Topic: Automation

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Materials handling market to be worth more than $190 billion by 2024

August 2, 2018 · Material Handling Equipment Market size is set to exceed USD 190 billion by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights, Inc.

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How robotics can fit your operation

August 1, 2018 · There is a lot to like about robotics as a means of automating DCs. The tricky questions around robotics are not will they catch on, because they are, but what types of robotics will best suit an operation, and how will they interact with traditional automation and human labor?

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IoT, the talent shortage and robotics

July 27, 2018 · In its 4th annual survey of manufacturers and distributors, Sikich finds that companies are facing many challenges; answers are elusive.

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QDS Systems announces leasing and rental program for collaborative robots

July 16, 2018 · Baton Rouge-based engineering firm and systems integrator's new financing model responds to growing customer demand and changing workforce

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How robotics can fit your operation

July 9, 2018 · There is a lot to like about robotics as a means of automating DCs. The tricky questions around robotics are not will they catch on, because they are, but what types of robotics will best suit an operation, and how will they interact with traditional automation and human labor?

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Cold storage: Planning for unpredictability

July 2, 2018 · Amid demands for innovation and customer service, public refrigerated warehouses are challenged to provide flexibility and efficiency for a fickle customer base.

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Omron and Taiwanese collaborative robot company Techman Robot form strategic alliance

June 20, 2018 · Collaborative robots integrated with Omron's other factory automation products will 'realize a manufacturing environment where humans and machines work in harmony.'

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Three end-of-arm robotic companies become OnRobot

June 20, 2018 · Perception Robotics (US), OptoForce (Hungary) and On Robot (Denmark) merge to create fully integrated products with combined user interfaces.

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North American machine vision market sets new records

June 20, 2018 · Market grows 19% in first quarter of 2018.

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Big Picture: A Peek at the Future

June 8, 2018 · Five views on how materials handling and other activities within the four walls are changing right in front of us.

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Co-founder and CTO of Universal Robots wins Engelberger Award – the ‘Nobel Prize of Robotics’

May 31, 2018 · Esben Østergaard, co-founder and chief technology officer of Universal Robots, a market leader of collaborative robots, has been awarded the automation industry’s most prestigious honor.

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Materials Handling Innovation Matters More Than Ever

May 17, 2018 · This is no longer your father’s materials handling industry. Leading suppliers are developing a culture of innovation, leading to new solutions for new challenges.

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ISM 2018: The digitization of procurement

May 11, 2018 · NextGen supply chain technologies were front and center at ISM.

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Modex software wrap-up: Vendors reposition on software to drive improvement for automated DCs

April 13, 2018 · The evolution of software continues to blur the lines between familiar acronyms and emerging capabilities.

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Robotics at a tipping point revisited – Piece picking robots

April 9, 2018 · While much of the action has been in mobile collaborative robotics, piece picking robots are finding their niche.

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IAM Robotics launches a flexible warehouse AS/RS with bin handling

April 9, 2018 · Iam Robotics announced the availability of the Swift Picking Module, an e-Commerce goods-to-person or goods-to-robot solution that helps logistics companies address labor issues, increase capacity, and maintain operational flexibility during a time of industry disruption and intensifying competition.

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Fetch Robotics partners with Ricoh USA

March 29, 2018 · Partnership leverages worldwide technical resources to support growing autonomous mobile robot market.

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FedEx partners with Vecna Robotics as part of automation growth strategy

March 23, 2018 · Video highlights autonomous tuggers in FedEx facility as featured in the New York Times.

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Manufacturer builds in-house robotics expertise to close the skills gap

March 8, 2018 · Collaborative robots tackle mundane work so existing staff can add more value.

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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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