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Unex Manufacturing, a provider of order picking solutions, is celebrating its second consecutive year of record business growth in 2017.
The company says it has added dozens of new products and solution patents, major industry awards and global sales throughout North America, Central America, Europe and Asia.
Unex now employs over 100 people, making the company one of the largest employers in Ocean County in New Jersey. [Read more…] about Unex Manufacturing marks second year of record growth
Xilinx has launched the automotive qualified Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC family, enabling development of safety-critical advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving systems.
The Xilinx Automotive XA Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC family is qualified according to AEC-Q100 test specifications with full ISO 26262 ASIL-C level certification.
The product integrates a feature-rich 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 and dual-core ARM Cortex-R5 based processing system (PS) and Xilinx programmable logic (PL) UltraScale architecture in a single device. [Read more…] about Xilinx launches new processor for autonomous driving systems
Fleet, a startup online marketplace that simplifies international freight shipping, today announced it has completed a $10 million Series A round of financing.
Lufthansa Cargo led the investment round with participation from existing and new investors including Hunt Technology Ventures, UPS, UP2398, 1517 Fund, among other previous investors.
Led by 21-year-old Max Lock, Fleet has raised a total of $14 million since its launch in 2014.
[Read more…] about Lufthansa Cargo invests in Fleet’s freight shipping tool
By Vikrant Angia, founder and CEO of VCO Systems
The challenges an omni-channel environment places on retailers require the right solutions through this rapid transformational change.
In conducting hundreds of kaizen events and lean assessments there are specific omni-channel outcomes that must be supported in a wide range of solutions. [Read more…] about Robotics and automation transformation: Omni-channel and supply chain
Leuze electronic claims it has launched the industry’s smallest camera-based sensor.
The IPS 200i is designed for compartment fine positioning with high-bay storage devices in single-depth storage.
Leuze says the sensor has some “powerful advantages”, particularly its fast commissioning and simple alignment. [Read more…] about Leuze launches ‘smallest’ camera-based sensor for fine positioning in warehouse storage applications
AImotive, a startup developer of autonomous vehicle technology, has closed its $38 million Series C funding round.
The funding round was led by B Capital Group and Prime Ventures, with participation from Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund, and Series A and B investors Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Inventure, Draper Associates and Day One Capital.
AImotive will use this new round of funding to continue developing its proprietary autonomous driving technology, which relies primarily on affordable, off-the-shelf camera sensors and artificial intelligence-based vision processing. [Read more…] about AImotive raises $38 million funding for its autonomous driving technology
Impinj, a provider of Rain RFID solutions, says it has now shipped its 25 billionth Monza endpoint integrated circuit, including 7.1 billion in 2017 alone.
Impinj claims it has shipped more endpoint ICs than all other Rain RFID suppliers combined.
Impinj’s vision is to deliver digital life to everyday items such as retail apparel, medical supplies, luggage, automobile parts and more, extending the reach of the Internet by a factor of 1,000. [Read more…] about Impinj ships 25 billionth Rain RFID endpoint integrated circuit
Framos has released a “Static Dimensioner” which the company says provides intelligent package and storage optimization for logistics operations.
For warehouse logistics, the right master data and dimensions of both inbound and outbound goods are crucial to determine the perfect packaging for storage and shipment optimization.
The Framos Static Dimensioner is an autonomous static precision solution, capable of calculating accurate three-dimensional size and weight measurements for automated master data acquisition. [Read more…] about Framos releases static dimensioner for intelligent package and storage optimization in logistics operations
Automaker Seat says it is continuing with its commitment to making its Martorell, Spain factory “a benchmark of Industry 4.0”.
Seat, part of the Volkswagen Group, is going ahead with the construction of a new, automated logistics centre.
The facility will provide storage for parts and components and will be equipped with “smart technology to make its operation completely automated”, says Seat. [Read more…] about Seat to build tallest automated warehouse in Spain
Daifuku Wynright was established in 2013 as a result of Daifuku Group’s acquisition of Wynright Corporation and is now the largest material handling company in the world.
Last year, the company generated almost $3 billion in revenue worldwide. Daifuku has approximately 6,500 employees globally, while Wynright has around 500.
Material handling is the aspect of logistics which is mainly concerned with the movement of boxes from one place to another, usually over short distances, such as from a truck to a warehouse, and then from the warehouse to the trucks for the dispatching of goods to customers’ locations. [Read more…] about Material world: Exclusive interview with Wynright Robotics boss
