Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.58
October 06, 2020
…workers arrive on the job. Flexible and easily extendable, AutoStore is well-suited for accelerating your operations during surges in demand. AutoStore is relatively easy to deploy – see how we installed additional AutoStore within 10 days to one of our customers on page 18 of this issue. Watch our AutoStore installations in motion. E-Commerce Facts and Figures Sporting Goods, Home & Garden and Toys & Games categories registered three-digit growth y-o-y in order count terms during COVID-19. E-commerce expanded in lower-tier cities and in older age groups (based on China). Among shoppers living in cities classified as Tier 3 and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.60
September 16, 2020
…AS/RS with space to store approximately 500,000 cartons. An AutoStore goods-to-person picking system, currently being expanded to 12 decanting stations, with 224 robots and the capacity to store 116,300 bins serving 24 pick stations. A three-level garment-on-hanger storage and pick mezzanine. Automated palletizing and depalletizing. Automated packaging and bagging. Eriksson’s take on the facility: “We have a state-of-the-art facility and a supply chain organization that is well equipped, highly competent and prepared for the future.” Taking control In 1962, Frank Varner, a budding Norwegian retailer, opened his first store on Thorvald Meyersgate in Grünerløkka, Oslo. Named for the founder, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.49
August 27, 2020
…Swisslog’s CarryPick mobile robotic solution, Cyclone Carrier shuttle system, AutoStore and ItemPiQ single item robotic picking solution, which can be integrated with those goods-to-person systems. Swisslog’s second business unit focuses on consumer goods, particularly pallet handling in food and beverage applications with its Vectura pallet stacker cranes, PowerStore pallet shuttle systems, and ACPaQ mixed case palletizing robots. Although roughly 30% of the Swisslog Group’s revenue is generated by Swisslog Healthcare, Baur says that business has recently become a separate brand and entity. Christian Baur, CEO of Swisslog: “Swisslog’s growth can be attributed to a clearly defined strategy, which is to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.98
July 22, 2020
…Execution System (WES) from Softeon Goods-to-Person Picking solutions from AutoStore, and Robotic Stretch Wrapping from Robopac Other automation technologies are under consideration in UPS’s innovation centers. Automation represents a marked shift for UPS, notes Bobby Clements, vice president of strategy and marketing for UPS Global Logistics and Distribution, especially in multi-client facilities dedicated to e-fulfillment. “We have used conventional automated technologies in the past,” says Clements. “The difference is that those were in dedicated facilities for clients willing to make a long-term commitment.” In its multi-client facilities, UPS, like other third-party logistics providers (3PLs), relied on conventional warehousing and fulfillment…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 39.07
July 21, 2020
Revolutionary cube-based warehouse automation. Our system reduces your storage footprint by up to 75% while making your operations faster and incredibly reliable. Our robots run in the dark and use close to zero energy.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 33.23
April 15, 2020
…software. Q: What is Bastian doing to help? A: AutoStore offers the unique ability to efficiently pick and put away individual SKUs. It offers the densest storage on the market; serves micro-fulfillment centers up to large regional hubs; and—with the addition of the Black Line robots—delivers up to 650 bins per hour with a 99% uptime. As a global integrator, we’re excited to leverage our experience and successes in North and South America for our clients on an international scale. Q: What’s new in material handling technology? A: The optimization of warehouse execution software (WES) that operate goods-to-person technologies. For…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 45.23
April 08, 2020
…up with customer demands. As the leading North American AutoStore integrator, Bastian Solutions is excited to begin a new global chapter with AutoStore. With our ability to integrate entire systems to meet client needs, Bastian Solutions has seen repeated success with AutoStore installations in North and South America and look forward to continued success across the globe. Combined with Exacta software and other picking and conveying solutions, these systems are great for a variety of industry segments including ecommerce and omnichannel facilities as well as third-party logistics and parts management. Bastian Solutions can help with the selection and implementation of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.51
March 12, 2020
…if you want to add a shuttle system, an AutoStore, a piece-picking robot or an IAM Robotics area? Right now, those are each deployed as point solutions. Down the road, they can be deployed together.” The system is also capable of creating a profile of individual workers based on their mistakes. “The system can take into account all of the resources in the facility, from the robots to the people to the conveyors,” Elazary says. “We can then assign workers to specific jobs to take advantage of their strengths, or to give them relief.” Core competency Not all robot suppliers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.27
March 02, 2020
…more human labor at the challenge becomes expensive and hard to sustain. Download Now! Insights From The world’s Leading AutoStore Integrator There are a number of integrators that can offer AutoStore hardware today, but not all AutoStore deployments are created equal. Download Now! More Related Resources from Swisslog
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.94
January 08, 2020
…RightHand Robotics After acquiring MHS in 2017, THL acquires AutoStore GreyOrange partners with eight supply chain industry leaders in the United States Tompkins Robotics partners with Bastian Solutions Research and economy Robotic unit orders show growth over last year CBRE report: Online returns expected to total $37 billion for 2018 holiday season Deloitte industrial manufacturing outlook tracks digitalization’s steady march North American robotics orders to non-automotive companies surge to new records BDO Survey: Majority of middle market manufacturers recognize Industry 4.0 opportunity, but only 5% ready to execute Deloitte/MAPI Study: Smart factories key to tripling stalled labor productivity growth rate…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.08
November 05, 2019
…points and creating successful solutions for customers. Companies include AutoStore, Honeywell Intelligrated, Quiet Logistics, Manhattan Associates and McHugh/RedPrairie/JDA, among others. Cronin’s know-how, in both the automated hardware and innovative “smart” software fields, will help guide IAM Robotics’ transformative technology into real-world eCommerce solutions. “We are excited to have Greg on board, and we appreciate that he shares in our enthusiasm and recognizes the potential for our product suite on a global scale,” said Joel Reed, CEO and president of IAM Robotics. “The wealth of knowledge Greg brings from his experiences and his tremendous business insight and savvy will only aid…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.61
August 26, 2019
…challenges. For example, ACPaQ automates mixed case palletizing, while AutoStore is a flexible and space-saving approach to automation. In contrast, CarryPick is a modular order picking system that utilizes AGVs to carry racks to picking stations. While the wider belief is that warehouse automation means removing human interaction, Swisslog’s ItemPiQ solution is based on a shared picking principle: The robot selects the items that it can pick up – up to 95% of the customer’s product range – and a worker finishes the order. With more time for essential tasks and a higher rate of accuracy, using robots in warehouses…
