Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.09
April 03, 2019
…markets including solutions for e-commerce fulfillment, retail, wholesale, protein, cold chain, convenience store, pharmaceutical, 3PL and food/beverage distribution. KLG was established in 1980 by Stanley J. Kuecker, who has been in the material handling industry since 1971. The first nine of those years Stan worked in sales for other integrators. It was during those years in which he saw a need in the marketplace for a company with the philosophy of “always taking care of the customer and his associates”. KLG provides cutting edge solutions in supply chain management, industrial automation and robotics, life cycle services and more. KLG designs…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.28
March 25, 2019
…Download Now! The Unbreakable Chain: A Look at Uninterrupted Cold Chain Management at Hypermarket Scale New! This tech brief details how an international hypermarket chain introduced Advantech’s Cold Chain Management Solution practices for monitoring frozen/refrigerated food product safety. Download Now! Cold Storage “Last Mile” Logistics This white paper describes how to profit from cold storage 'last mile' logistics business benefits including lowers operating costs, reducing system downtime and interruptions, increasing productivity, greater product longevity, improved data integrity and inventory management. Download Now! Supply Chain Transformation Relies on Technology Deployment This whitepaper shows industry survey results from adopters in supply chain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.38
February 21, 2019
…plan. For this, they need a huge amount of storage space – and both businesses and storage providers are frantically scrabbling to deliver. Deal or No Deal Brexit? Concerns linger over the potential for a “no deal” Brexit, particularly as dissatisfaction persists over the nature of the deal that’s been negotiated. The prospect of there being no customs arrangements when the UK leaves the Union in March is a worrying one, as it means UK ports would have to default to World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules and tariffs. Related: Mobilizing Your Business for Tough Times and Global Commerce Not only…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.58
February 05, 2019
…Combining robotic vision, artificial intelligence and gripping with automated storage and retrieval system shuttle technology, vertical lifts and conveyor, the order picking process can be completely automated. The fully integrated system is ideal for e-commerce fulfillment operations in a challenging labor market and handling high volumes of smaller-size orders. It uses unique gripping technology to pick individual items of a range of sizes, shapes, fragility and weights. When paired with AI, the gripper enables the automation of highly unstructured tasks found in e-commerce distribution. Little to no human intervention is required for the system to provide consistent accuracy and high…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.93
March 01, 2016
…and distribution centers are beginning to integrate high-density, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) with their materials handling systems. This integration allows facilities to store more food and beverages in the same—if not less—amount of space than in conventional storage methods, as AS/RS typically increases storage capacity by 30% to 50%, while also decreasing the overall footprint of the building by upward of 50%. “AS/RS brings products close to the shelves with high velocity,” says Staci Cretu, marketing communications manager at Westfalia Technologies. “In doing so, they are able to optimally store products, layers and cases, with and without pallets,…
