Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.49
July 12, 2022
…“In addition, point-of-need production reduces emissions, and there's less inventory and waste in production,” he said. “Because we collect data, we can ensure reliability and push updates on bugs spotted somewhere else. With Blacksmith, customers can get the same print every time and double their speed.” Digital Metal prints parts at scale Headquartered in Southern Sweden, Digital Metal is a wholly owned subsidiary of Höganäs AB, which was founded in 1797. Founded in 2003, Digital Metal said its proprietary binder-jetting technology enables the production of “highly complex objects with superior surface finish and repeatable accuracy.” In addition to developing, manufacturing,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.49
January 18, 2022
…chain,” from planning to execution, inbound and outbound logistics, inventory optimization, and the customer experience. “This latest funding round will help us achieve our mission of using transformational technologies to enable supply chains that are customer-centric, resilient to disruption, more cost-effective, help to decrease waste, improve access to goods worldwide, and, ultimately, autonomous,” Ashton said. “We’re looking forward to working with many more businesses in the coming months as they upgrade their logistics technology from the status quo.” Source: 7bridges Eight Roads, Maersk invest in transformation Eight Roads led 7bridges' Series A round, with additional investment from Maersk Growth and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.49
June 15, 2021
…targeted at industries including aerospace, defense, construction, agriculture, logistics, inventory management, delivery, and healthcare. NVIDIA said it enables applications such as worker and site safety, site access and monitoring, and inspection in hazardous and harsh environments. In the oil and gas industry, the Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial can streamline anomaly and failure predictions at the edge by providing real-time insights based on monitoring or inspection of pipelines, valves, equipment, and maintenance work, according to NVIDIA. The extended reliability of the module allows it to be used in safety, predictive maintenance, and compliance and where equipment is always on in changing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.48
January 25, 2019
…them to survey construction zones, deliver packages and monitor inventory in warehouses, among other tasks. In spite of all of these advances, only 10 percent of manufacturing tasks are currently automated (Brown et al. 2017). To better take advantage of this innovation, companies are designing collaborative robots, or cobots, that can safely work in tandem with humans. “The new generation of robots are safe, smart, collaborative and can work side-by-side with people, they have become immensely sophisticated, resulting in modern robots that are increasingly being used as a mechanism to automate business processes that have historically been incapable of automation.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.43
October 21, 2021
…and e-commerce, transportation and logistics, and healthcare. It provides inventory, supply chain, and patient care technologies and has more than 10,000 partners across 100 countries. In July, Zebra announced that it would acquire autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and software provider Fetch Robotics Inc. for $290 million. Worker augmentation key to robot adoption According to Zebra’s Warehousing Vision Study, 77% of respondents agreed that augmenting workers with technology is the best way to introduce automation in the warehouse. Given increasing consumer expectations driven by the on-demand economy along with a limited workforce, automated processes can help streamline tasks, create happier and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.43
April 29, 2023
…faster (if not same-day) delivery. Plus inflation pressures for inventory carry and operating costs. All of this, in addition to the new mega-scale required to meet throughput demands and competitive efficiencies, requires a radical quickening of automation technology adoption. Change has been afoot for a while with the transition from basic autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to 3D AS/AR systems. Mobile robots have been used extensively for the past ten years and will continue to be used in many applications for years to come. But ASRS systems provide a comprehensive solution to automate the entire flow of goods from arrival to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.43
October 12, 2023
…and replenishment during seasonal picks, as well as for inventory control on a daily basis. “With Scallog, our high-performance, multi-purpose Evreux site has an automation solution that fits in perfectly with our approach to customer and employee satisfaction, while meeting our commitments to agility, performance, and CSR [corporate social responsibility],” said Guillaume Frant, marketing director at Dispeo. Not only do Scallog's G2P systems enable Dispeo to meeet its CSR commitments by reducing worker fatigue and strain, but they also help prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) and help employees with physical limitations or restricted mobility, said the partners. Evereux warehouse enhances performance…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.42
February 24, 2022
…click-and-collect functionality with 24/7 availability, as well as managed inventory, orders, shipping, and warehousing. Standalone, complex projects finished worldwide Stand-alone AutoStore solutions completed by Swisslog include projects for TTV in Germany, Bio Partner in Switzerland, Stihl in Spain, and RoboStores in the United Arab Emirates. The company said its lean project setup enables such projects to be completed within six months for fast returns on investment (ROI). It provides a single contact for every phase of AutoStore projects, from evaluation to deployment. Industrials seals and bearings specialist TTV (Technische Teile Vertrieb GmbH) is using AutoStore to use storage space more…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.42
July 14, 2021
…The WMS drives it, based on its view of inventory in pick modules.” In both store replenishment and e-commerce, human operators spend a lot of time getting on and off forklifts, traveling, and building mixed-case pallets. “If we restructure this workflow so the operator remains in a zone, the AMRs can do most of the driving, yielding substantial productivity gains,” Nusser said. Another reason to automate the process is to improve worker safety. “According to OSHA [the Occupational Safety and Health Administration], if you have 15 forklifts, you'll have one injury per year,” said Nusser. “Each one costs $150,000 for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.41
August 31, 2020
…warehousing operations, this white paper reports 12 identified use cases of indoor drone applications in three different application areas: inventory management, indoor intra-logistics, and inspection & surveillance. Download Now! More Cerasis Resources
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.40
November 12, 2018
…for peak is a matter of getting the right inventory in the right locations and hiring enough people to get the projected orders out the door. Those tasks are daunting enough. But, how do you recover when a facility you were counting on for the upcoming season catches fire roughly nine weeks before the first of November? Shawn Curran (left) is executive vice president of Global Supply Chain and Product Operations for Gap Inc. and Kevin Kuntz (right) is senior vice president of global logistics for Gap Inc. That’s a question Kevin Kuntz, senior vice president of global logistics fulfillment…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.38
February 05, 2019
…intelligence-enabled autonomous robot optimizes the supply chain process from inventory storage and replenishment to order picking. It works seamlessly with the Butler PickPal autonomous order fulfillment solution to pick, process, consolidate and prepare orders. It works collaboratively with a human operator to fill orders, increasing picking productivity from the same workstation. GreyOrange Booth: S3275 Collaborative mobile robot enhanced with greater capacity, more configurations Recently updated to support up to a 160-pound payload, the Chuck+ collaborative robotic pick cart triples the productivity of warehouse workers. It leads pickers through their zones to help them stay on task and work more efficiently.…
