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Brexit Impact on Distribution, Warehousing and Supply Chains

February 21, 2019 · We're all sick of hearing about it, but for business leaders, warehousing and distribution operational managers, Brexit is posing tough questions and threatens to derail many supply chains.

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5 Answers to 5 Big Transportation and Logistics Questions

May 21, 2018 · How are logistics technology startup transportation disruptors, electronic logging devices, self-driving vehicles, supply chain visibility, and blockchain technologies going to impact and shape the future of logistics management and the supply chain?

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Robotics Return on Investment: Financial and Operational Sense

April 11, 2018 · Robotic material transport solutions help address labor issues, control costs and drive greater efficiency, productivity and reliability, in this paper we examine the evolution of robotic technology and autonomous load transportation solutions, and the value drivers spurring their adoption.

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Vecna Robotics Partners With RightHand Robotics

April 3, 2018 · At MIDEX 2018, the companies will showcase collaborative solutions to streamline intralogistics and material handling processes.

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XPO Logistics Introduces Cloud-Based Warehouse Management Software Platform

March 5, 2018 · WMx is geared towards mobile devices and paves the way for the "rapid development and integration of automation and robotics," said XPO Logistics.

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Walmart Robots Scan Shelves and Restock Items Faster

October 30, 2017 · Walmart is testing automation to handle tasks that are repeatable, predictable and manual, like scanning shelves for out-of-stock items, incorrect prices, and wrong or missing labels.

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Robotic Industries Association announces new alliance with OSHA, NIOSH

October 25, 2017 · Alliance aims to enhance robot expertise within OSHA and NIOSH, improve awareness of workplace hazards of traditional industrial robots and emerging collaborative systems, and identify needed research.

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Make Order Fulfillment More Accurate and Flexible

April 25, 2017 · Highly automated solutions and workflow adjustments can bring maximum speed and accuracy to an operation.

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KION completes its acquisition of Dematic

November 14, 2016 · Earlier this month, the KION Group announced that it had successfully completed the acquisition of Dematic. In the announcement, Gordon Riske, chief executive officer of KION Group AG, said that it marked the dawn of a new era for his company, Dematic and their combined companies.

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Mölnlycke uses new system to transport and palletize SKUs

October 19, 2016 · Robotic palletizing improves healthcare manufacturer's efficiency and ergonomics as its production volumes rise.

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Fixed Path: Robots help company rethink production

October 2, 2015 · Custom parts manufacturer increases precision and profitability with collaborative robots.

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Perfect Pick® Automated Goods-to-Person System

March 20, 2014 · 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 to them. -- Jeff Hedges, President, OPEX Material Handling

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Axium’s load palletizer uses two synchronized robot arms to build mixed pallet loads

March 18, 2014 · 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.

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Grenzebach’s new robotic palletizer builds mixed-case rows

March 17, 2014 · 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).

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ProMat 2013: Three keynotes to offer insights on the future

January 16, 2013 · This year, ProMat features three keynote presentations, each offering critical insights from experts into future developments in robotics, business and the supply chain.

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RMT Robotics announces new ADAM sales agent agreement in Italy

June 12, 2012 · RMT Robotics adds MIBA as an official partner in the sale and promotion of ADAM mobile robots.

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