Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.46
December 15, 2021
…storage scenarios in which small and midsized cases are used, said HAI Robotics. These include raw materials, small electronics, apparel, medicine, retail, and third-party logistics (3PL) operations that have large number of SKUs and demand high order-fulfillment efficiency in peak hours because of surging e-commerce demands.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.42
November 10, 2022
…Norway-based company serves the electronics, third-party logistics (3PL), pharmaceutical, apparel, and other industries. Element Logic also claimed that it is the world's first and largest AutoStore integrator. Earlier this year, Element Logic acquired SDI Industries, a provider of sortation systems and automation, which it said made it one of the largest systems integrators in the world. Element Logic finds flexibility in Addverb Warehouse operations have increasingly turned to mobile robots because of their flexibility for dealing with a wide variety of goods. Addverb said it offers a “unique” combination of mobile and fixed automation, as well as enterprise software for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.31
June 25, 2018
…AI in our Butler system for applications across FMCG, apparel and e-commerce products, among others. We hope to bring our learnings and applications to the Australian markets, for supply chain processes to gain improvements in productivity in even shorter turnaround times.” Australia-owned Advanced Warehouse Solutions (AWS) is one of the biggest providers of Australian Made storage equipment. AWS has installed the largest flow racking system ever built in Australia. Their solutions are designed to work with all types of automated solutions such as the Butler robotics system from GreyOrange. In the global logistics and warehouse automation market for robots, significant…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.27
June 16, 2022
…clients are largely in e-commerce, with many in retail, apparel, and grocery.” “Our new R5+ robots provide a larger bin, and by expanding that volume, we see a wider area of applications,” Schitter said. “We're also entering different ambient conditions—systems for chilled or frozen goods are on our roadmap.” With rising labor shortages and costs, customers are also evaluating ASRS for production of everything from metal parts to electronics, he said. AutoStore is working with its partners to focus on retail, healthcare, and other markets, according to Schitter. “We've announced a total of about 30 business-development managers, and we'll invest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.24
September 26, 2019
…painful impact on bricks and mortar stores, especially in apparel and other product categories that can be easily delivered digitally – books, music, and games, for example. E-commerce's share of the retail pie in the general merchandise, apparel and accessories, furniture and other category (in other words, general merchandise retailers; furniture and home furnishings; electronics and appliances; clothing and accessories; sporting goods, hobby, book, and music; and, office supplies, stationery, and gift stores) reached 28 percent in the first quarter of 2018.[2] What this means is the department stores – which sell all that general merchandise – are having to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.23
November 05, 2021
…HAIPICK has been implemented in e-commerce, third-party logistics (3PL), apparel, electronics, energy, manufacturing, medicine, and other industries, with over 300 live projects worldwide. Some notable overseas customers include DHL Supply Chain, Phillips, Booktopia, GE, and HP. Also at CeMAT Asia, HAI Robotics announced its HAIPORT system, an automatic case-loading port that loads and unloads cases simultaneously. Invar widens reach of warehouse automation Invar also has an extensive network of global customers and has been recognized for its WMS and automation integration capabilities. “These are exciting times; robotics has transformed automation in the warehouse,” said Craig Whitehouse, managing director of Invar…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.21
March 24, 2022
…bins are used, such as raw materials, small electronics, apparel, medicine, retails and 3PL industries that have large number of SKUs, the company said. Partners to showcase technology Material Handling Systems (MHS), SVT Robotics, GreyOrange, and Tompkins Robotics will also be showcasing HAI Robotics’ technologies at their booths. Days ahead of MODEX 2022, HAI ROBOTICS announced new partnerships with Tompkins Robotics and Storage Solutions. HAI ROBOTICS said the partnership allows them to expand to various new industries across North America. HAI Robotics will be located at Booth C4585. HAI continues U.S. expansion “It's a very exciting time for HAI ROBOTICS…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.17
October 11, 2017
…few e-fulfillment categories - like health and beauty or apparel - and by specific expertise, such as kitting. “If a 3PL specializes in doing a certain service well, they can better scale their operations and offerings to price themselves to be profitable, yet still deliver service that is within the cost limitations of retailers.” Marketplace Solution Matches Smaller Retailers, Regional 3PLs Acting as the “Airbnb for warehousing,” online marketplace FLEXE connects organizations that need warehousing to warehouse operators with extra space. The marketplace currently includes 800 warehouses in 45 markets across North America, says Dave Galgon, director of network development.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.17
September 21, 2023
…chilled groceries, packaged goods, cosmetics, electronics, medical devices, polybagged apparel, and more. Rohlik goes live with Munich deployment In June, Brightpick announced the successful completion of a nine-month pilot of its robotic solution in the Prague fulfillment center of Rohlik Group. The company has more than 1.5 million e-grocery customers and 12 million orders per year. Since then, Rohlik has deployed Brightpick's robots in its Munich fulfillment center and plans to continue rolling out AMRs in Frankfurt, Vienna, Prague, and facilities into 2024. Rohlik's system includes Brightpick Autopicker and Dispatcher robots, enabling it to fully automate picking, consolidation, and dispatch…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.15
May 15, 2019
…to be very different from the needs of an apparel operation, particularly around the warehousing environment itself, the number of SKUs, and the number of lines per order. These should all be factored into the decision-making process.” About the survey participants Thirty-three percent of this year’s survey respondents are running warehouses that are more than 250,000 square feet, while the average facility size across all respondents was 148,375 square feet. These facilities either serve as warehouses or DCs (36%), corporate headquarters (32%) or manufacturing plants (19%). Each of these facilities has an average of 612 employees, with the majority of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.09
August 02, 2023
…and unloading effortless for third-party logistics (3PL) providers, retailers, apparel manufacturers, and other material handlers,” claimed Dexterity. The company said its software release includes the following new features to expand warehouse operators' ability to automate their pallet operations: Print and apply integration—PDP 3.0 enables 3PLs to automate their case-in, case-out labeling processes. Dexterity automates Amazon FNSKU case-labeling process and other case relabeling value-added services. Pallet stacking—By enabling picking from up to five pallets stacked on one another, PDP 3.0 unlocks the utilization of work cells by minimizing the time for pallet swapping. Rolling cart loading adapter —Moving beyond pallets, PDP…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.05
July 20, 2021
…said it has developed systems for industries including e-commerce, apparel, retail, logistics, third-party logistics (3PL), pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing. It added that it has 300 global customers and has deployed more than 10,000 robots worldwide. R&D at HKSTP Geek+ said its Global R&D Center will create a variety of systems for affordable, efficient, and safe logistics processes. The company, which raised more than $200 million in Series C funding last year, said the new center will help it strengthen its role as an AMR leader and “help customers across industries transform in the intelligent era.” “We are excited to have another…
