XPO Logistics to Deploy 5,000 Collaborative Warehouse Robots in North America and Europe
October 7, 2018
XPO Logistics will buy 5,000 warehouse robots from a Singapore startup backed by billionaire Peter Thiel as part of a deal that makes XPO the only logistics provider to use the...
7 Reasons for Using Autonomous Robots in Your Warehouse
October 4, 2018
Here are the main reasons why your company needs to start integrating autonomous robots into its supply chain in 2018.
Inventory Management 101: Time to step up to the plate
October 4, 2018
Carrying excess inventory comes at a high cost, but so too do stock-outs and lost customers. Here's how inventory management software is helping shippers bridge the inventory gap and come...
Understanding MicroCT for Additive Manufacturing
October 4, 2018
MicroCT systems employ either a fan-beam or cone-beam approach to transmit X-rays through a part. Data from either type of scanner is collected at a planar detector and then processed...
The Keys to a Future-Ready Automated Warehouse
October 1, 2018
Dramatic changes to the warehouse are just beginning. Data-driven, flexible and robotic automation solutions help improve performance today while retaining the agility to adapt to tomorrow's changes.
9 Attributes Redefining the Warehouse of the Future
October 1, 2018
The continued growth of e-commerce, last mile delivery, and warehousing as a whole are driving significant demand for industrial properties and spurring innovation in how the assets are built and...
HP Advances Metal 3D Printing for Mass Production
September 17, 2018
The HP Metal Jet—a platform that the company says addresses longstanding limitations of metal 3D printing and positions the technology as a cost-effective alternative for low-cost, mass production...
U.S. Department of Energy provides $2 million grant for robotics
September 11, 2018
A research and development team will use the grant to develop a commercially viable autonomous hydrogen fueling station.
Material Handling & Logistics Conference: Day 1.
September 10, 2018
The future of work, robotics and artificial intelligence were on the first morning's agenda
Universal Robots marks milestone with 25,000th collaborative robot
September 10, 2018
Gold edition robot presented to customer Kay Manufacturing at IMTS in Chicago.
A scientific approach to warehouse automation
September 7, 2018
Before making a large investment in automation, companies need to conduct a detailed data-driven, fact-based assessment across people, process and technology to identify the right fit.
GreyOrange closes $140 million Series C
September 6, 2018
Marks the biggest fundraising in industrial automation systems
Warehouse Drones Ready for Digital Inventory Management
September 6, 2018
Bolstered by the growth in industrial IoT, drones are proving their benefits for aerial inventory within warehouse facilities.
FAA Completes Four Pilots in Its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program
September 6, 2018
The four pilots cover a wide range of applications for commercial drones, including healthcare materials delivery in North Carolina, consumer delivery in Virginia, providing bait to capture feral hogs in...
With more U.S.-based warehouse and DC workers needed, CBRE research provides some solutions
September 5, 2018
As increasing e-commerce activity continues to be the “new normal when it comes to emerging supply chain strategies and planning, one thing that comes with that premise, which cannot be...
Driverless Trucks Could Potentially Replace Many of the Nation’s Best Long-Distance Trucking Jobs
September 5, 2018
A new study by Dr. Steve Viscelli, a sociologist and trucking expert at the University of Pennsylvania, concludes that eroding job quality should be as serious a concern as job...
OnRobot gets funding from Summit Partners, acquires Purple Robotics
September 4, 2018
The acquisition takes place two months after the OnRobot merger of three robotics companies from the United States, Hungary and Denmark that created one global player with a focus on...
Gold Nanoparticles Shine Light on 3D-Printing Defects
August 31, 2018
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Vanderbilt University has developed a technique that uses the optical properties of gold nanoparticles to detect and quantify missing layers in 3D-printed products.
GreyOrange expands its global footprint, opens U.S. headquarters in Atlanta
August 28, 2018
In its first client site in the U.S., GreyOrange will deploy 740 robots in Atlanta and create several thousand jobs across this and other initial client sites.
