Robotics

Components, cameras, lighting and software each up by 25% or more.

The rate at which data is created continues to accelerate and with that comes increased risk for error and miscommunication. Yet your ability to respond quickly to changing market demands is dependent on your access to critical, up-to-date supply chain information at exactly the moment you need it. This can only be achieved through streamlined integration of business systems and processes both internally and externally with your trading partners.

Orders just shy of the all-time record of 6,235 robots valued at $385 million in Q4 2012.

Opening of new headquarters marks a sevenfold increase of company premises.

Events mark the fifth year since Congress instituted NRW as the second week of April.

Whether upstream, downstream or elbow-to-elbow, robots and humans are working together to overcome challenges in warehouses and distribution centers.

Co-located shows expected to draw 30,000 attendees with more than 800,000 square feet of exhibit space.

The Google investment behind Savioke is that it’s a signal of how the robotics world, and those developing for it, are trying for more targeted products as the space continues to mature.

Intelligrated offers complete, integrated Alvey® robotics solutions including system design, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and after-sales customer support. Alvey robotics systems are designed with a focus on reliability, performance and continuous improvement.

Framos operations on Ottowa will join those in Germany, Great Britain, Italy, France, Russia and Taiwan.

“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, President, OPEX Material Handling

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 and an automatically adjusting end-of-arm tool.

Acquisition to enhance capabilities in complete end-of-line OEM integration.

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.

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 Grenzebach (Booth 7913).