Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.34
January 05, 2022
…handling integrator Hy-Tek Holdings today said it has acquired Advanced Handling Systems LLC, or AHS. The merged company now operates as Hy-Tek Material Handling LLC. Terms were not disclosed. “Hy-Tek’s acquisition of AHS broadens our offerings as the predominant player in material handling and integrated systems,” said Sam Grooms, CEO of Hy-Tek Holdings. “With AHS robotic solutions, Hy-Tek delivers cutting-edge technology that optimizes fulfillment, speeds distribution, and addresses labor shortages within a challenging supply chain. Committed to growth through acquisitions, Hy-Tek always is looking for best-of-breed companies to join our team.” Erlanger, Ky.-based Advanced Handling Systems offers integration services with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.88
April 14, 2021
Advanced Handling Systems LLC yesterday announced that it is partnering with Caja Robotics to optimize a Midwest distribution facility for an unnamed major retailer. The companies said they will combine Advanced Handling Systems' experience in warehouse automation with Caja's goods-to-person technology on their first project together. For more than 45 years, Advanced Handling Systems (AHS) has supplied integrated fulfillment and distribution systems within the supply chain. The Erlanger, Ky.-based company said it uses its six-step DesignBuild process to understand a customer's “current state.” AHS provides automation, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and other equipment to improve productivity, order cycle times, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.12
July 29, 2020
Waypoint Robotics and AHS (Advanced Handling Systems) LLC, announce a new systems integrator partnership. As a select Waypoint Certified Systems Integrator, AHS will be able to offer Waypoint’s full fleet of industrial-strength, omnidirectional AMRs to its valued customer base as part of a fully integrated automated material handling solution. AHS combines the power of creative design with a strategic selection of equipment manufacturers to create best-in-class fulfillment and distribution solutions for a wide variety of industries and clients. Waypoint Robotics develops and manufactures fully autonomous mobile robot platforms that are easy to use, industrial-strength, and designed to be setup and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.80
February 26, 2020
AHS (Advanced Handling Systems), a full-service provider of integrated fulfillment, distribution, and robotic solutions, has formed a partnership with Mobile Industrial Robots – an autonomous industrial mobile robotic supplier based in Denmark as a Certified Systems Integrator. Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) develops and markets the industry’s most advanced line of collaborative and safe autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that quickly, easily, and cost-effectively manage internal logistics, freeing employees for higher-value activities. Hundreds of mid to large sized, multinational manufacturers and logistics centers, along with several hospitals around the world, have already installed MiR’s innovative robots. MiR has quickly established a global…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.25
August 03, 2022
…BP Controls, Fascor, LCS, and AHS. The company acquired Advanced Handling Systems LLC, or AHS, in January. Hy-Tek is an integrator serving clients in markets and applications including e-commerce, 3PL, and parcel. The company said it is the “premier single-source provider of material handling solutions for a wide range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, retail, construction, food, electronics, and automotive.” Since 1963, Hy-Tek and its partners—including manufacturers of industrial equipment, conveyors, automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), racks and shelving—have been providing customers large and small with turnkey systems. With over 500 employees, Hy-Tek serves customers in the U.S., Canada,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.76
April 17, 2020
…America. US-based JMP Solutions, Iris Custom Solutions, Flex-Line Automation, Advanced Handling Systems, as well as Nordika Brazil in Sao Paulo, Brazil, all have specific MiR robot, software and application expertise to support end users with large and complex implementations. “In today’s uncertain business environment, companies – whether deemed essential or not – need to improve efficiencies and get their products to customers as quickly as possible,” said Ed Mullen, VP of sales, Americas, Mobile Industrial Robots. “They need strong technology partners who can ensure fast and effective integration to help them optimize the efficiency and productivity of their internal logistics.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.37
October 10, 2021
…Exotec Skypod system from Exotec Solutions and systems integrator Advanced Handling Systems combines a shuttle storage system with mobile robots. The robots pick up items and deliver them to the storage system for putaway. The process reverses itself for picking and delivery to order fulfillment. Sure Sort from OPEX is a proprietary small-item sorting system that receives items from a conveyor delivery system. A robotic item sorter directs each item to a designated sortation location. There they can be moved either to a storage location like the OPEX Perfect Pick or fulfillment station. AutoStore offers a proprietary system that uses…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.48
April 16, 2021
…Robotics' Pivotal orchestration software, and Caja Robotics' work with Advanced Handling Systems. Companies supplying robots for supply chain and automation raised more than $1.7 billion last quarter. Why all the interest around AMRs? Thanks to technical advances, they can improve safety, productivity, and serve in different functions, explained Mike Harper, vice president of sales and marketing at Chelmsford, Mass.-based AutoGuide. “With our MAX-N AMRs, not only can facility operators feel confident the robots they’re deploying can work safely around their employees, but they can also know that these robots have been successfully deployed in some of the largest and most…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.83
June 17, 2021
…means “this way.” Caja Robotics recently partnered with integrator Advanced Handling Systems LLC to optimize a distribution facility in the U.S. Midwest for a major retailer. Leading the company's efforts to expand into new markets is Hanna Yanovsky, chief revenue officer and executive vice president of Caja Robotics. Yanovsky previously served as a commercial lawyer and consultant to boards of directors, and she was vice president of legal and business affairs at Servotronix Motion Control. She cited three reasons for growing automation demand. Three drivers for warehouse robotics “The logistics and warehouse markets are booming,” said Yanovsky. “But 99% of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.13
September 16, 2021
GEODIS SA yesterday said that it has partnered with Advanced Handling Systems LLC, or AHS, to implement the Skypod robotic system from Exotec Solutions SAS at its site in Nashville, Tenn. The companies said the automation will enable GEODIS to optimize its e-commerce fulfillment process for its direct-to-consumer customers. “eLogistics is an important strategic initiative for our company, and collaborating with our long-term partners at AHS in new technology with Exotec will be winning formula for our exciting new product,” said Eric Douglas, executive vice president of technology and engineering at GEODIS in Americas. “By implementing the Exotec Skypod System…
