Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.41
March 25, 2019
…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 management and offers insights on ROI for supply chain investment, the data offers a comparison to your own status and stacks it against transformation trends. Download Now! More Advantech Resources
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.72
February 21, 2019
…doors. The need to cater to an increase in inventory ahead of the withdrawal date is unfortunate, but it is leading people to reconsider their storage strategies and to start planning for the future. This head start could make British businesses more competitive in the long run and set the UK up for a rosier future. Read: The Difference between a Traditional Warehouse and an OmniChannel Warehouse About the Author James Beale is Operations Manager at Invicta Pallet Racking. For over 25 years Invicta has been at the forefront of the archive storage industry throughout the UK and Europe, designing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.06
February 12, 2019
…orders to fill for the day, the location of inventory and density of the picks, the system will assign three to six cobots to an associate. Totes are conveyed to an induction area, and then items are conveyed to packing to complete the orders for shipping. Once a cobot receives an assignment from the robotic control system, it travels to the pick location. An associate in that area then walks over to complete the assignment and picks the required number of units to the tote. Associates wear a Bluetooth-enabled identification badge that communicates with the cobot. That allows the unit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.58
February 12, 2019
…working on a project to use drones to take inventory in its facilities. But, in its e-commerce picking operations, it still relied heavily on conventional pick processes such as pick-to-cart enabled by wearable wrist units and a warehouse management system (WMS). In early 2017, the 3PL concluded that conventional was no longer sustainable, according to McDonald. That spring, GEODIS put together an innovation team to investigate new technologies. Important criteria included: the capital investment required, was it user friendly and easy to operate, was it scalable and finally, was it mobile—if necessary, how easily could GEODIS move a solution from…
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.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.25
February 01, 2019
…effective signal propagation in the presence of walls, floors, inventory and RF interference. This diagram shows the scale of the challenge, identifying the wireless systems co-existing in the operating environment. Shown here, teal dots represent customers with Bluetooth-enabled mobile devices entering the facility. Dark blue dots indicate IoT-enabled point-of-sale systems. Orange dots denote IoT systems that track stock on shelves. And yellow dots represent IoT-connected office systems. Image courtesy of Rigado. “Most IoT applications are greenfield markets—meaning they target new use cases and immature markets that aren’t well understood,” says Mark Chung, CEO and co-founder of Verdigris Technologies. “When entering…
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 2.10
January 17, 2019
…number of people needed were not difficult to obtain; inventory carrying costs; and rent and lease expenses. The report’s author, Rich Thompson, International Director Supply Chain & Logistics Solutions, JLL, said in an interview that this report was driven by a trip he made to Tokyo he made in October 2017. “What really got me thinking about it was a tour there, looking at newer developments and distribution centers, and we got a marketing brochure with the words ‘Human Centric Design’ on the cover and nothing else,” he said. “I had never seen anything like that, and it made me…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.95
December 19, 2018
…warehousing operations include tasks like receiving and putting away inventory. Honeywell Intelligrated provides automation equipment, software and services to more than 60 of the top 100 global retailers and half of the top 100 internet retailers. Distribution centers can deploy the business’s Momentum warehouse execution system to bring together automation solutions, workflows, orders and labor in a unified platform to provide real-time visibility and help make operations more efficient. Fetch Robotics develops and manufactures AMRs for warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and logistics providers. The company provides an extensive and versatile portfolio of mobile robots and a powerful, cloud-based software platform that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.79
December 10, 2018
…can support rail companies, such as Angel Trains, to produce parts on-demand—both cost-effectively and efficiently—eradicating the need for obsolete inventory and improving their ability to service customers.” Sources: Press materials received from the company. More Info Stratasys ESG Rail Angel Trains
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.48
December 06, 2018
…environmentally friendly than ground delivery”. Autonomous Drones for Warehouse Inventory Checks and Yards PINC, a recognized industry leader in autonomous drones or aerial robots, allows companies to apply autonomous drone technology, coupled with artificial intelligence, advanced computer vision, RFID, and other sensor capabilities, to significantly improve the operational effectiveness and efficiency of warehouse inventory checks and yards. Read: 5 Ways to Streamline Supply Chain Logistics Operations with Autonomous Robots & Drones “All large companies are looking at how robots - in one form or another - can be applied to their environments,” says Matt Yearling, CEO at PINC. “An Aerial…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.61
December 05, 2018
…Chain Innovation. Related Article: Warehouse Drones Ready for Digital Inventory Management Related Resources 2018 MHI Annual Industry Report - Overcoming Barriers to NextGen Supply Chain Innovation This year’s report features in-depth profiles of the five NextGen innovations having the greatest impact on supply chains; Robotics and Automation, Predictive Analytics, Internet of Things Sensors, Artificial Intelligence, Driverless Vehicles, and Drones. Download Now! Using Autonomous Robots to Drive Supply Chain Innovation This paper details how new technologies are presenting promising opportunities for improvement across the supply chain and how autonomous robots and drones are poised to change the game. Download Now! Global…
