Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.07
April 14, 2023
…Ohio, visiting Rickenbacker and a Carhartt facility operated by DHL Supply Chain facility in nearby Canal Winchester. The tour for select media and investors showcased some of the technologies that DHL Supply Chain is installing to improve the efficiency of the Carhartt facility, and its global facilities overall. The facility opened in May 2021, the first of five warehouses DHL Supply Chain will ultimately operate on behalf of Carhartt. The warehouse is an example of what facilities will look like moving forward: automation supporting humans and designed to address omnichannel expectations. Omnichannel is now a must “By now, almost every…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.76
December 10, 2018
…the future, utilizing IAM’s mobile, piece-picking robotic technology. And, DHL Supply Chain is utilizing mobile collaborative robots and smart glass technology in its fulfillment operations. In fact, a week ago, I had a chance to interview three DHL executives about a $300 million technology investment the 3PL is making to create its next generation supply chain. According to senior VP Fred Takavitz, VP of corporate IT Carl Behn and VP of IT Americas Mike Kreider, the investments will be spread across 350 North American facilities, and extend beyond robots and smart glasses to also include technologies like predictive analytics, augmented…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.51
June 24, 2020
…a trio of name-brand companies—global contract logistics services provider DHL Supply Chain, technology giant Microsoft, and Blue Yonder (formerly JDA), a provider of AI-driven and end-to-end supply chain management services—announced today they have rolled out what they called a “plug and play” robotics platform. The companies said that this platform significantly reduces integration time and programming efforts, in order to on-board new automation devices into warehouse facilities, which, in turn, provides shippers with more flexibility in selecting robotics systems geared towards their specific business needs, while leveraging Microsoft Azure IoT and cloud platform services. This platform was initially implemented at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.34
April 17, 2018
…this week by global express and logistics services provider DHL and technology powerhouse IBM takes an in-depth look into the impact of AI within logistics. The report, entitled “Artificial Intelligence in Logistics: A collaborative report by DHL and IBM on implications and use cases for the logistics industry,” examines different ways in which AI can be used for augmenting logistics operations, especially now at a time when leveraging AI is more accessible and affordable than it has been in the past. “Everything can be enhanced through modern technology, and I think AI is at the beginning of really big usefulness,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.36
March 22, 2016
…President Innovation, Post - eCommerce - Parcel, Deutsche Post DHL Group. “Developing the next generation of robots that can work around and among people will take a substantial investment to advance the technology but at DPDHL Group we believe that soon supply chains will see humans and robots working side by side to handle goods faster and more economically.” DPDHL Group has already started testing how robotics could further play a role in logistics. The Group trials collaborative robots in selected warehouse sites to find solutions for transforming supply chains. The speed of technological progress is increasing rapidly with new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.30
July 25, 2024
…(IDS) recently announced a deployment of its cameras for DHL eCommerce in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The cameras are incorporated in depalletization robots supplied by global robotic manufacturer and integrator AWL Automation. RODE, an acronym for RObotic DEpalletizer, is an intelligent robotic depalletization system offered by AWL for the intralogistics market. In this machine, two Ensenso 3D cameras from IDS are implemented to provide the required image data. AWL RODE allows DHL to ensure continuous parcel processing IDS said one of the locations where RODE adds value is for DHL eCommerce in Rotterdam. The robotic solution can efficiently process packages randomly arranged…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.17
September 11, 2024
…will kick off with a live Keynote presentation from DHL. Titled “Robotics Trends in Action: Powered by DHL Logistics Trend Radar 7.0,” the session will identify and examine the robotic and automation trends in use at DHL and the future of automation in the materials handling landscape. Robotics 24/7 Editorial Director Tim Culverhouse will serve as the moderator for the Keynote presentation and all of the sessions throughout the conference. The Keynote presentation will feature speakers: Joan-Wilhelm Schwarze, Senior Global Innovation Manager, Center of Excellence Automation of Operations, DHL Group - Corporate Strategy Ernesto Camacho, Senior Innovation Manager, DHL Customer…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.95
September 18, 2017
…Adrian Kumar, a vice president of solutions design for DHL, and one of his colleagues on DHL’s work with NextGen Supply Chain technologies, including mobile robots and Google Glass. They seem disparate, but there’s a common thread between the three. If you haven’t heard Harry speak at a conference, he is an apostle for American manufacturing in the best possible way. Founded about 6 years ago, the Reshoring Initiative says that it “is the leading voice in making the case to companies that it is often in their interest to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States or keep…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.63
September 27, 2024
…included: Keynote - “Robotics Trends in Action: Powered by DHL Logistics Trend Radar 7.0,” the session will identify and examine the robotic and automation trends in use at DHL and the future of automation in the materials handling landscape. Hosted by Joan-Wilhelm Schwarze, Senior Global Innovation Manager, Center of Excellence Automation of Operations, DHL Group - Corporate Strategy and Ernesto Camacho, Senior Innovation Manager, DHL Customer Solutions and Innovation, Innovation and Trend Research. Session 1 - Machine Vision & Object Detection: “Mastering Parcel Variability: Leveraging Human-AI Symbiosis for Optimized Logistics” featuring Dr. Dan Grollman, principal software developer, Plus One Robotics.…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 2.33
April 16, 2021
…the fight right now. Companies like UPS, FedEx and DHL hired more than 200,000 workers in North America in 2020, and that trend will likely continue in 2021. These and other high-profile hiring announcements come right at a time when constrained labor availability, concerns over COVID-19 exposure, and social distancing requirements are impacting fulfillment operations nationwide. To further exacerbate this dilemma, customer expectations around delivery time have drastically increased over the last few years. With Amazon as the number-one online retailer offering free one-day shipping–and, most recently, two-hour shipping–consumers expect their packages to arrive immediately and free of charge. This…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.11
October 30, 2022
…around the clock across dozens of customer sites today. DHL Supply Chain proves value Fox Robotics said it retrofits standard forklifts with sensors and software for autonomous material handling operations with precise navigation and robust pallet picking and movement. Deep learning systems use onboard cameras and lidar sensors to detect pallets, boxes, and other obstacles in real time. The intelligent systems also enable the forklift to pick pallets out of trailers it is seeing for the first time, said the company. Fox claimed that it has solved the hardest forklift challenge to date – unloading trailers without modifying the warehouse…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.11
December 21, 2017
…several autonomous delivery vehicles in 2018, including our own DHL StreetScooter – thanks to our cooperation with AI computing company NVIDIA and ZF, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers. And while most are still talking about Tesla’s splashy announcement, we’re taking action. Our DHL Supply division has just placed an order for ten Tesla Electric Class 8 Semi Trucks, making it one of the first third-party logistics (3PL) companies to do so. We’ll begin testing them in the U.S. once available in 2019. A Much-Needed Co-Pilot Both companies and drivers will benefit from the technology. For starters, we think…
