vendors on this year’s Top 20—based on 2022 fiscal or calendar year total revenue—did report lower revenue, but others flourished.…
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Finding and training workers to meet your performance expectations is only half of the labor shortage battle. Once they are integrated into your unique DC workflows and processes, keeping them engaged and motivated to stay is equally as important. In a recent On The Move webinar, Overcome DC Workforce Attrition With Labor Management Software, we examined how labor management software…
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Christine Feuell Chief Commercial Officer Honeywell Intelligrated What’s on tap at the Honeywell Intelligrated booth for ProMatDX 2021? Our booth represents many advanced automation solutions and technologies that help companies to capitalize on the dynamic growth the industry has seen over the last year, particularly in e-commerce and omnichannel retail. More consumers were taking advantage of online shopping, either getting…
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MHS, a single-source provider of material handling automation and software solutions, has named senior vice president John Sorensen as the head of its North America Parcel division. Sorensen succeeds MHS co-founder Greg Judge, as Judge steps down from his position as the company’s president in a well-planned leadership transition. Co-founder Scott McReynolds remains the company’s CEO. MHS was jointly founded…
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Honeywell Intelligrated (Booth 7619) is showcasing forward-thinking innovations in workforce optimization, robotic integration and industrial internet of things (IIoT) connectivity in the distribution and fulfillment space. The company is demonstrating a variety of solutions that help DCs make the digital transformation necessary to increase reliability, improve utilization and maximize productivity. It’s displaying design simulation and concepting solutions; a robotic unloader;…
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Robotics are making their way into warehouses and DCs around the world, but it’s not an end-all. It takes a complete end-to-end solution, which means investing in the right type of robotics combined with a holistic approach to integration into your operations. Focused on developing fast, efficient fulfillment operations that meet the needs of today’s e-commerce customer, more companies are…
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Slate River Systems, Inc. (SRSI), a leading material handling systems integrator, has joined Honeywell Intelligrated’s network of integration partners. Honeywell Intelligrated, headquartered in Mason, Ohio, is an internationally recognized material handling automation and software engineering company. The SRSI team will employ Honeywell Intelligrated’s line of high-speed conveyor and sortation systems, automated storage and picking systems and intelligent software as essential…
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Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
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North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
