articleWarehouse AGVs: what role do batteries play?
Yanis Lounnas, applications engineer, EnerSys explains the key role of batteries in fulfilling AGV potential.
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productBoots deployed 135 cobots at Burton warehouse
Warehouse workers and cobots worked side-by-side at the Boots UK Burton warehouse, as the retailer delivered some 3 million items to customers over the Peak season.
productMajor automaton player snaps up high-payload AMR firm
Teradyne has completed the acquisition of AutoGuide Mobile Robots, a leading supplier of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
productSafety and productivity go hand in hand with ELOKON
Improving safety can lead to much higher levels of productivity: this is one of the messages that ELOKON will be promoting at this year’s LogiMAT show in Stuttgart (Hall 10, Stand F09).
articleZebra releases robotic inventory control for stores
The SmartSight with EMA50 mobile automation system is a subscription-based robotic solution designed to improve front-of-store retail operations.
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articleThe rush to automate warehouse picking
Huge growth in eCommerce and an exponential increase in item picks has tempted many retailers to invest in automation in a bid to keep up.
productTomorrow’s Warehouse event – Call for speakers
Western Business Media is inviting experts from the world of Logistics, Warehousing and Materials Handling to share their insights and knowledge at the newly launched Tomorrow’s Warehouse Live event, which will take place on 30th September 2020 at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.
productAnalyst sees growth in robotic forklifts
Interact Analysis identifies significant potential growth for the segment and warns manual truck vendors without an automation strategy are at risk.
productRobotics provider improves order allocation algorithm
6 River Systems (6RS) has made a range of improvements to its wall-to-wall fulfillment solution, including upgrades to its collaborative mobile robot, Chuck.
productIntraLogistex 2020: Swisslog showcases future-ready automation
The future of intralogistics is upon us, and flexible automation and smart data are the answer to a successful operation.
articleNestle’s new $77m UK ‘distribution centre of the future’
We all have an image in our head of what happens behind the doors of a typical warehouse. Lots of people handling boxes, forklift trucks buzzing about and a cacophony of noise. Then you step inside the Digital Distribution Centre of the Future – a new $77 million facility at the SEGRO East Midlands Gateway, near Castle Donington.
productWarehouse robotics division launches
The solution will integrate Renovotec warehouse process middleware with selected, best-in-class robotics hardware.
productAutomated guided vehicles for heavy loads
Engineered products in the manufacturing sector are getting larger and heavier.
articleNew mobile robot brand launches in UK
Chinese tech firm Hikrobot has launched its range of mobile robots for intralogistics applications to the UK and Europe through Cranfield–based systems integrator, Invar Systems.
productSmooth docking for pallets and dollies
A 3D camera and SensorApp solution from SICK has enabled rapid, damage-free guidance of automated and driver-assisted high-bay forklifts into pallet pockets, as well as the precise and efficient pick-up of dollies by automated guided vehicles (AGVs).
productGroundbreaking cloud robots-as-a-service partnership
Following the launch of its ‘Renovotec Robotics’ warehouse solutions division Renovotec Group has formed a partnership with Silicon Valley’s Fetch Robotics.
articleA look under the bonnet
SICK technology has played a key part in helping tug manufacturer MasterMover to develop AGV models.
articleBlue sky thinking
In the warehouse of the future, the vision will be to combine robotic technologies to achieve efficiencies which are beyond the current imagination of the industry.
articleGuest column: The dawn of the intelligent warehouse era?
In evolutionary theory, the term ‘gradualism’ describes evolution as an incremental process that occurs over an extended period. It is safe, steady, and perfectly describes the evolution of the distribution industry over the past century. Harry Watts, commercial director, SEC Storage comments.
