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Aerospace manufacturer JPB Système reaches ‘production milestone’ of 5 million flight parts

April 9, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

JPB Système, a manufacturer of technology solutions for aerospace, aeronautic and other industries, says it has manufactured “five million separate flight parts since the start of its production operations over 20 years ago”.

The milestone predominantly comprises component parts used to produce JPB Système’s innovative LULYLOK B-nut self-locking device and borescope self-locking plug, both of which are supplied to global aircraft engine manufacturers including Safran, Rolls Royce, GE and Pratt & Whitney.

The figure also includes a number of other smaller parts, fittings and fasteners produced across the company’s Industry 4.0 enabled manufacturing facilities. [Read more…] about Aerospace manufacturer JPB Système reaches ‘production milestone’ of 5 million flight parts

Filed Under: Manufacturing Tagged With: aerospace, aircraft, cfm, device, devices, engine, flight, industry, jpb, lulylok, manufacturer, manufacturers, milestone, parts, pratt, production, safety, self-locking, système, whitney, years

Todaro Robotics and Abwiz Bio celebrates continuous operation of ‘very complex system’ for two years

April 8, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Todaro Robotics, a laboratory automation and robotics company based in San Diego, has achieved what it describes as “a major milestone” with its flagship client Abwiz Bio, a company that speeds up the development of high impact monoclonal antibodies with its proprietary phage display technology.

The milestone of operating continuously a very complex system for over two years, has demonstrated the effectiveness of integrated laboratory automation solutions, as well as unique methods and protocols to help keep pace with the ever-evolving life science industry.

Announcing the milestone, James Slatic, co-founder of Todaro, says: “We at Todaro have greatly appreciated the partnership with the leading-edge science at Abwiz. As the life science industry has grown, the research services provided by Abwiz are ever more important. [Read more…] about Todaro Robotics and Abwiz Bio celebrates continuous operation of ‘very complex system’ for two years

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: abwiz, achieved, automation, bio, capabilities, clients, company, complex, help, high, industry, lab, laboratory, life, milestone, offer, partnership, robotics, science, services, solutions, system, todaro, years

Starship Technologies delivery robots clock 10 million km

April 4, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Starship Technologies, a provider of autonomous delivery services, has reached what it says is “an industry first”, with the company’s robots having now passed the 10 million km mark (over 6 million miles) in terms of distance traveled around the world.

This comes as the company is marking five years of commercial delivery services.

This milestone distance is further than any other company in the industry, and more than six times that of the 1 million mile mark recently announced by international self-driving car developers, Waymo and Cruise. [Read more…] about Starship Technologies delivery robots clock 10 million km

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: announced, autonomous, company, daily, deliveries, delivery, distance, globally, industry, mark, mile, milestone, millions, people, robots, service, services, starship, technologies

Universal Robots reaches 1,000 employees

November 15, 2022 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Seventeen years after it was founded by three visionary young researchers in a basement, Universal Robots has just reached a 1,000-employee milestone.

10th November, Odense, Denmark. Universal Robots, the biggest company in a fast-growing Danish robotics hub, has become the cluster’s first organisation to reach 1,000 employees – one of only a few Danish companies founded in this millennium to hit this milestone.

Since its first collaborative robot (cobot) was launched in 2008, Universal Robots has grown to be a global market leader in cobots with offices in more than 20 countries worldwide. [Read more…] about Universal Robots reaches 1,000 employees

Filed Under: Features, Industrial robots Tagged With: cobot, cobots, companies, company, danish, denmark, employees, kim, milestone, odense, people, potential, povlsen, robotics, robots, universal, ur, worldwide, years

Columbia/Okura celebrates shipping 1,000th palletizing system

September 5, 2022 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Columbia/Okura marked the milestone of shipping its 1,000th robotic palletizer. We’ve designed and commissioned many successful palletizing systems, handling a massive range of products across dozens of industries worldwide.

From bag palletizing systems in abusive and harsh environments to high-speed, multi-robot, multi-picking case applications, Columbia/Okura has handled almost any type of product packaging in virtually any application.

