Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.88
August 20, 2020
…machine learning. This is particularly true in light of COVID-19, resulting in a multitude of challenges such as labor shortages, health risks, and unpredictable fluctuations in demand. Hong Yu, CMO at Geek+ commented, “We are excited to be entering into our first global partnership and equally excited that it is with Körber. This partnership allows us to provide businesses worldwide with AMR solutions that can help realize flexible and efficient logistics operations. Having already experienced successful collaboration between Geek+ and Kӧrber within the Asia Pacific region, we are confident that this global partnership will lead to accelerated market expansion. Together,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.87
August 14, 2020
…the burden experienced by educational STEM programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the company says. The Onshape Education plans are the educational versions of PTC’s Software as a Service product, designed to enable CAD activities in a remote learning environment. The Education Standard plan has been free to educational institutions since 2016 and is available to students and educators who want to use professional-grade CAD that is completely online. The newly released Education Enterprise plan builds upon the Standard plan with features designed to enable universities and K-12 schools to launch, manage and scale CAD activities across entire institutions. “With online…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.74
August 13, 2020
…transition to digital manufacturing was well underway even before COVID-19—if anything, the pandemic is only accelerating an established trend—and that competitive advantage can only be maintained by embracing digital innovation.” The survey, conducted with a group of industry leaders (27% of respondents), showed clear trends that set their enterprises apart: 69% have implemented or are implementing Industry 4.0 solutions versus 48% of late adopters. A notable 58% are fully and mostly digital versus 35% of late adopters. Respondents see the following technologies as an important factor to their future success: 69% included big data analytics and 66% included Industrial IoT…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.43
August 12, 2020
…online, kicking off this week. The looming threat of COVID-19 and its widespread impact are reflected in the show's content lineup. Sam Lucero, Sr. Principle Analyst, IoT Services & Technologies, Omdia, said the impact of COVID 19 on IoT is complex, but not all bad. He characterized the nature of the projects as “more of a delay than derailment.” On the bright side, “the virus situation demonstrates the value of connected solutions in new areas.” In the opening keynote on August 11, Zack Butler, Informa Tech, Portfolio Director, shared results from a result survey. “It's really encouraging to see that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.38
August 11, 2020
…Jānis Jātnieks, co-founder and CEO, of AM Craft. “Although COVID-19 has shocked the industry in the last few months, we are seeing efforts to return to business by remodeling passenger planes for cargo shipments, as well as projects to increase customer safety measures and improve the inflight customer experience – for example by providing mobile device charging stations and Wi-Fi infrastructures. In such cases, additive manufacturing is way ahead of slower and more costly traditional methods. “One of the mainstay pillars that enables us to realize this business case into real-world applications is Stratasys’ highly repeatable FDM-based 3D printing technology…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.48
August 10, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought new realities to light that, just a few months ago, seemed unimaginable. Stay-at-home orders are keeping many people close to home. And social distancing – along with frequent cleaning of technology devices, hands, and surfaces – is widely accepted as the new norm. That doesn’t mean that adopting these new precautionary measures has been easy, though. Social distancing is not just about avoiding gatherings with friends and family, closing schools, or working from home. A strict physical distance must be kept in order to prevent the spread of contagions. Yet, front-line workers in healthcare, public…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.43
August 04, 2020
…safety and sustainability—and currently being used to fulfill the COVID-19 testing shortage in the United States.” “When Covid-19 hit, some of us wondered what the future of supply chains would look like, which led to our exploration of the 3D printed mass manufacturing market. When we encountered Origin’s technology and unique business model, we realized a TDK collaboration with Origin would be fruitful for not only exploring new technology areas in 3D printed electronic materials but also for envisioning what distributed manufacturing might look like in 10 years through the lens of an innovative start-up,” Sauvage adds. “We believe that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.48
July 28, 2020
…2020 State of Manufacturing Report, revealing the extent of COVID 19's impact on the industry. According to Fictiv's data: eighty nine percent (89%) report a direct business impact because of COVID-19 including lower sales, increased costs of materials and production, and canceled or delayed product launches; only 17% gave top marks to their supply chain’s performance over the last year; a majority are revisiting their reliance on China and looking to the U.S. as the next key manufacturing center; nearly all (97%) said COVID-19 has created new opportunities, with 87% making digital transformation a high priority; and supply chain resilience…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.88
July 23, 2020
…the warehouses was in full force before the buzzwords COVID-19 and global pandemic became a part of our everyday language. At Modex 2020 in Atlanta, for example, both exhibitors and attendees were showing more interest than ever in putting further automation into the world’s fulfillment and distribution facilities. And while some of these operations still run on manual processes, it’s clear that automation is breaking through the barriers as more organizations invest in new technology for their facilities. Modern Material Handling’s “2020 Automation Solutions Study” supports this assumption, proving just how important automation’s role is in the modern warehouse or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.01
July 22, 2020
…trends impacting e-commerce fulfillment were already in motion before COVID-19. “When it comes to e-commerce, we expect to see a strong shift from our B2B business to more B2C business,” says Philippe Gilbert, who took the reins as president of the SCS organization in 2019. “We have been pushed for more flexibility and agility than ever before.” To keep up with that growth, UPS has been investing in connectivity across its smart network, which seems natural for an organization known for its transportation chops. Those investments continue with initiatives that use digital tools like the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.57
July 22, 2020
…key technologies and industries that are using the devices. COVID-19 has increased the adoption of VR and AR in a number of industries. According to IDTechEx: “Recently the versatility of mixed and augmented reality products has come to the forefront of the news, with an Imperial led project at the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Doctors have been wearing the Microsoft Hololens headsets whilst working on the front lines of the COVID pandemic, to aid them in their care for their patients. “The use case for this project allows other clinicians to sit in another room, and by using Microsoft…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.33
July 15, 2020
…and a shrinking labor pool weren’t pressure enough, add Covid-19 to the list of challenges confronting warehouse and distribution center (DC) managers as they transform their operations. As the market recovers, and demand picks back up, flexibility and scalability will be more important than ever—putting a premium on the adoption of software, flexible automation, mobile solutions and emerging next-generation technologies. In this Virtual Summit, the editorial team of Modern Materials Handling has designed sessions to help warehouse and DC managers navigate disruption and find success in the new, digital world. In the end, these sessions will help to ensure that…
