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Mitsubishi launches ‘smallest, most compact’ programmable logic controller

November 29, 2019 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Mitsubishi Electric has released the company’s smallest and most powerful compact programmable logic controller to date – the FX5UC series Premium Micro PLC.

The company says the new PLC’s diminutive size is set to help machine builders and manufacturers pack “ever more functionality into a smaller space”, while also providing the web access and network connectivity demanded by the latest smart factory applications.

Mitsubishi Electric launched its first range of micro controllers, the FX family of PLCs, over 35 years ago as part of the MELSEC-F series. [Read more…] about Mitsubishi launches ‘smallest, most compact’ programmable logic controller

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Airbus inaugurates ‘highly automated’ assembly line in Germany

October 3, 2019 by Sam Francis

Airbus has inaugurated its “highly automated” fuselage structure assembly line for A320 Family aircraft in Hamburg, showcasing an evolution in Airbus’ industrial production system.

With a special focus on manufacturing longer sections for the A321LR, the new facility features 20 robots, a new logistics concept, automated positioning by laser measurement as well as a digital data acquisition system.

These will further support Airbus’ drive to improve both quality and efficiency while bringing an enhanced level of digitalisation to its industrial production system. [Read more…] about Airbus inaugurates ‘highly automated’ assembly line in Germany

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: airbus, aircraft, assembly, automated, cent, counter-sinking, customers, deliver, drilling, efficient, facility, family, flextrack, fuselage, hamburg, improve, joint, latest, level, logistics, operating, production, robots, schoellhorn, sections, structure, system, technologies

Corindus instrument used in ‘world’s first’ remote-control robotic heart surgery

September 19, 2019 by David Edwards

A surgical instrument developed by Corindus has been used in what is claimed to be the first remote-controlled heart operation using a robot.

Corindus published its “Telerobotic Intervention Study” in The Lancet, saying it is “the world’s first percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures conducted from a remote location outside the catheterization lab using Corindus’ CorPath technology platform”.

The paper Corindus published, titled Long Distance Telerobotic-Assisted Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: First-in-Human Experience, discusses five successful patient cases performed by internationally acclaimed physician Dr Tejas Patel, chairman and chief interventional cardiologist of the Apex Heart Institute in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. [Read more…] about Corindus instrument used in ‘world’s first’ remote-control robotic heart surgery

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: access, apex, care, company, corindus, deliver, development, distance, dr, experience, gujarat, heart, india, institute, instrument, intervention, interventional, lancet, patel, patient, patients, platform, procedures, publication, remote, robotic, stroke, telerobotic, treatment

GreyOrange partners with eight supply chain companies in the US

August 19, 2019 by David Edwards

GreyOrange, a warehouse and supply chain robotics company, says it has reached partnership agreements with eight warehouse industry leaders in the United States.

The companies are:

  • Avik Services;
  • Bricz;
  • Hy-Tek;
  • Info-Sun;
  • McCombs-Wall;
  • S&H Systems;
  • TREW; and
  • UST Global.

These companies will join forces with GreyOrange to help sell, integrate and service GreyOrange technology. [Read more…] about GreyOrange partners with eight supply chain companies in the US

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: business, chain, companies, company, deliver, future, greyorange, operations, partners, supply, technology, warehouse

How Automation has Transformed the Delivery Process

July 22, 2019 by Liv

 

The world of logistics has, in recent years, been radically altered by automation.

More than ever before, the process of getting a package from one location to another has been put into the hands of machines, and the change is behind many of the recent improvements in packaging and distribution that even small businesses can enjoy.

But exactly how does automation impact the delivery process, and what changes might we continue to see in the future? Let’s take a look. [Read more…] about How Automation has Transformed the Delivery Process

Filed Under: Features, Logistics, Promoted Tagged With: allows, amount, approval, automated, automation, company, deliver, delivery, driver, driverless, drivers, effectively, human, impact, location, logistics, machines, navigation, network, package, packages, picking, process, suited, tasks, time, warehouse, widespread

Nuro and Domino’s partner on autonomous pizza delivery

July 8, 2019 by Sam Francis

Nuro, a developer of driverless road-going vehicles, is partnering with fast-food chain Domino’s to deliver pizzas to customers at their homes.

