Murata Machinery acquires Cimcorp Group
October 31, 2014
Cimcorp Group, which includes RMT Robotics Ltd in Canada, has 300 employees and has delivered 2,000 robotic systems to 40 countries across five continents.
Wynright client care now supports 125 Daifuku Webb warehousing and distribution customers
September 24, 2014
Program includes the addition of more than 6,000 AS/RS-related replacement parts.
Global material handling products primed for strong gains through 2018
September 22, 2014
Freedonia research highlights growing domestic interest in automation.
Motion Controls Robotics announces strategic partnership
June 26, 2014
New solutions helps to automate packaging that was previously manual.
Agile Planet changes name to Yaskawa Innovation
June 23, 2014
Name change follow's Yaskawa's acquisition in June 2013.
Machine vision sales in North America grow 10% in Q1 2014
May 28, 2014
Components, cameras, lighting and software each up by 25% or more.
Robotics: Adding degrees of freedom
May 1, 2014
Whether upstream, downstream or elbow-to-elbow, robots and humans are working together to overcome challenges in warehouses and distribution centers.
Perfect Pick Automated Goods-to-Person System
March 20, 2014
“Perfect Pick is an automated goods-to-person delivery solution that utilizes intelligent iBOTs. It enables pickers to be much more efficient because product is delivered directly to them." -- Jeff Hedges,...
Axium’s load palletizer uses two synchronized robot arms to build mixed pallet loads
March 18, 2014
To build mixed pallet loads from an unlimited number of stock keeping units (SKUs), Axium's (Booth 4823) load palletizer uses an exclusive algorithm, a vision-assisted product orientor, two synchronized robot arms...
Swisslog Announces Major U.S. Installation of Click&Pick Robotic Order-Fulfillment System
March 17, 2014
In a press conference Monday, Swisslog (Booth 7613) detailed a commissioned installation of its Click&Pick goods-to-person, multi-channel robotic order fulfillment system.
Grenzebach’s new robotic palletizer builds mixed-case rows
March 17, 2014
Utilizing flexible gripper fork technology to manipulate four to six mixed cases simultaneously, and accurately stack them on a pallet, is the Mixed Case Row Palletizing (MXRP) robot-based palletizer from...
Adept Technology showcases robotics solutions for materials handling applications
March 17, 2014
Adept Technology, (Booth 4534) a leading provider of intelligent robots, autonomous mobile solutions and services, is showcasing a range of state-of-the-art intelligent robotics solutions ideal for warehouse and distribution center materials...
2014 Productivity Achievement Award winners announced
March 1, 2014
Modern's annual Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made outstanding strides in improving operations through materials handling and related information systems.
Packaging Corner: Robotic Palletizing Addresses Mixed-Load Challenges
March 1, 2014
Advances in the robotic palletizing technology can now enable a single robot to deftly build the pallet load.
What Could 3D Printing Mean for the Supply Chain?
January 1, 2014
My predictions may be right, or they may be wrong, but one thing I think all will agree on is that 3D printing will make the supply chain more complex...
Automation: Why we should care about the $15 an hour fast food worker
December 8, 2013
Rising wages in the services industry could drive materials handling automation.
UPS and FedEx Researching Delivery Drones That Could Compete With Amazon
December 6, 2013
I would be shocked if a companies like UPS and FedEx aren't considering this," says Ryan Calo, a law professor specializing in drones and robotics. "If you want to compete...
Google Seriously Gearing Up To Revolutionize Supply Chain Logistics
December 5, 2013
Google is looking at shoring up the same kinds of deficiencies that UPS and FedEx may be exploring, like the transport method for shuttling goods from central depots to local...
Is there a robot in your distribution future?
December 1, 2013
Genco is looking to piece handling robots and automatic lift trucks to take its business to the next level of materials handling.
