Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.80
April 18, 2023
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…SICK Inc. Since 2008, Ross has directly led procurement, inventory management, distribution, and transportation at SICK. He has worked to drive top-line revenue and bottom-line cost improvements through optimized supply chain solutions at the company. Prior to SICK, Ross was general manager, MSP, at Logistics Unlimited, and director, supply chain, at Zomax. Moderator: Eugene Demaitre Editorial director Robotics 24/7, Peerless Media LLC Demaitre is editorial director of Robotics 24/7. Prior to joining Peerless Media, he was a senior editor at other robotics publications. Demaitre has decades of experience in business-to-business, online technology coverage, and he has participated in numerous robotics-related…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.82
April 17, 2023
…Perfect Pick features intelligent, wireless iBOT vehicles that access inventory in a single aisle, traveling around the storage rack at rates of up to 1,000 dual-cycles per hour, according to OPEX. Advanced Robotics said it focuses on intelligent logistics solutions that are unique to the Hungarian and CEE regional markets, using robotics as well as artificial intelligence technologies to solve warehouse and factory logistics operations, saving time, energy, and cost. “Perfect Pick is a great solution for e-commerce fulfillment and micro-fulfillment because of its scalability and narrow footprint,” said Nicolas Dewit, director of business development - Europe, Middle East, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.26
April 12, 2023
…This includes mobile robots, like Hercules, that help move inventory across our facilities, and robotic handling systems, like Robin, that help sort packages before they are sent to customers. Are participants expected to go straight to the Reliability and Maintenance Engineering team, or are there other roles at Amazon they could help fill? Carter: There are a number of jobs at Amazon that work with robotics, but typically, the MRA program trains participants to fulfill an electromechanical technician role on the RME team. Where is this training taking place? Carter: Following completion of the educational coursework through one of our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.86
April 12, 2023
…a decade ago. The provider of robotic fulfillment and inventory optimization software now counts Fortune 500 enterprises and fast-growing startups among its customers. Gupta helped bring GreyMatter to market Akash Gupta, the new CEO of GreyOrange. Source: GreyOrange Prior to his appointment as CEO, Gupta held executive roles at GreyOrange, including chief technology officer and chief product officer. He also played a key role in developing the gStore omnichannel retail management system, according to the company. Gupta and Kohli were “instrumental” in bringing the GreyMatter hardware-agnostic fulfillment platform to market, said GreyOrange. The software responds to customer orders and assigns…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.77
April 10, 2023
…added. “Gravity provides reduction insights at the intersection of inventory and cost of different systems,” said ElHattab. “You can not only get the reduction potential, but also the cost savings per year from reduced energy consumption.” Selectivity and urgency Gravity Climate has done most of its business in the U.S., and it has worked with SHV Energy, the largest off-grid utility provider in the Netherlands and 25 countries, said ElHattab. “We're being selective about global expansion,” he said. “We're also looking at how to make carbon-reductive pitches in the construction space that are cost-effective.” “We're also looking at freight moving,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.23
April 10, 2023
…six different brands within the same building for existing inventory. Before GreyOrange, the brands coexisted, but their online and retail sides were handled separately. Now, it's all in the same mix of inventory. The channel gets decided when an item goes outbound, packed in a box or an individual carton. We've seen this need for nuance in the industry for a long time. For brands to effectively adopt automation, they need a common ERP [enterprise resource planning system] and operations. We developed GreyMatter around that need for orchestration. How does that compare with most retail today? Kohli: The idea of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.35
April 07, 2023
…to maximize productivity, speed, accuracy, and safety in end-to-end inventory fulfillment operations, according to GreyOrange. It matches robot agents according to work needs—including capacity and demand peaks—for inventory orchestration, said the company. GreyOrange recently announced an open API that enables any certified vendor’s robots to connect to GreyMatter. The company claimed this enables customers to choose the technology that best fits their warehouse environment. Under the API, manufacturers can incorporate GreyMatter to orchestrate their autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and other execution agents at the customer’s site. It works with hardware from leading vendors such as HAI Robotics, Zebra Technologies (formerly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.64
March 28, 2023
…adjust the automation, as well as a more dynamic inventory-slotting capability, he said. Already, the Optricity slotting that FORTNA acquired in early 2022 can be used to pinpoint the highest value set of slotting moves that can be handled during a shift without disrupting order picking, said McKeel. In the longer term, FORTNA is working to make the slotting engine fully dynamic, he said. Robotics integration takes center stage Other growth areas for FORTNA include AutoStore projects, including one system with over 1 million bins; the use of AMRs to support garment-on-hanger fulfillment; and integrated robotic piece picking, McKeel said.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.56
March 23, 2023
…and reporting and enabling businesses to identify trends, optimize inventory levels and measure asset health and reduce waste. Warehouse labor shortages a major driver In addition to helping warehouse operators address the automation interoperability gap, Honeywell said it also helping them alleviate labor challenges with automation solutions. The global labor force will face a shortage of 85 million workers by 2030 because of aging populations, changing demographics, and skills gaps, found McKinsey & Co. At ProMat 2023, Honeywell has demonstrated several technologies that are being deployed in warehouses and distribution centers to help operators increase efficiency and productivity with reduced…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.86
March 20, 2023
…claimed that it has developed the first commercially successful inventory-tracking system using fully autonomous indoor drones. It said it will use the funding to address a growing backlog of deployments, with systems already installed in 30 sites across 13 countries on three continents. “The completion of our Series B funding round is an important nod to the value our system provides to clients, and it demonstrates investor confidence in our industry-leading solution and team,” said Raffaello D’Andrea, founder and CEO of Verity. D’Andrea also co-founded Kiva Systems, which was acquired by Amazon in 2012 and rebranded as Amazon Robotics. Founded…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.34
March 18, 2023
…The trend up to the [COVID-19] pandemic was just-in-time inventory and to store as little as possible. The assumption was that manufacturers could pump out products and get them to customers as fast as possible. When the pandemic hit, not only were manufacturers struggling to ramp up to meet demand, but they needed overflow space. It changed customer behavior, and they had to pay a bunch more for warehouse space. Does this mean that good data visibility and analytics are as valuable as space? Oliaro: Most of the customers we work with don’t do a good job of managing inventory…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.57
March 17, 2023
…are intended reduce repetitive movements as operators manually transfer inventory from one location to another. FusionPort can also streamline order picking by providing visual cues with a pick-to-light system for easy item identification, said the company. In addition, the system includes an enhanced safety hatch that makes the bins accessible only when the port is ready for picking. AutoStore claimed that it developed FusionPort Staging based on its understanding of the space constraints that warehouses face by storing inventory in staging areas. The workstation consolidates order picking and staging to a single port, allowing businesses to streamline operations, reduce the…
