Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.50
April 23, 2019
…time, its ease of use and the speed of delivery.” Nenert lives in France where he has a double activity: his main occupation as a Porsche technician, specializing in diagnostics and repairs of the newest Porsche models; in his “free time” he manages his own activity, “Ben Auto Design,” which offers repair and refurbishment of vintage Porsches through design manufacturing of modernized components. Nenert's 2019 Weerg award-winning project is a component of a 1983 Porsche engine that he is restoring. “It is a very important component because it will allow you to extract more power from the engine by converting…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.69
April 17, 2019
…release, Siemens Digital Industries Software accelerates the Simcenter Amesim delivery model to provide access to new enhancements every 6 months. According to the company, the latest updates to Simcenter Amesim include: addressing vehicle electrification by importing Simcenter Motorsolve and Simcenter Battery Design Studio models; frontload aircraft systems performance engineering, thanks to upgraded CAD import capabilities for fuel systems and enhanced post-processing apps for gas turbines; tackling shipbuilding challenges, by taking advantage of validated components and ready-to-use model templates for marine applications; streamlining controls engineering, using a new tool for PID controller calibration and real-time components for thermal and valvetrain systems;…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.22
April 11, 2019
…the systems going forward in a push to increase delivery efficiency through automation reported TechCrunch. Read/Visit: These Are The Robots That Help You Get Your Amazon Packages On Time (up close with the robots that run Amazon's fulfillment centers) Reuters reported that Amazon has not commented on the deal’s price tag but said the companies “share a common vision for a future where people work alongside robotics to further improve safety and the workplace experience.” Envisioning and planning for the warehouse of 2030 The warehouse of the future will be shaped by trends in society, technology, and consumer behavior, this…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.43
April 10, 2019
…digital technologies can improve on factors such as faster deliveries and cycle times. Increasingly, she added, technology providers are helping companies quantify the value of factors like faster deliveries. “The pace of supply chain innovation over the six years of our survey is truly astounding, creating real and measurable competitive advantage for early adopters,” commented Prest in a statement about the 2019 report. “With supply chain complexity showing no signs of slowing, the risk of inaction is only growing. Leading manufacturing and supply chain executives agree that technology is the key to future success.” The report can be downloaded via…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.78
April 10, 2019
…McCormick Place. “The intensely competitive e-commerce environment and free delivery has really kicked up the demands on supply chains to continually increase order fulfillment speed, accuracy and efficiency,” he noted. “As the Annual Industry Report found, supply chain leaders are increasingly planning their spend on robotics and automation solutions to augment the productivity of their existing workforce. This new ProMat Solution Center gives them the opportunity to see those solutions focused specifically on their needs.” From automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) and goods-to-person (G2P) systems to automatic guided vehicles and carts (AGVs/AGCs) to autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and articulated…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.36
April 10, 2019
…prioritize more efficiently, since it also has access to delivery dates, production specifications and 3D printer availability. Agile Manufacturing is strengthened as 3YOURMIND uses custom workflows to evaluate and manage production steps, post-processing details and 3D printer capacity in a slick modern dashboard interface. DB is beginning the journey to a full digital spare parts warehouse. The 3YOURMIND software solutions support DB in their plans to expand industrial 3D production; from simple interactions with employees to optimized production processes. Making 3D printing processes part of MES will quickly become the new norm. 3YOURMIND says it has an aggressive roadmap for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.23
April 08, 2019
…their warehouse and distribution center operations as a means to reduce operational and logistical costs and to save on delivery time in this hyper-competitive business environment. This new Solution Center at ProMat 2021 will meet that need.” ProMat 2021 will be held April 12-15, 2021 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. To learn more about this new solution center, visit http://www.promatshow.com/robotics. ProMat is the largest international material handling, logistics and supply chain show and conference held in North America and South America. ProMat 2019 event will be held April 8-11 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. For more information on exhibiting or attending ProMat,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.58
April 03, 2019
…move inventory faster in a warehouse to improve on-time delivery, then collaborative autonomous mobile robotics, or ground robots, might be the right option for you. If you are trying to improve inventory accuracy and speed of inventory checks to improve the visibility of stock in shelves, then aerial robots are the solution you are looking for. The two solutions I just mentioned are complementary. The third question is “Do I have the right team in place to deploy these technologies?” Establish subject matter experts within your organization that can own and drive these projects forward. When flying a drone outdoors…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.89
April 01, 2019
…these situations, he adds, you need a way to optimize the available build space, schedule the work based on delivery dates, customer priority and machine availability, while at the same time managing all of the relevant production requirements associated with those parts. “As with any type of manufacturing, success is about achieving the most cost-effective method of parts production while assuring the best part quality possible, and a data-driven MES is a big part of that,” Crotty says. Kip Hanson writes about all things manufacturing. You can reach him here.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.91
April 01, 2019
…combining dependable FDM technology with design-to-print GrabCAD Print software. The solution is available to order as of today, with delivery starting in July. It is priced at $11,999 in the U.S. Stratasys is unveiling the F120 3D Printer at this week’s Additive Manufacturing User Group (AMUG) Conference 2019 in Chicago, IL. Visit Stratasys at Booth No. D17 in Salon D of the Hilton Chicago. More Info Stratasys Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.61
March 27, 2019
…drone transport provides an option for on-demand and same-day delivery, the ability to avoid roadway delays, increase medical delivery efficiency, lower costs and improve the patient experience with potentially life-saving benefits. Chris Cassidy, UPS President of Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Strategy stated; “UPS Healthcare & Life Sciences is excited to expand on our current lab specimen logistics portfolio to drive a step change in today’s delivery models, using drones to bring blood and other diagnostic specimens from medical facilities to central labs will improve transport efficiencies like never before, and with fewer vehicles on the road, we’ll generate less…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.99
March 19, 2019
…challenges. Meanwhile, customers demand a seamless shopping experience: one-day delivery, lower prices and maximum convenience. The culmination of rising consumer expectations, a shrinking labor pool and high order volumes are rapidly driving demand for more automation in warehouses and DCs worldwide. The robotics revolution has arrived We’re in the midst a robotics revolution, yet 80% of warehouses are still manually operated, meaning they have no automation support, according to a recent DHL Trend research report. This is about to change. A tight labor market driven by the uptick in e-commerce (analysts predict that global e-commerce sales will double by 2021,…