To celebrate the occasion and thank employees for their hard work, Columbia/Okura supplied lunch from Smokin’ Oak, a local barbeque restaurant in Vancouver, Canada. [Read more…] about Columbia/Okura celebrates shipping 1,000th palletizing system

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: bag, columbia-okura, conveyor, customer, in-person, lunch, milestone, occasion, palletizing, photo, robot, shipping, system, systems, team

DHL surpasses 100 million units picked with Locus Robotics machines

June 11, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics subsidiary of Deutsche Post DHL Group, says it has surpassed 100 million units picked in its North American facilities by LocusBots from Locus Robotics.

The milestone was achieved in DHL’s Hanover Township, Pennsylvania location, fulfilling orders for a major apparel retailer. The milestone achieved in this facility is one of more than a dozen DHL sites in North America, using more than 2,000 LocusBots – more than any other contract logistics company.

Sally Miller, CIO, DHL Supply Chain North America, says: “As this milestone illustrates, our unrivaled implementation and productization of assisted picking robots has been a tremendous success for our customers’ supply chains. [Read more…] about DHL surpasses 100 million units picked with Locus Robotics machines

Filed Under: Features, Logistics Tagged With: america, associates, chain, contract, demand, deployment, dhl, locus, locusbots, milestone, north, picking, reducing, robotics, robots, sites, supply, support, technology, work

Geek+ and DHL showcase ‘the future of robotics automation’ in DHL’s Asia Pacific Innovation Center

October 25, 2021 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Geek+, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots, is partnering with DHL’s Asia Pacific Innovation Center. Located in Singapore, the center will be home to a new exhibit that showcases a cutting-edge, automated, and completely integrated e-commerce solution.

Named the “Warehouse of the Future”, the exhibit integrates RoboShuttle tote-picking robot and robot-arm technology for full-scale automation.

The project represents the shared values and commitments of both Geek+ and DHL to accelerate innovation and educate supply chain leaders on the opportunities that come with robotics automation. [Read more…] about Geek+ and DHL showcase ‘the future of robotics automation’ in DHL’s Asia Pacific Innovation Center

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: ai, arm, asia, automation, building, center, chain, customers, dhl, e-commerce, exhibit, future, geek+, global, industry, innovation, items, logistics, milestone, operational, order, outbound, pacific, picking, picks, project, provide, roboshuttle, robot, robotics, showcase, solution, station, supply, technology, tote, tote-picking, warehouses

Locus Robotics reaches half-a-billion units picked milestone

August 24, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Locus Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robots for warehouses, says it has surpassed the half-a-billion-units-picked milestone. This new achievement was attained just 94 days after Locus reached their 400 million level.

Rick Faulk, CEO, Locus Robotics, says: “Reaching our half-billion pick milestone this quickly underscores the critical business value that Locus’s proven technology brings to our customers around the world as they face exploding order volumes and limited labor availability.

“As ecommerce volumes increase, the pace of picking with LocusBots is also increasing exponentially. Locus’s first 100-million milestone took 1,542 days while the most recent 100 million picks took just 94 days. [Read more…] about Locus Robotics reaches half-a-billion units picked milestone

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: achievement, chain, customers, days, fulfillment, locus, locusbots, meet, milestone, order, robotics, supply, volumes

Locus Robotics reaches picking milestone of 250 million units in warehouses

November 24, 2020 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Locus Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robots for fulfillment warehouses, says that it has now passed the 250 million units picked volume level heading into the 2020 holiday peak season.

Locus robots now pick more than 10,000 units every 15 minutes, a 263 percent increase in units picked compared with the same period last year.

Locus’s 250 million pick milestone reflects the rapidly growing volumes at customer sites throughout this pandemic-impacted year, with some customers’ daily orders often reaching Black Friday levels. [Read more…] about Locus Robotics reaches picking milestone of 250 million units in warehouses

Filed Under: News, Warehouse robots Tagged With: customers, fulfillment, locus, logistics, milestone, productivity, robotics, units, volume, volumes, warehouses

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