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January 17, 2018 · New CEO believes material handling and logistics particularly susceptible to approaching "automation revolution."
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January 8, 2018 · 4PL and 3PL partner to open the first of five locations slated to open around the United States within the next six months.
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December 29, 2017 · Older measures like productivity, quality, and service still apply, but digital transformation promises to 'change everything' about how manufacturers and retailers plan, procure and fulfill.
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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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December 28, 2017 · The industry's momentum continues to build, even as it changes shape to adapt to technology; acquisitions across technology competencies have heralded the arrival of Consolidation 2.0, while automation and cybersecurity shake up the way players throughout the supply chain do business.
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December 27, 2017 · Double-digit growth, in units and dollars, sets records in the areas of robotics, machine vision, motion control, and motor technology.
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December 21, 2017 · It's time for the logistics industry to start looking seriously into an autonomous future with driverless trucks leading the way, the question is, are we ready?
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December 13, 2017 · Manufacturer cuts cycle time by 12 seconds with robotic CNC tenders that can work overnight.
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November 29, 2017 · International Federation of Robotics reports sales within Japan reached a 10-year high, and Japan exported 115,000 industrial robots in 2016 valued at $2.7 billion.
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November 21, 2017 · Cobot solutions used in order picking and placing, palletizing and depalletizing, and kitting and bagging alongside human operators.
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November 19, 2017 · Embark is working to make the self-driving future a reality, and while most of the spectacle has been around passenger vehicles, Embark believes that commercial trucking, the backbone of the U.S. economy, stands to reap untold benefits by deploying autonomous trucks, particularly during the “long haul” stretches.
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November 14, 2017 · Bell and Howell to service autonomous pallet trucks and tow tractors for Seegrid customers across North America.
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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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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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October 11, 2017 · Retailers are looking to compete with Amazon through third-party logistics providers who can tackle the e-fulfillment challenges with service and market specialization as well as making strategic investments in flexible automation.
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October 10, 2017 · Modern Materials Handling staff sat down with John Santagate, Research director for service robotics at Manufacturing Insights to talk about the current state of the industry.
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October 6, 2017 · International Society of Automation Automation Federation draw attention to the growing need for skilled manufacturing workers
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October 4, 2017 · Students will tour facilities and participate in interactive presentations of in-demand skills and advanced manufacturing jobs throughout Metro Detroit.
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September 1, 2017 · Show producer PMMI projects record attendance and exhibitors, outlines new and returning features.
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August 30, 2017 · While automated equipment at today’s warehouses can be at the heart of their success, any single piece of automation needs to be balanced with upstream and downstream processes, raising the importance of software to sync the flow of work and ensure the heart of the system keeps ticking.
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Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
