articleSSI Schaefer invests in AGV development
In order to meet the increasing demand for AGVs, SSI Schaefer is expanding its product portfolio in cooperation with, and with investment in, Austrian AGV specialist DS Automation.
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productQuick automated charging system for AGVs
For automated logistics systems running without operator intervention – a key component of Logistics 4.0 – recharging the AGVs needs to be carried out autonomously.
productEnd the stop-start frustration of driverless forklifts
SICK has developed the Safe AGV Forklift, which allows an AGV to operate productively when the forks are in the load carrying position.
productIntegrated condition monitoring
The world’s first safety PLC with integrated condition monitoring has bene launched by ABB to improve overall functional safety of various applications to global safety standards and reduce manual inspection and maintenance.
articleRobotic range of forklifts
Robotic trucks aim to bring cost effective flexibility to automated handling.
productThe path to success: make 2019 the year to automate
For warehousing and distribution operations that still rely on manual processes, there has never been a better time to introduce automation. With the future on our doorstep, it’s important to be prepared for further digitalisation and changing customer expectations.
productSystem helps with dynamic safeguarding for logistics
SICK has launched its Safe EFI-pro System, which is standard industrial Ethernet-based safety network integration for highly-adaptive and dynamic safeguarding in automated production and logistics environments to SIL 3/PLe.
productMobile robots
Fulfilment firm Radial has partnered with Locus Robotics on autonomous mobile robots for warehouses.
productFits to anything
Fitting around the base of powered pedestrian trucks, the ACKBelt from Weston Handling Consultancy connects directly to its existing Tiller Arm Anti-Crush Stomach Button.
articleZalando predicts open interfaces will be key for automation
The head of logistics at pure-play fashion retailer Zalando has identified open interfaces between solutions as the key step-change to much deeper and broader take-up of automated systems.
productSafely use robots
The LBKSystem is an Industrial Safety Barrier using a motion sensor with radar-based technology designed to ensure the safety of personnel when operating automated machinery or robots.
productHas your AGV got the right battery?
As the requirement for flexible warehouses increases in line with increased and varied demand, facilities and plant managers are turning to automated guided vehicles (AGVs) more and more regularly.
productGreyOrange adds modular sortation system to AI-driven offering
Robotics and warehouse automation company GreyOrange, launched its latest modular sortation system, designed for modern distribution and logistics centres serving retail, and courier and express companies.
productShelf climbing robot the talk of LogiMAT
Exotec Solutions has been awarded ‘Best Product 2019’ in its category with the Skypod system, a robot that climbs warehouse shelves to pick items.
productPackMyRide promises fully automated loading
Dematic has debuted PackMyRide at LogiMAT, which is said to be the first fully automated parcel loading solution concept for the last mile.
productRobots firm launches in Europe
Collaborative mobile robotics supplier 6 River Systems has launched in Europe, two years after the company’s US debut.
productOmnidirectional AGV released
Kivnon, a Spanish AGV manufacturer, has developed the K41 Slim, which has a 1,000kg lifting capacity with omnidirectional movement.
newsKion revenue in 5.2% boost to almost 8bn euros in 2018
The global manufacturer of industrial trucks, robotics, and automation technologies for material handling said it had ‘unwavering growth in its core markets in Europe, the United States and Asia’.
productApplied Automation takes on three new robot lines
The firm is now an official UK distributor of products from OptoForce, On Robot and EasyRobotics.
productSICK releases ‘physical marker free’ navigation software for AGVs
The all-in-one NAV-LOC localisation solution from SICK enables AGVs to navigate more reliably and efficiently around shop floor and warehouse environments, without the need for reflectors or other physical markers.
