Day: August 31, 2022
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NFI places $10 million order for material handling robots from Boston Dynamics
NFI Industries, a supply chain solutions provider, has signed a $10 million agreement to deploy Boston Dynamics’ newest robot, Stretch, across its US warehousing operations. The mobile robot will begin unloading trucks and containers as a pilot program at NFI’s Savannah, GA facility in 2023, with plans to outfit additional warehouse locations across North America…
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Robot sales reach record high in North America for third consecutive quarter
For the third-straight quarter, robot sales in North America hit a record high, driven by a resurgence in sales to automotive companies and an ongoing need to manage increasing demand to automate logistics for e-commerce. According to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), of the 12,305 robots sold in Q2 2022, 59 percent of the…
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3 Capabilities of an Electronic Manufacturing Services Company
The process of manufacturing in-demand gadgets like phones and TVs follows several phases. In effect, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) has to research and develop a design that meets current consumer needs. Because of these current demands, most manufacturers build their products in-house or outsource related tasks. The latter has become a standard option for…
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ZF to showcase autonomous commercial transportation system solutions
ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions division will present its latest range of future-ready automation technologies and expertise at IAA Transportation 2022. This includes ZF’s innovative next generation Autonomous Driving Open Platform Technology (ADOPT) automated chassis control solution. The advanced platform bridges autonomous vehicles’ virtual driver software with its actuation systems using standardized interfaces developed to automotive…
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BMW’s idealworks partners with Linde Material Handling
Cutting-edge improvements in technology, such as autonomous mobile robots, have been and continue to be the driving force behind automation. Not least due to their flexible range of applications, AMRs have increasingly been taking over transport tasks in intralogistics. By collaborating with Linde Material Handling, idealworks – a business unit of auto giant BMW –…