Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.13
December 02, 2021
…production capabilities to enable supply chain transparency, and flexible inventory management at a highly competitive TCO, all while reducing waste and supporting a limited carbon footprint through on-site printing.” Essentium promises fast 3D printing in production Essentium said its intellectual property (IP) portfolio includes more than 150 patents to date across polymer and metal systems, processes, and materials. The company noted that its management team has experience with material science and supply chains. According to Essentium, its line of High-Speed Extrusion (HSETM) 3D printing platforms are five to 15 times faster than conventional extrusion additive manufacturing systems. It claimed that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.12
September 29, 2023
…fulfillment operations. This enables continuous improvements in areas like inventory management, workflow optimization, and predictive analytics. Locus turns this data into actionable intelligence, and we maintain a separate and actively monitored database for each customer. It is used to provide forward-looking business intelligence delivered in real time to allow up-to-the-minute insights into the operation. This information can be accessed from anywhere at any time via our secure management portal. Heffner: We or our customers can use MiR Insights to look at where robots are at any point in time. It measures productivity, missions run, the distance traveled. Users can access…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.12
January 17, 2022
…of its technology. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to inventory delays and port congestion, and industry analysts expect these challenges to increase in frequency and severity, noted Exotec, which has opened a U.S. office in Atlanta. Supply chain disruptions have increased by 67% year over year, according to a recent report from Resilinc. “Following the most significant supply chain disruptions of the modern era, there’s only room left for innovation,” said Romain Moulin, co-founder and CEO of Exotec. “While the entire logistics sector is fraught with uncertainty, one of the most prevalent challenges is ongoing labor shortages. Exotec pioneers a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.10
February 05, 2020
…as marketplaces, e-commerce shopping carts, and of course brick-and-mortar inventory management systems. While some shippers may have one or more of these integration capabilities today, only the full set of integration can ensure success. 5. Dynamic Workflows Embedded in System Resources Will Enable More Continuous Improvement There was a time when standardized rule sets governed supply chain management. Unfortunately, the continuing evolution of the supply chain and growing demand for more e-commerce maturity and capabilities require shippers and other supply chain partners work together to automate and process more orders faster. In other words, systems must evolve, leveraging artificial intelligence,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.10
December 28, 2020
…but also in reducing the risk of damage to inventory, trucks or to facility assets.” While Covid-19 has driven up unemployment this year, finding enough skilled operators remains a concern that impacts automation decisions. “The market environment in terms of employment has shifted somewhat versus last year, but over the longer term, the labor availability issue is a concern that will help drive this market segment,” says Sharma. Eyeing growth Lift truck providers agree that automated vehicles are bound to grow in popularity given the continued challenges. And while warehouse efficiency efforts often focus on automated order picking solutions, goods…
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 2.10
July 05, 2022
…typically remains a key system for warehouse transactions and inventory management, even when WES is deployed. But what does WES really do, and why are these functions important to deriving maximum value from automation? Robotic piece-picking systems are driven by artificial intelligence that gives the robotic arm the smarts to know how to best grasp different items. Coordination of multiple automated systems is WES’s overall purpose. “Because of all the fulfillment challenges posed by e-commerce and omnichannel trends, we’re pulling in more and more technologies to create efficiencies, and it’s really the responsibility of the software to tie all those…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.07
November 19, 2021
…that Machina will transform the production of parts for low- to mid-volume by reducing the manufacturing costs, time-to-market, and inventory holding costs for tooling.” Innovation Endeavors is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in data, leading-edge computation, and advanced engineering to transform industries, from agriculture and logistics to life sciences, transportation, and more. Its investments include AlphaSense, Blue River Technology, Fabric, Formlabs, Uber, and Vicarious Surgical. Machina Labs is looking to expand its team in Los Angeles. Its employees have worked at organizations including SpaceX, Microsoft, Google, Northrop Grumman, and Stratasys. For a current list of job openings at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.06
July 19, 2023
…concurrently replaces the void that it created with more inventory. Bearing the burden of warehouse workers Picking robots, as well as collaborative robots, not only help make fulfillment centers more efficient, but they also take the load off warehouse workers so they may attend to more important tasks and overarching objectives. Workers are less burdened with mundane tasks that can now be performed by fetch robots. Employees can keep tabs on the AMRs and event vector their movement. When orders come in, the AMRs travel the distance and greatly expedite the flow of the order from requisition to shipment. AMRs…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.06
May 05, 2022
…Often this is in the form of improving how inventory is allocated across channels. Another focus area is understanding the role a WMS can or should play in facilities that require different picking strategies and warehouse automation. LM: With this new environment in mind, what would you say are the most fundamental challenges you’re seeing inside today’s operations? Turner: We’re constantly seeing companies struggle with e-commerce growth and the related impacts. In many cases, e-commerce growth has outpaced their own previous projections, and this has resulted in capacity issues within warehouses. This has also resulted in challenges with staffing as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.04
February 01, 2022
…vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that transport inventory between stages of the fulfillment process to automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) that bring goods in and out of storage. It also includes order-picking technology that can handle a limitless variety of products and packaging. Equipped with automation, facilities can run at their best, 24/7—even when labor is scarce. What does this mean for human employees? As more and more companies adopt automation, the role of the warehouse worker will surely change. But change doesn’t have to be a bad thing. In fact, automation may actually offer new benefits…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.03
September 04, 2021
…will need to scale automation.” “We're always looking for new and disruptive partners,” he said. “GXO has an existing inventory of partners that can co-create value and generate ideas—specifically in data science, AI and machine learning, and robotics.”
