Topic: Technology

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Real-time location technology sees the space between

February 6, 2020 · After decades of steady progress, the industry prepares for a flood of technology to capture and act upon real-time location of assets, people and goods.

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Universal Robots launches leasing program in collaboration with DLL

February 5, 2020 · Flexible, usage-based financing to benefit modern manufacturing businesses while enabling growth.

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Other Voices: The supply chain gets smarter with machine learning

February 5, 2020 · Machine learning automates the analysis of the overwhelmingly complex and diverse data generated across the supply chain.

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Top Six Supply Chain Technology Trends for 2020

February 5, 2020 · The supply chain technology trends for 2020 reflect the growing demands for more service, more value, faster shipping, cheaper shipping, and an unrelenting pace to predict what's going to happen next - in this article, we take a look at the top six trends.

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HighJump and Locus Robotics roll out strategic partnership

January 14, 2020 · The companies said they will collaborate to facilitate the development of integration tools allowing for faster, seamless implementations to improve productivity and efficiency for shared retail and 3PL customers, as well as establish HighJump as a licensed retailer of Locus’s autonomous, multi-robot solution for warehouse fulfillment, too.

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Logistics Service Providers and the Benefit of 5G Technology

January 9, 2020 · 5G, the fifth generation of cellular technology, isn't an inapplicable concept or technology - it's going to be widely adopted across multiple industries, including logistics, and has the potential to transform how your business operates.

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How Robotics Can Improve work-life balance this festive season

January 8, 2020 · Consumer expectations rise every year, and without the aid of automation, the well being of your workforce will likely be compromised.

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Year in review: Top materials handling stories of 2019

January 8, 2020 · Digitization, connectivity, efficiency and customer demands continue to drive innovation.

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ABI Research: Robotics industry set for change

December 19, 2019 · Of the 8 million robots shipped in 2030, nearly 6 million will be mobile

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Digital Factory Revenues to Jump From $59B to $375B in 2030, Says ABI Research

December 19, 2019 · Report indicates "opportunities abound" for both the manufacturing sector and technology vendors.

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2019 State of Supply Chain Innovation Survey

December 18, 2019 · Discover which tech solutions your organization should consider investing in—and which you can pass on—for now.

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Soft Robotics announces partnership with FANUC

December 12, 2019 · Soft Robotics, a robotics pioneer dedicated to solving the hardest workforce challenges, today announced a strategic partnership with FANUC, the world's largest maker of industrial robots, that will accelerate the adoption of integrated soft robotic solutions into high-growth automation markets worldwide.

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Other Voices: Staying Connected to Harness the Potential of Industry 4.0 for Warehouse Operations

December 9, 2019 · Warehouse-specific connectivity issues must be dealt with at a holistic level, assessing the operation in terms of physical layout as well as by kind, size and location of goods, anticipated movement of goods, mobile devices, integration of historical trending data, and other related variables.

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North American machine vision market falls 4.6% through third quarter

December 9, 2019 · Just over half of industry experts believe machine vision market will increase in the next six months, 38% believe sales will remain flat. Seven in 10 expect flat performance in the machine vision market, 24% believing sales will increase in the next six months.

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5 Impacts of Autonomous Freight Trucking on Supply Chains

December 4, 2019 · Autonomous trucking is a new technology that can truly benefit every step of supply chain management, it will bring large reductions in costs for companies and potentially address many of the issues facing the transportation and logistics industries.

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Other Voices: The need for an evolved supply chain in e-commerce

December 3, 2019 · Supply chains can improve customer experience by making it easy to send data up and down the chain, with real-time information delivered via APIs and automated updates.

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Autonomous Vehicles for Fulfillment and Delivery a ‘$250B revolution,’ Says IDTechEx

December 2, 2019 · Suppliers following a traditional model of equipment sales should consider "a subscription platform in their business model to offer maintenance and upgrades, especially cloud-based software updates."

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ABB and B&R launch first fully integrated machine-centric robotics solution

December 2, 2019 · Solution to improve flexibility at all levels, including machines, to support shorter product cycles and smaller lots of greater variety.

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