Edge Computing

New challenges for material handlers require digitalization, Edge computing, flexible enclosure systems, and efficient enclosure climate control solutions.

Collaboration aims at advancing next-generation robotics application development in the innovation, startup and global robotics ecosystems.

Gartner analysts also predict that by 2025, 25% of supply chain decisions will be made across "Intelligent Edge Ecosystems."

Automatic data capture just got a new ally, the edge. The technology allows everything from scanners to voice systems to process data on the edge of where it is collected. The result is real-time decisions that deal with reality, not some plan that no longer applies.

Capturing that value will require ecosystem players to evaluate how to measure the impact of 5G and edge deployments on the factory floor.

Digitally connecting and automating processes on the edge extends the reach and visibility of supply chains by dividing processes into sets of smaller, more manageable actions.

Study suggests impending innovations like 5G wearables, quantum computing and self-driving trucks likely won't be ready in time for next Christmas.

Technology continues to be the driving force, but it's evolving.