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MRO Academic Insights: Getting up to speed in Alabama
August 21, 2018
In northern Alabama, the Alabama Robotics Technology Park is training nearly 1,000 automation operators and technicians each year for local manufacturers. It's one of the reasons Alabama is attracting so much...
As Amazon Ponders Airborne Fulfillment Centers Demand for Vertical Warehousing Grows
August 21, 2018
With the first U.S. multistory warehouses preparing to open and amazon contemplating futuristic airborne fulfillment centers, demand is growing for the vertical construction of urban warehouses with smaller real...
Four Truths About DC Robots, Jobs, And Warehouse Execution
August 13, 2018
Many articles about robots in the distribution center include predictions of large scale job losses. “Robots Replace People” is a good, attention-grabbing headline, but the truth is more complicated.
IoT, the talent shortage and robotics
July 27, 2018
In its 4th annual survey of manufacturers and distributors, Sikich finds that companies are facing many challenges; answers are elusive.
Can Warehouse Robots Help You Manage Your Inventory Better?
July 14, 2018
In every warehouse or retail store, there is an opportunity to add value, and the good news is that robotics and drones provide payback within three to six months, versus...
The Emerging Role for Warehouse Drones in the Supply Chain
July 13, 2018
Matt Yearling, CEO of PINC, a yard management and inventory robotics provider, discusses the immediate applicability of aerial robots or drones for expediting inventory checks in warehouses, tracking trailers in...
Omron and Taiwanese collaborative robot company Techman Robot form strategic alliance
June 20, 2018
Collaborative robots integrated with Omron's other factory automation products will 'realize a manufacturing environment where humans and machines work in harmony.'
Three end-of-arm robotic companies become OnRobot
June 20, 2018
Perception Robotics (US), OptoForce (Hungary) and On Robot (Denmark) merge to create fully integrated products with combined user interfaces.
North American machine vision market sets new records
June 20, 2018
Market grows 19% in first quarter of 2018.
ABI Research outlines eight technologies that will transform manufacturing
June 20, 2018
Research identifies vendor challenges and solutions for 'new-future' technologies including robotics, blockchain, AI and edge analytics.
XPO and Nestlé herald partnership for U.K.-based digital warehouse of the future
June 18, 2018
The 638,000 square-foot DC, which XPO described as “a warehouse of the future," is located at the new SEGRO East Midlands Gateway Logistics Park in Leicestershire and will mainly be occupied...
Co-founder and CTO of Universal Robots wins Engelberger Award – the ‘Nobel Prize of Robotics’
May 31, 2018
Esben Østergaard, co-founder and chief technology officer of Universal Robots, a market leader of collaborative robots, has been awarded the automation industry's most prestigious honor.
Materials Handling Innovation Matters More Than Ever
May 17, 2018
This is no longer your father's materials handling industry. Leading suppliers are developing a culture of innovation, leading to new solutions for new challenges.
ISM 2018: The digitization of procurement
May 11, 2018
NextGen supply chain technologies were front and center at ISM.
Modex Software Wrap-up: Vendors Reposition on Software to Drive Improvement for Automated DCs
April 12, 2018
The evolution of software continues to blur the lines between familiar acronyms and emerging capabilities.
