Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.48
October 09, 2023
…when IMRs interact with workstations, charging stations, and other equipment Explains safety considerations regarding the deployed operating environment “A paradigm shift has occurred in recent years with the continued advancement of mobile robots in the workplace, and this shift demanded safety requirements beyond what is offered in other robot safety standards,” said Franklin. Click on image to enlarge. Source: Association for Advancing Automation “With Part 2 of the R15.08 standard, system integrators now have specific requirements that will help them ensure they’re deploying the safest mobile robot systems available in their customers’ facilities,” she added. At the International Robot Safety…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.47
September 28, 2023
…guided vehicles (AGVs) powered by Dane, Geek+, Locus Robotics, Crown Equipment, and Toyota-Raymond to simplify demanding jobs. Many of these AGVs can move small packages and irregular-sized shipments more safely and easily through UPS facilities, noted the logistics provider. Irregular shipments that don’t fit on conveyor belts can often be heavy and difficult to move, said UPS. These automated vehicles can “exponentially streamline these movements and promote safety,” it claimed. Digital technologies part of competitive strategy UPS said it is also using digital technologies to ensure the safety of every delivery around the world by using Delivery Photo and Delivery…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.67
September 26, 2023
…facility, or MRF, in California. Ardagh Metal Packaging and Crown Holdings, two members of the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), will fund a two-year equipment lease for a robot from EverestLabs. The companies said they expect the robot to capture more than 1 million used beverage cans (UBCs) a year at the Caglia MRF, which sorts single-stream recyclables. Caglia will share with CMI 50% of all revenue from the UBCs captured with the leased equipment, including the revenue from the sale of the UBCs and the revenue from California’s deposit-return system. The lease program is the latest in a several-year CMI…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 45.51
July 10, 2023
…a major provider of new, used, and reconditioned forklifts, Crown Equipment Corp. is a leading material handling provider. The New Bremen, Ohio-based company is also a proponent of automation—when it makes sense. “For instance, load is a big variable,” said Jim Gaskell, director of global automation and emerging technologies at Crown Equipment. He sat down with Robotics 24/7 at ProMat to talk about how end users should approach robotics for materials handling. “Depending on the load, a warehouse may want to go with reach trucks, AGVs, or tenders,” Gaskell noted. Crown determined to demystify robotics Estimates of how many North…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 42.39
May 17, 2023
…Gaskell, director of global automation and emerging technologies at Crown Equipment Corp. Since 1945, Crown has grown from a one-room operation in rural Ohio to one of the world’s largest lift truck manufacturers. Organizations are understandably wary of new technologies, so the e-book explains how to approach the warehouse automation journey. It outlines steps including adopting an automation mindset and weighing fixed versus mobile automation. Hiring challenges, safety concerns, and ever-increasing needs for flexibility and visibility are prompting warehouse operators to look at robots and automated lift trucks. Crown’s free e-book examines how to consider costs, the need for customization,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.34
May 12, 2023
…works with several robotics suppliers, including AutoStore, Boston Dynamics, Crown Equipment, and Vecna Robotics. Locus Robotics is arguably one of the more mature AMR providers. “We look for best-of-breed technologies and partner with companies of all sizes,” Brian Gaunt, senior director of DHL Supply Chain, told Robotics 24/7 at Manifest 2023. Sally Miller, DHL Supply Chain Sally Miller, global digital transformation officer at DHL Supply Chain, replied to the following questions from Robotics 24/7 about the company's expanded partnership with Locus Robotics: About how many DHL facilities will be adding robots from Locus? Miller: This will be across some of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.36
April 14, 2023
…additional technologies in Canal Winchester, including autonomous forklifts from Crown Equipment that are used to unload trailers (see video above). They also included an autonomous pallet unloader from Fox Robotics and Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot, which is capable of lifting individual boxes from a trailer and placing them on a conveyor belt (see video below). But workers should not be afraid of being replaced by robots, according to Kraig Forman, president of e-commerce at DHL. He said the Carhartt facility employs 380 people who work alongside the robots. The use of data is also helping make the facility more efficient,…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 53.20
April 13, 2023
Crown is one of the world’s largest material handling companies, with a reputation for award-winning product design, advanced engineering and technology, and superior after-sale service. Its business philosophy uses vertically integrated processes to design, manufacture, and distribute forward-thinking, innovative solutions that improve customers’ productivity and operating efficiency. Crown produces a broad range of forklifts, as well as automation and fleet management technologies. The company’s global headquarters is located in New Bremen, Ohio, with regional headquarters in Australia, China, Germany and Singapore. Its employees number more than 16,100 worldwide. Crown operates a service and distribution network that exceeds 500 retail locations…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.90
August 19, 2021
…with object detection can also sense when other smart equipment is nearby, or the presence of people wearing proximity badges. Such technology can make an operator’s job easier, safer, and more productive, said Hess. “We can set speed limits for these trucks in front of break rooms, or the door to the office area, so trucks are automatically slowed down,” he said. “Or, if there is an obstruction in the ceiling, maybe a heater or some pipes, the truck will not lift high enough to reach the danger height.” “These functions protect your people, other trucks, inventory and other equipment…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.88
October 06, 2020
…the benefits of automation,” he says. Lift truck provider Crown Equipment offers autonomous trucks such as a tow tractor that is capable of switching into manual mode when needed, according to Andy Smith, director of marketing product management for Crown. “What we are hearing from our customers is a growing need for these dual-mode type of lift trucks,” says Smith. “Manual operation makes it easy to manually move vehicles to accommodate dynamic changes in the production plan, retrieve vehicles from the floor, move them into storage, deliver them for maintenance, or use them in unique situations without the need for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.99
September 02, 2020
…Jim Gaskell, director of global technology business development for Crown Equipment. “Now that you are bringing automated lift trucks into the picture, companies will likely try to fit these in with how they are used to budgeting and paying for things.” Gaskell also says it’s possible an RaaS model for robotic lift trucks could emerge in the market, in part because robotic trucks are highly predictable in how much they will move in a shift, which could lend itself to fee structures based on units of production. “With automation, you could do that [production rate] because the system is based…
