Topic: System Report

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Inside the Parts Town fulfillment center: Built for simplicity, speed and growth

April 11, 2023 · Parts Town’s distribution center was designed from the ground up to speed parts out the door while laying the foundation for growth. Take a closer look at the various areas of the fulfillment center.

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Inside the Radial Facility: Using robotic putwalls

February 8, 2023 · Robotic putwalls have replaced manual putwalls to address labor challenges and speed orders through packing.

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GECOM Corp’s next-generation automatic guided vehicles (AGV)

October 14, 2020 · A leading auto parts manufacturer turned to AGVs using next-generation navigation and control technologies to automate lineside delivery and pickup. The result: A 73% reduction in materials handling resources and a two-year ROI.

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NorthShore Care Supply Optimizes Processes With AMRs and Carts

September 14, 2020 · Autonomous mobile robots bring a new level of productivity to the handling of bulky cartons.

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NorthShore’s New Application for Autonomous Mobile Robots

September 11, 2020 · NorthShore Care Supply is using AMRs to automate pick-to-cart processes, while still using the cart.

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New Cold’s Distribution Center: Automation wherever possible

January 23, 2020 · Automatic trailer unloading and automated storage come together to handle 3,500 pallets per day in and out of NewCold’s new distribution center.

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Inside GEODIS: Putting robots to work

February 12, 2019 · Mobile collaborative robots have increased productivity and throughput at GEODIS’ Indianapolis e-fulfillment center.

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Resilience and innovation at Gap Inc.

November 12, 2018 · Just months before the start of the 2016 holiday season, one of Gap Inc.'s distribution centers was destroyed by fire. Here's the story of how resilience and innovation saved the day.

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Year in review: 2017 System Reports

December 28, 2017 · A look at Modern Materials Handling's 2017 cover stories highlights each company's unique journey and common goals.

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Rochester Drug Cooperative: Robots ready for work

October 12, 2017 · It’s still early stages, but Rochester Drug Cooperative is proving that mobile robotic piece picking can get the job done in the right application.

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System Report: Rochester Drug Cooperative

October 11, 2017 · An early adopter, Rochester Drug Cooperative is using robotic piece-picking technology to complement picking of slow-moving items. System report for Rochester Drug Cooperative, Robotic picking and inventory management, Innovative distribution center robotics solutions , IAM Robotics case study

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Necessity is the mother of invention at Quiet Logistics

May 1, 2016 · Faced with the loss of a robotic pick solution, Quiet Logistics invented its own robots. Are they the next generation of robotic-enabled picking in the warehouse?

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Quiet Logistics: Robotic-enabled picking comes to the fore

May 1, 2016 · Mobile robotics reduce the travel time associated with order fulfillment.

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VSP sees the solution

April 1, 2016 · VSP Global turned to automated storage and robotic piece picking to increase the throughput of its state-of-the-art optical lab in California.

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Automate 2026: Forklifts, physical AI, vision systems and more from day three in Chicago
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