Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.95
September 28, 2023
…powered by Dane, Geek+, Locus Robotics, Crown Equipment, and Toyota-Raymond to simplify demanding jobs. Many of these AGVs can move small packages and irregular-sized shipments more safely and easily through UPS facilities, noted the logistics provider. Irregular shipments that don’t fit on conveyor belts can often be heavy and difficult to move, said UPS. These automated vehicles can “exponentially streamline these movements and promote safety,” it claimed. Digital technologies part of competitive strategy UPS said it is also using digital technologies to ensure the safety of every delivery around the world by using Delivery Photo and Delivery Defense to decrease…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.79
July 28, 2023
…reliable support and actionable data insights, according to The Raymond Corp. At recent trade shows, the Toyota Industries Company demonstrated how its technologies fit into customer processes. Raymond provides hardware and software for intralogistics operations. The Greene, N.Y.-based company's high-capacity 5600 Orderpicker this week received a gold award in the actuators, motors, and drives category in Plant Engineering's 2023 “Product of the Year” program. Robotics 24/7 spoke with Martin Buena-Franco, product marketing manager of automation at Raymond, about the company's lift trucks, telematics, and service strategy. Areas of customer interest This past spring, there were plenty of trade shows—what products…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 46.97
July 14, 2023
…then be developed and applied to commercial challenges. The Raymond Corp. yesterday said that its University Research Program will now review applications twice per year — in the fall and winter semesters. The current request for proposals went out last month with a deadline of October 2023. “The changing economic landscape and the continued growth of e-commerce has fueled the rapid advancement of the material handling industry,” said Michael Field, president and CEO of Raymond, in a press release. “Collaborating with academia’s best and brightest will fuel the exploration of new technology and innovative approaches, which will inspire the supply…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.02
June 02, 2023
…include AutoStore, Exotec, ForwardX Robotics, Plus One Robotics, and Raymond Corp. Short-term obstacles haven't derailed the industrial robot market My overall take on the industry is that it’s in a good place. Although the latest data on sales of industrial robots released shortly before the show by A3, and during the show in preliminary 2022 data from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) indicates there is some cooling of the industrial robotics market after record growth in 2022, the long-term outlook for robotics uptake remains bullish. It’s worth noting that A3’s data is based on orders, while the IFR data…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.25
May 26, 2023
…Fetch Robotics and ASTI Mobile Robots, respectively, in 2021. Raymond Corp. shared its booth with Andersen Material Handling and Integrated System Design to show customers local integration and support of its automated systems. “With our telematics and labor management data, users can come up with unique KPIs [key performance indicators] for optimization,” claimed Martin Buena-Franco, automation products marketing manager at Raymond. Some companies, such as Vention, have gone in the opposite direction by developing their own actuators, controllers, and teach pendant. The company's MachineLogic platform is designed to facilitate programming of machine tending workcells. “Everything can be assembled with a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 42.59
May 11, 2023
This year at Automate, The Raymond Corporation, Andersen Material Handling, and Integrated Systems Design will showcase their “total systems approach” to automation, along with highlighting flexible automation, robotics, telematics, and innovative intralogistics systems to help operations run better and manage smarter. In Booths 1000 and 1003 in Detroit from May 22 to 25, Greene, N.Y.-based Raymond said it plans to feature technologies that answer today’s business needs, providing flexibility and future scalability. On display will be intelligent intralogistics systems, flexible automation, and robots designed to help operations follow an “optimize, connect, automate” process. Raymond added that its systems address customer…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 45.36
March 31, 2023
The Raymond Corp. today launched the Energy Essential Distributed by Raymond, a new battery available in multiple configurations to meet a variety of intralogistics customer demands. “The 48-volt drop-in lithium-ion battery offers customers a smart alternative energy solution to upgrade existing or new lift trucks,” said Damon Hosmer, senior product marketing manager for energy storage technology and integration at Raymond. “This new product solves three of the biggest concerns our customers tend to have when adopting alternative power sources: footprint, power, and runtime,” he added. “This battery delivers higher energy density in a smaller footprint, which creates more power, decreases…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.37
March 23, 2023
CHICAGO—The Raymond Corp. continued to showcase its century-long history of innovation and highlighted its latest intralogistics and material handling systems at ProMat 2023. Built on principles of innovation and continuous improvement, the Toyota Industries company said it has integrated automation, telematics, virtual reality, and advanced energy to bring warehouse and distribution operations to new levels of performance. “For 100 years, Raymond has been designing products to help customers optimize their operations and bring new levels of performance to their warehouses and distribution facilities,” stated Michael Field, president and CEO of The Raymond Corp. “We’re proud to provide some of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 44.23
October 27, 2022
…year is an increase in mobile robot capabilities. The Raymond Corporation today announced the Raymond High Capacity Orderpicker in response to the industry’s need to pick more efficiently at increased heights. Designed to facilitate order picking a full rack higher than models currently on the market, the lift truck delivers can reduce the annual cost per pallet stored by 19% in comparison with competitors, claimed the company. “As SKU counts proliferate and warehouse space continues to be at a premium, the need to better equip our customers with tools that provide increased warehouse layout flexibility and significant picking efficiencies was…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.34
March 15, 2022
…maintain fleets of vehicles and robots.” RIT builds on Raymond Corp. collaboration Kuhl and the project team received a grant for “Effective and Efficient Driving for Material Handling,” a one-year, $300,000 project sponsored by The Raymond Corp. It advances earlier work with the company that established task selection and path planning of individual autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). New work focuses on advanced avoidance and communication strategies for multiple robots and humans in the warehouse environment. In warehousing operations, there is often a mix of autonomous and human-operated equipment. Avoidance strategies need to be integrated with task options, path planning, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 42.93
February 15, 2022
The Raymond Corp. today introduced the Raymond Automated Transtacker, or Automated TRT, to its line of warehouse and intralogistics automation. The Greene, N.Y.-based company said the Raymond Automated TRT is designed for to save both space and labor. “This new Automated TRT showcases our dedication to keep our customers running at peak efficiency,” said Martin Buena Franco, product marketing manager of automation at Raymond. “This new model offers customers a flexible solution for high-density, high-selectivity storage environments. Thanks to the increased productivity hours an automated truck provides, the Automated TRT can increase pallet moves by 20% per month.” The Raymond…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.52
February 04, 2022
Cyngn Inc. and Greenland Technologies Holding Corp. yesterday announced a strategic partnership in which Cyngn will add its self-driving capabilities to Greenland forklifts with its proprietary Enterprise Autonomy Suite, or EAS. Integration of EAS will enable the forklifts to switch between fully autonomous, manual, and remotely-controlled modes, said the companies. “Currently, there are over 850,000 forklifts operating in the United States alone,” stated Lior Tal, chairman and CEO of Cyngn. “Greenland is a recognized leader in the electric industrial vehicle and equipment space, and this partnership provides an important opportunity to bring self-driving capabilities to this widely-used and ubiquitous vehicle…