A statement on Nuro’s blog says: “We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve partnered with Domino’s, the world’s largest pizza company, to deliver pizza autonomously.”

Nuro’s self-driving delivery service first launched in 2018 through its partnership with Kroger, one of the largest grocery chains in the US. [Read more…] about Nuro and Domino’s partner on autonomous pizza delivery

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: autonomous, company, deliver, delivery, domino, driverless, largest, nuro, partner, partnering, pizza, pizzas, stores

Geek Plus Robotics wins award at Deliver e-logistics event

June 13, 2019 by Mai Tao

Geek Plus Robotics has won an award at the Deliver e-logistics event, which this year took place in Lisbon, Portugal. 

The warehouse robotics and automation specialist was awarded the “Rising Star” prize in recognition of its spectacular growth since the company was founded four years ago, and especially for its progress in the past couple of years.

Geek Plus says it is particularly pleased with this award because it was voted for by retailers. “We believe that this award would further encourage us to the next level and provide more efficient solutions to the logistics industry,” said a spokesperson for the company. [Read more…] about Geek Plus Robotics wins award at Deliver e-logistics event

Filed Under: Logistics Tagged With: award, deliver, e-commerce, geek plus robotics, logistics

‘E-logistics’ event Deliver to be held in Amsterdam next year

June 13, 2019 by David Edwards

The fifth annual “e-logistics” – or e-commerce logistics – event Deliver is to be held in Amsterdam next year.

The fourth edition of the Deliver elite series successfully gathered ​1,000 high-level attendees from 40 countries on June 5th and 6th, 2019 in Lisbon, representing a 30 per cent increase compared to the previous edition.

Next year, 1,500 business leaders are invited to join Deliver 2020 on ​June 10/11, 2020 in Amsterdam​ at the Taets Art & Event Park. [Read more…] about ‘E-logistics’ event Deliver to be held in Amsterdam next year

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: deliver, e-commerce, lisbon, logistics, portugal

Hitachi wins lift order in Hyderabad, India

June 7, 2019 by Anna

Hitachi has been awarded a contract to supply 106 lifts for large-scale office buildings to be constructed in Hyderabad, a major city in South India. This is the largest order for Hitachi group’s lifts and escalators in India.

Hitachi Building Systems and Hitachi Lift India will deliver 72 lifts for the large-scale building complex Phoenix Spaces 285, located in a suburb of Hyderabad’s financial district and scheduled for completion in February 2020.

Hitachi Lift India will also deliver 34 lifts for Phoenix Aquilia, an office building located in the centre of Hyderabad’s financial district, which is scheduled to be completed in December 2019.

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: building, deliver, district, elevators, financial, hitachi, hyderabad, hyderabad's, india, large-scale, lift, lifts, located, office, order, phoenix, scheduled, suburb

Deliver: Cost-effectively navigating the last mile is crucial to e-commerce growth

June 6, 2019 by Abdul Montaqim

The second and final day of the Deliver event has seen sponsors and attendees ask each other many questions about the future of e-commerce, or rather “e-logistics”.

And some of the most crucial questions concern the critical last mile of the journey a product makes before it reaches the customer’s door.

The answers appear to be many and varied, and involve new hardware and software, but there does seem to be a general feeling of consensus, even if the details of the technologies underpinning that consensus is yet to be fully articulated, let alone realised. [Read more…] about Deliver: Cost-effectively navigating the last mile is crucial to e-commerce growth

Filed Under: Features, Logistics Tagged With: companies, company, deliver, delivery, e-commerce, e-logistics, expensive, last mile, logistics, mile, range, robotics, robots, warehouse

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