Tag: containers
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CLS iMation expands its portfolio of warehouse automation solutions with Magazino
Developing a range targeted at constant innovation of logistics processes in an Industry 4.0 framework, CLS iMation has further strengthened its portfolio of services with solutions from Magazino, a German company specialised in the development of smart robots that offer safe and autonomous operational support. Flagship solutions include SOTO, the autonomous supply-chain robot equipped with…
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What are Super Sacks: the Ultimate Guide
What are super sacks? Super sacks are a type of packaging that is designed to make it easy to store and transport items. They can be made from many different materials, the most popular being plastic. The super sack is a flexible intermediate bulk container (Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container-FIBC) that can be used in varied…
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IDS cameras central to automatic photo portal for the documentation of intralogistics processes
Due to digitalisation in Industry 4.0, internal logistics is subject to constant change. Internal traceability, that is the tracking of goods in the warehouse or production facility, is increasingly playing a key role. Manufacturers and consumers are placing more and more emphasis on the safety and quality of products. Costly and image-damaging complaints must therefore…
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IAM Robotics partners with Tompkins Robotics to develop order fulfillment solution
IAM Robotics has joined forces with Tompkins Robotics to create a new robotic application to automate the exit process of order fulfillment. Developed by Tompkins, the new application enhances the current t-Sort system with the addition of xChange to autonomously remove completed order containers from sortation and replace them with empty order containers at one…
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K.Hartwall launches new ‘autonomous mobile robot’
K.Hartwall has launched a new “autonomous mobile robot” called A-Mate. The company says this is the first fully electric free-lift pallet “AGV” with omnidirectional drive on the market. K.Hartwall calls its new machine an AGV as well as an AMR, which indicates the ongoing merging of the two technologies across the industry. The company says…
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Organic products wholesaler doubles output with AutoStore installed by Swisslog
The leading wholesaler in the Swiss organic products market, Bio Partner, has doubled its output following the implementation of robotic logistics from Swisslog at its facility in Aargau, Switzerland. Bio Partner supplies business customers in the organic specialist trade as well as the rest of the retail and food industry from its location in Seon.…
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Audi turns to augmented reality for logistics planning
Audi is turning to augmented reality to plan complex logistics processes: Virtual presentation of three dimensional holograms that are shown in their actual environment helps planners to better evaluate the future situation. Because of this, prototypes of containers or equipment, and so on, which are elaborate to produce, are no longer necessary. Audi uses the…
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How driverless shuttle vehicles can get safely from A to B
Project 3F, a consortium of six partners led by Bosch, has presented its results for automated driving in the low-speed range. (See video below.) Their main finding is that the vehicle can continue driving despite deviations on the specified route and technical failures in the system. The transport of people and goods were tested on…
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Walmart integrates Alphabot into its warehouse operations
Retail giant Walmart has integrated a warehouse automation system, Alphabot, into its operations after undertaking tests for almost a year. (See video below.) Alphabot, technically an automated storage and retrieval system, was especially developed for Walmart by startup company Alert Innovation. Walmart says the Alphabot system will “revolutionize the online grocery pickup and delivery process”.
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ABB to electrify automated vehicles for new port in Singapore
Powering zero-emission, autonomous container transportation with direct current charging infrastructure ABB has won a contract from ST Engineering Land Systems to deliver and commission integrated smart charging points for automated guided vehicles (AGV) in the new Tuas port of Singapore. Deliveries of the vehicles, which will be deployed to transport heavy shipping containers at the…