Topic: Logistics

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Robotic unit orders show growth over last year

November 21, 2019 · Robotic Industries Association (RIA) statistics report more than 5% increase

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Manufacturing on Demand: How 3D Printing is Changing the Industry

November 19, 2019 · By combining 3-D printing with advanced shipping management, manufacturers can shift the dynamics of after-sales maintenance and repair advantageously toward their business and their customers.

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ACT Fulfillment invests in collaborative robots

November 13, 2019 · Inflexibility motivated the 3PL to explore a collaborative solution, leading to a ROI in five months.

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How mobile robots boost productivity

November 11, 2019 · While autonomous mobile robots can reduce the labor requirement that warehouse operators often struggle to fill, in many cases, AMRs are deployed to work alongside humans—­not in place of them. Find out why a Lockheed Martin warehouse that fills orders for aviation parts deployed mobile robots, and how they're viewed as helpers by their human co-workers.

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UPS and CVS herald initial drone deliveries of prescription medicine

November 5, 2019 · Roughly one month after receiving the United States government’s first full Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 135 Standard certification, which is required to operate a drone airline, Atlanta-based transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said today that, in a partnership with CVS Health Corporation, a subsidiary of CVS Pharmacy, it has competed the first revenue-generating drone delivery of a medical prescription from a CVS pharmacy directly to a consumer’s home on November 1.

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Columbus-based Vargo opens suburban Cincinnati office

October 24, 2019 · Company promotes Bart Cera to president, names new CFO and hires 11 new associates.

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XPO enters into partnership with MIT’s Industrial Liaison Program and adds new board member

October 24, 2019 · With an eye on advancing innovation in the logistics sector, Greenwich, Conn.-based XPO Logistics, a provider of global freight transportation and logistics services, said today it has formed a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Industrial Liaison Program (ILP), and last week it announced it has added Aris Kekedjian to its Board of Directors.

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Introducing Ware: Automating Warehouse Inventory Tracking with Drone Technology

October 23, 2019 · At Ware, we are building technology to help warehouses increase the efficiency of their operations so they can keep up with - and even dictate - the pace at which modern supply chains are evolving.

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4 New Game-Changing Warehouse Automation Technologies

October 18, 2019 · A host of game-changing warehouse automation technologies have recently launched, and many are already ready to optimize and streamline your warehouse’s operations.

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Optimizing Your Warehouse With a Voice System

October 18, 2019 · Management expects limited or reduced costs, while the boom in e-commerce demands the picking of ever greater quantities and better customer service.

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SVT Robotics deploys pilot at Kenco Logistics Innovation Test Lab

October 11, 2019 · SVT Robotics demonstrated their software platform, and how it easily connects with enterprise software systems and robotics technologies, including the autonomous mobile robot from NextShift Robotics, also on display at the facility.

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Automation ensures optimal freshness, minimal handling time of fresh produce

October 9, 2019 · Robotic automation solutions enable supermarket giant to optimize the picking of fresh produce.

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Tompkins International announces strategic realignment

October 8, 2019 · New ecosystem provides clients with end-to-end solutions to meet changing market needs.

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Warehouse Drones: Real-Time Inventory Tracking by Air

October 4, 2019 · Aerial robots are enabling organizations to use employees more efficiently and improve inventory accuracy in a world where consumers want everything now.

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UPS Flight Forward Achieves FAA’s First Full Approval for Drone Airline Deliveries

October 2, 2019 · The Federal Aviation Administration last week granted approval for UPS to operate unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver parcels on university and hospital campuses.

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UPS receives FAA Part 135 Standard certification to operate drones

October 1, 2019 · Atlanta-based transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said it received the United States government’s first full Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 135 Standard certification, which is required to operate a drone airline.

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What Exactly Is Hyperlocal Fulfillment?

September 26, 2019 · In this article and resulting white paper, we look at the challenges giving rise to the hyperlocal fulfillment trend, and why they must be addressed, we explain how hyperlocal fulfillment also known as micro-fulfillment works, look at the logistics implications and detail the benefits as well as some of the risks.

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Körber Acquires Majority Stake in Cohesio Group

September 25, 2019 · The Australian-based company is a leading integrator of voice-directed and autonomous mobile robotics (AMR) solutions for logistics.

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Transportation Technologies: First Autonomous Yard Spotters, Then Autonomous Over-the-Road Trucks

September 20, 2019 · An in-depth look at how autonomous spotters and trucks will impact the supply chain over the next five to ten years.

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Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) opens its largest North American office In New York

September 11, 2019 · Denmark's fastest-growing robotics manufacturer and industry leader in autonomous mobile robots adds first showroom outside of headquarters with space for double the employees in MiR's largest market.

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