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Badger Technologies opens new office and Jabil Center of Robotics Excellence in Kentucky

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Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil, has announced the grand opening of their new corporate office and Center of Robotics Excellence to accelerate the research, development and delivery of state-of-the-art robotics and retail automation solutions.

The 25,000-square-foot facility includes engineering and research and development labs to support more than 50 engineers; a robotics training and testing area; and a customer ideation center.

The new space will better enable Badger Technologies’ strategic collaborations with technology companies, furthering the development of next-generation robotics solutions like computer vision, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robot operating systems, and connectivity. [Read more…] about Badger Technologies opens new office and Jabil Center of Robotics Excellence in Kentucky

Plus One Robotics survey shows 75 percent of Americans say delivery delays ‘dampen holiday spirit’

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A new survey commissioned by Plus One Robotics, a provider of AI vision software and solutions for robotic parcel handling, reveals that 75 percent of Americans report holiday delivery delays negatively impact their holiday experience, with 12 percent saying delays ruin their celebrations entirely.

The survey of 1,000 US consumers demonstrates the importance of reliable and transparent shipping operations during the holiday season.

An overwhelming 82 percent of consumers consider seeing the expected delivery date before checkout either “extremely important” or “very important”, indicating that shipping information plays a crucial role in holiday shopping behavior. [Read more…] about Plus One Robotics survey shows 75 percent of Americans say delivery delays ‘dampen holiday spirit’

Greif-Velox unveils new automated container labeling system

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Greif-Velox, a specialist in packaging machinery, has unveiled its VeloFlexLabeler, an innovative and fully automated labeling solution.

Developed in collaboration with Moin Robotics, a robotics and automation expert and Bluhm Systeme, a leader in printing and labeling technologies – both based in Germany, the labeler offers precise and flexible labeling for all types of containers, making it particularly suited for full-line systems.

The VeloFlexLabeler enables seamless labeling for a wide variety of containers, regardless of their shape or surface cleanliness. It combines standardized label application with customizable options, such as product details or batch information, and ensures consistent, reliable, and secure labeling. [Read more…] about Greif-Velox unveils new automated container labeling system

How You Can Make Your Garden Stand Out and Look Great as Much as Possible

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Your garden ranks as one of the most important areas of your home, and it is hugely important to make sure you are focused on making the most of this moving forward.

You have to understand the best ways of being able to maintain your garden and make sure it looks great, and this is something that you need to make the most of as much as possible.

There are so many factors that play a role in making this process better for you, and it is vital to consider some of the leading ideas that are going to help you improve this process. [Read more…] about How You Can Make Your Garden Stand Out and Look Great as Much as Possible

Olive Young installs Libiao Robots to capitalize on beauty boom in South Korea

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South Korea-based heath and beauty retail chain Olive Young has recently deployed Libiao Robotics’ T-Sort handling technology in its new 33,000 sq m national distribution centre in Gyeonggi Province, bringing the retailer unprecedented levels of efficiency, speed and order accuracy.

Established in 1999 and now considered a market leader in the booming K-beauty sector, Olive Young operates more than 1,300 stores and is growing its online marketplace for its products at a considerable rate.

It has seen a rapid growth in business post-Covid thanks to its wide product range allied with an ethical approach to business. [Read more…] about Olive Young installs Libiao Robots to capitalize on beauty boom in South Korea

Predictions: Ultimation Industries forecasts five material handling trends for 2025

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Artificial intelligence and other smart technologies are expected to help boost operational efficiency

Smart technologies such as robotics, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) in material handling operations are expected to be among the top trends in 2025 for manufacturers, distributors and warehouses in their quest to improve operational efficiency, according to Ultimation Industries.

Ultimation is an MCE company that solves productivity challenges with special purpose machinery and industrial automation equipment systems as well as direct-to-consumer solutions for a broad range of end-markets, including energy, automotive, logistics and vertical farming.

Kali Wahrman, general manager, e-commerce for Ultimation, says: “Companies of all sizes in the manufacturing, warehouse and distribution sectors are realizing that they need new technologies and sustainable options to remain competitive in an increasingly demanding marketplace.” [Read more…] about Predictions: Ultimation Industries forecasts five material handling trends for 2025

Learning from Apple: Designed in the West, manufactured in the East

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Apple wasn’t always the 3.75 trillion-dollar company it is today. The company was close to bankruptcy in 1997, before Steve Jobs returned to launch newly designed and eye-catching products – like the first multi-coloured iMac range, the iPod and then the iPhone – and put the company on the journey to become the modern corporate phenomenon that it is today.

In today’s globalised economy, Apple could now be said to be the quintessential example of a company that designs its products in the United States while manufacturing them in China and across Asia.

Apple is not, of course, unique in this approach. Many other companies have been doing this for a long time. Such companies used to be called “multinationals” before the internet made the term almost redundant.

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ABB invests in ESS to ‘reduce costs and emissions for automotive paint shops’

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ABB has entered into a strategic collaboration with Austria-based Engineering Software Steyr (ESS) to develop powerful simulation tools that will transform automotive paint shop operations while reducing costs by up to 30 percent.

As part of the collaboration, ABB will take a minority investment in ESS. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.

“Delivering faster and more energy efficient solutions for the paint process is the final piece of the puzzle in digitalizing the manufacturing transition in the automotive industry,” said Marc Segura, President, ABB Robotics division. [Read more…] about ABB invests in ESS to ‘reduce costs and emissions for automotive paint shops’

Humanoid robots: Stepping out of science fiction, into the real world

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For many decades, science fiction films and books have described and shown us a variety of humanoid robots that range from ones that look clearly mechanical and follow simple orders and have limited functionality to ones that are indistinguishable from human beings in appearance but are far stronger, faster and more capable in many ways.

And over those decades, audiences have been encouraged to imagine such robots as figments of the imagination, something for the future – a future after our own lifetimes.

Now, however, instead of waiting there for us to die and spare us from having to deal with it, that future is hurtling towards us with unsettling speed.

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Opinion: The fundamental automation systems driving our universe

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It was Nikola Tesla who said that if you want to understand the universe, “think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration”.

That statement, in itself, doesn’t really explain anything at all to the average person like me. Maybe a scientist can make something of it, but even for scientists, such answers are incomplete. In fact, I would argue that the biggest questions all remain unanswered.

I mean questions such as, for example, What happened before the Big Bang? [Read more…] about Opinion: The fundamental automation systems driving our universe