Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.39
November 14, 2016
…including the launch of new products at this year’s ProMat. However, lift trucks will not be integrated into the Dematic business. “Dematic has a huge install base, and we’d like to leverage their sales force where we can if a customer is doing a new facility,” Riske said. “However, lift trucks will remain part of our industrial truck and services business.” “There may be opportunities to strengthen and leverage each other’s spare parts and services businesses as well as each other’s software businesses,” he noted. “Finally, expect to see Retrotech’s service business coming under Dematic’s umbrella.” Riske added that when…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.06
April 18, 2016
…what MHI is saying, 2017 will be the biggest Promat ever. In that regard, there has been a lot of talk about where the industry fits in the supply chain, both around the table at our magazine as well as within the industry. I think that question misses the point: Supply chain people aren’t looking for broader supply chain solutions, like demand planning, S&OP or logistics, from us. They’re hungry for innovative solutions that will solve their materials handling problems. Most importantly, we are an enabling technology. When I first started writing about the industry, the point of materials handling…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.26
April 03, 2016
It’s April and the off year from Promat, which means I’m in Atlanta preparing to attend the Modex show that will open tomorrow morning. I flew in early today so that I’d have a chance to visit the show while exhibitors were putting the final touches on their booths. Based on a quick walk through, here are a topics I want to explore. Robotics: I just finished writing my third System Report in a row for Modern on robotics in the distribution center. Our industry is slow to abandon the tried and true for the new, so I don’t expect…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.97
December 30, 2015
…more for online orders if delivered sustainably, 76% would wait an extra day for climate-friendly transport. In other news ProMat 2015 registration tops 37,000 Show producer MHI announced a 8.8% attendance jump over 2013. Automate 2015 sets show and conference attendance records Co-located with ProMat, exhibition space was 76% larger, show attendees jumped 61%, and conference participants grew 63% over 2013. Study finds manufacturing industry ready for the Internet of Things 83% of surveyed manufacturers either already have IoT implementations in place or plans to deploy within a year.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.69
January 16, 2013
This year, ProMat features three keynote presentations, each offering critical insights from experts into future developments in robotics, business and the supply chain. The first runs Monday morning from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom, Room S100, and features Henrik I. Christensen, KUKA chair of robotics and director of robotics at Georgia Tech. In a presentation entitled “The Impact of Robotics on Economic Growth,” Christensen will detail how advances in robotics are revolutionizing manufacturing and distribution operations, as well as share insights into how these developments will propel future economic growth. “We’ve seen tremendous progress in robotics…
