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After a record number of exhibitors (1,000+) and attendees (45,000+) at ProMat 2019, MHI anticipates more of the same at Modex 2020—the industry’s premier supply chain event. Modex will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, March 9-12, 2020. “Our Modex exhibitor space draw, held this past December, brought 640 exhibitors who reserved a record 300,000 net…
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Geek+ (Booth N6327) is introducing a variety of autonomous mobile robots for warehousing and order fulfillment—including e-commerce applications—in its exhibit. Carmen Hung, sales and marketing manager, noted that the company has completed several installations in Asia and Europe. “At ProMat we’re featuring the newest version of our P800 mobile robot, created to navigate under shelves of stored product, then carry…
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In a press conference on Tuesday, Honeywell Intelligrated’s (Booth S618a) Matt Wicks, VP of product development, discussed several new robotic solutions, including a robotic sorter induction system. “By utilizing a robotic arm that handles a variety of package sizes and types—including boxes, polybags and jiffy bags—the new sorter induction system streamlines labor operations and improves productivity while allowing distribution centers…
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Pushed by Amazon to compete with free delivery, often in two days or less, and to provide subscription-based offerings (such as curated box-of-the-month products or routine replenishment of consumables) atop incredibly slim margins, more omnichannel and e-commerce retailers are turning to third-party logistics and fulfillment service providers (3PLs) for fulfillment solutions. View: Top 50 U.S. & Global 3PLs “Just about…
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A pocket sorter integrated with vision-system guided robotic picking and a streamlined conveyor system were showcased by Kevin Reader, director of business development and marketing at Knapp Logistics Automation (Booth S1223), in a Monday press conference. “The vision system has been recently updated,” he explained. “It evaluates the stock keeping units (SKUs) in the totes as they travel along the…
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Rite-Hite’s (Booth S1612) NEMA 4X Dok-Commander system—which integrates multiple pieces of loading dock equipment into one centralized control unit—has been enhanced with the Lok-Vu real-time trailer presence monitor. The additional camera view of the exterior vehicle restraint lets an operator visually confirm engagement with a trailer’s rear impact guard (RIG), said Troy Bergum, product manager. Overall, the Dok-Commander interlock system…
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A new LED-based safety communication system for high-speed dock doors enhances safety in multiple ways, explained Jon Schumacher, director of marketing at Rite-Hite Doors (Booth 1747). “The newest component is the LED Virtual Vision red strip light communication system, which is motion sensor based to alert employees,” he said. “If a door is closed, the system flashes to alert personnel…
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One of the biggest trends in robotic systems developed for use within warehousing pick, pack and kitting operations has been collaboration. This refers to robotic mechanisms that work side by side with humans and interact as needed within a workcell, but with no physical safety barrier between the two. ABB Robotics’ latest offering in that space is the small-parts-handling YuMi,…
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To help companies receive the wide variety of trailers and containers arriving at the dock, Rite-Hite (Booth 1827) is showcasing the Dok-Lok SHR-5000 restraint. “With today’s global economy, shipments arrive in traditional trailers, intermodal containers and trailers with rear-impact guard (RIG) obstructions,” explained Troy Bergum, product manager. “This new restraint uses a patented, universal ‘shadow hook’ to secure any type…
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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…
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Utilizing flexible gripper fork technology to manipulate four to six mixed cases simultaneously, and accurately stack them on a pallet, is the Mixed Case Row Palletizing (MXRP) robot-based palletizer from Grenzebach (Booth 7913). The gripper works with a load station that groups the cases in the proper sequence. It then elevates the products, allowing the forks to gently lift the…
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This year, ProMat features three keynote presentations, each offering critical insights from experts into future developments in robotics, business and the supply chain. The first runs Monday morning from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom, Room S100, and features Henrik I. Christensen, KUKA chair of robotics and director of robotics at Georgia Tech. In a presentation entitled…
From geometry preparation to AI-assisted analysis, integrated CFD workflows…
Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
