Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.58
…select the best process, the best location, the best delivery method and the best price for every part within every product.” “There have always been supply chain challenges, but we hadn’t seen a case where the entire country shut down. So even if you had multiple fabricators in that country, you were out of luck,” says Paulsen. “After this, people will start thinking of having redundant supply chains, more flexible supply chains.” In other words, distributed supply chain is a safer bet. Personalized face shields, printed in HP Jet Fusion systems, point to mass customization enabled by enterprise-scale AM. Image…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.57
…to shipping LTL freight or are starting to ship more LTL freight, it addresses capacity woes, use of last-mile delivery, and how to choose the right LTL carrier. Download Now! Current Factors Driving the Less Than Truckload Pricing Market New! This white paper is a must-read for shippers who are seeking information on the less than truckload pricing market in order to plan for 2019. Download Now! More Resources on Shipping
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.56
…is uncrewed aerial system (UAS) use most mature—agriculture, construction, delivery, or infrastructure and utilities? Where does it need work, and why? Mozer: In commercial UAS markets, adoption of drones is increasingly driven by demonstrable ROI [return on investment] for customers. To that end, American Robotics is seeing UAS maturity in critical industries with high-value use cases, including oil and gas, bulk materials, and mining. Our customer base in these critical industries continues to grow as some of the largest companies in these markets adopt autonomous drone technology. Autonomous drones enable these companies to automate inspections, keep employees safe, and monitor…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.56
…it also includes improvements in picking strategies. Sometimes robots are “starved,” and there are not enough packages in lane delivery. Or there are bottlenecks, which we can also solve. We've solved about 95% of picking problems, and it will take quite a bit of effort to move from 95% to 96%. We've already addressed the “low-hanging fruit” of integration. Related Resource E-commerce Fulfillment Technologies What technologies should you consider for for warehouse automation? Download Now!
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.56
…of Honeywell Intelligrated: “Increasing consumer expectations for fast, accurate delivery are driving an evolution in the way retail distribution center operations are conducted. To stay competitive, DCs must adapt to the seemingly unlimited pace of change in e-commerce.” Although it gained only one spot as a result, Murata (Muratec USA) posted the highest annual growth rate, increasing revenues by 34% to tie Honeywell Intelligrated in the fourth spot with $1.8 billion. A spokesperson says the Japanese market was extremely active this year in the logistics automation market and especially with respect to a large number of manufacturing automation projects. In…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.55
…24/7, with an increasing number of retailers offering next-day delivery. This quick turnaround puts massive pressure on warehouse operations in terms of goods in and goods out, material handling, and pick and pack operations. Enter, the autonomous mobile robot—or AMR, such as this example—and, more recently, autonomous drones – with intelligent sensor technologies being the key enabler to both. Steady adoption of smarter warehouse automation Against this backdrop, automated guided vehicles—AGVs, such as these from VisionNav—have been a mainstay in moving items around the warehouse. Essentially, they are robotic carts that transport goods from one place to another. AGVs follow…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.54
…at their local restaurant or grocery store or a delivery robot on the sidewalk, robot safety is going to enter a new phase in 2022. Fergal Glynn, 6 River Systems Glynn: At 6 River Systems, we're looking forward to continuing to help our customers experience better fulfillment everywhere by increasing efficiency and meeting increased demand. We're expanding our solutions allowing for greater customization like the recently announced use of our Chucks on multiple warehouse floor levels at a 3PL [third-party logistics provider] site in the U.K. Adjusting to unique challenges like this and adapting to site layouts are efforts that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.54
…Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shipment to be delivered in Asia. “The delivery of this first batch of COVID-19 vaccines to Singapore is an important milestone in the fight against COVID-19, and we are honored to be able to play a part in this,” says Chin Yau Seng, senior vice president of Cargo for SIA. “It also served to demonstrate SIA’s and the Singapore air hub’s readiness for the very important job of transporting and distributing COVID-19 vaccines internationally.” In Europe, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo has constructed a new climate cool room at its Schiphol Pharma Hub in Amsterdam with temperatures ranging…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.52
…company won a U.S. Space Force contract for package delivery into space. R&D displayed at MassRobotics event Toyota Research Institute (TRI) demonstrated its Punyo bubble gripper, which includes hydraulics and vision-based internal sensors to detect the right pressure for handling fragile objects. For example, it could be used for household tasks such as loading and unloading a dishwasher. TRI has only 250 to 300 employees nationwide, and its lab in Cambridge, Mass., focuses on manipulation, said research scientist Joseph Masterjohn. With MIT, the institute has developed the Drake model-based design for contact simulation of robot manipulation. Speaking of the Massachusetts…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.51
…systems across diverse domains, including agriculture, warehouse automation, last-mile delivery, and service robotics, among others. “For example, Metropolis could be used with cameras in a store to detect traffic and people,” said Talla. “It could generate insights and then send alerts.” NVIDIA Isaac Sim includes enhanced perception and simulation for a range of robot applications. Source: NVIDIA Isaac adds perception, simulation abilities At ROSCon 2023, NVIDIA announced improvements to perception and simulation capabilities with new releases of Isaac ROS and Isaac Sim software. Built on the open-source Robot Operating System (ROS), “Isaac ROS brings perception to automation, giving eyes and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.43
…fulfillment through automation in a way that met customer delivery windows while keeping utilization high and steady. The first WES suppliers got a foothold in Distribution Centers (DCs) that were installing high-end, fixed automation like sortation systems. These operations needed a nimbler way of releasing work to the floor versus the “waves” of work that most warehouse management system solutions of the time batched together for processing. Today, that core purpose for WES still remains, but the value proposition is expanding. Instead of optimization of one major automation system in mind, it’s about optimizing flow across all assets and resources,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.41
…fulfillment through automation in a way that met customer delivery windows while keeping utilization high and steady. The first WES suppliers got a foothold in Distribution Centers (DCs) that were installing high-end, fixed automation like sortation systems. These operations needed a nimbler way of releasing work to the floor versus the “waves” of work that most warehouse management system solutions of the time batched together for processing. Today, that core purpose for WES still remains, but the value proposition is expanding. Instead of optimization of one major automation system in mind, it’s about optimizing flow across all assets and resources,…