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During a press conference on the opening day of MODEX 2024, automation and software company Fortna launched OptiSweep, a robotic solution to automate the consolidation and transportation of small orders away from sortation systems in…
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Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal “Digit” mobile manipulation robot (MMR), has unveiled a cloud automation platform called “Agility Arc” for deploying and managing fleets of its walking, humanoid bots.As customers begin deploying…
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Schneider Electric is debuting the release of three new collaborative robots, saying they enable efficiency, cost savings, and consistent outputs for manufacturers.Schneider, which says its products support the digital transformation of…
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Installing a warehouse management system is a crucial first step for any high-speed e-commerce fulfillment operation. But integrating that software with the latest systems and technologies can take things to a whole new level.  Source…
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All the automation in the world means nothing if it doesn't work with your pallets. For example, the stringer part of the pallet can get hung up in an automated system, like the fork of an automated guided vehicle (AGV) or in an…
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If there was one lesson that could be taken from the pandemic and the subsequent congestion at ports around the world, it was this, according to Stephen Edwards, CEO and Executive Director, Virginia Port Authority: communicate,…
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Three megatrends are very much top of mind for Bill Seward, president of UPS Supply Chain Solutions: trade lane shifts, the promise of technology to improve customer outcomes, and health care as a growth market for the parcel shipping…
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Systems integrator S&H Systems came into the Modex tradeshow this week fresh on the heels of announcing a new executive vice president of sales and marketing, David Bach. Bach is no newcomer to automated material handling, having…
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Geopolitical conflicts. Climate change. Economic slumps. All around the world, disruptive external forces are putting the squeeze on supply chains and those who work within them. Whether you're a head of manufacturing, a supply chain…
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Regal Rexnord Corp. is using this week’s Modex event to showcase how conveyor and sortation systems have evolved to work with robotic and other advanced technology solutions. One of the company’s engineers, Emmet Stiff, led an…
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