Tag: shipments
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Plus One Robotics uses Yaskawa Motoman to expand mixed depalletizing solutions
Plus One Robotics, a provider of advanced AI vision software and solutions for robotic parcel handling, has launched new customer programs using Yaskawa Motoman robots. These customer deployments are for Plus One’s induction and mixed depalletizing solutions. This deployment of Plus One and Yaskawa robotic solutions consists of 12 new induction systems acquired by FedEx…
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The Role of Technology in the Evolution of Partial Truckload Shipping
Partial truckload shipping continues to evolve with technology, and it’s become much more popular over the last few years. This freight movement method allows shippers to combine their PTL freight with other shipments to fill a truckload. Both dry van and reefer trucks containing meat, dairy, and produce can benefit most from shipping multiple loads…
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Worldwide silicon wafer shipments and revenue ‘set new records in 2021’
Worldwide silicon wafer shipments and revenue “set new records in 2021”, according to a new report by semiconductor manufacturing industry association SEMI. SEMI says that worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 2021 increased 14 percent while wafer revenue rose 13 percent compared to 2020, topping $12 billion, to reach new “all-time highs”. The study was…
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Yaskawa achieves 30 million total shipments of AC drives
Yaskawa, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of industrial robotics and automation technologies, says it has reached 30 million total shipments of alternating current drives. An AC drive is a device that is used to control the speed of an electric motor, which are present in almost all robots and automated machines. In a statement,…
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UPS sells UPS Freight to TFI International for $800 million
Logistics giant United Parcel Services has entered into an agreement to sell UPS Freight to TFI International for $800 million, subject to working capital and other adjustments. Carol Tomé, UPS CEO, says: “We’re excited about the future and the opportunities this creates for both UPS and UPS Freight as part of TFI International. “The agreement…
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Coronavirus expected to cut industrial robot revenue by more than 8 per cent this year
By Maya Xiao of Interact Analysis The coronavirus pandemic which has devastated economies worldwide is expected to reduce revenues in the industrial robot market by more than 8 per cent, according to a study by Interact Analysis. “After a weak 2019, we originally expected the 2020 robot market to recover strongly, but Covid-19 changed the…
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Massive growth in mobile robots expected as 6 million forecast to be shipped in 2030
The robotics industry is set for “seismic change”, according to a report by ABI Research, which says that, of the 8 million robots forecast to be shipped in 2030, nearly 6 million will be mobile. ABI says it has released its “most comprehensive robotics tracker yet”, and it shows that the robotics market is “set…
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Industrial robot revenue will triple by 2025, says report
ABI Research forecasts revenues will reach nearly $45 billion in 2025, fueled by Chinese demand ABI Research forecasts that industrial robot shipments will exhibit an average year-over-year growth rate of 16 per cent by 2021. As industrial robots continue to infiltrate the workforce to increase production efficiencies, this will result in annual revenue exceeding $30 billion…
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North American robotics market sets new records in 2015
Robot orders and shipments in North America set new records in 2015, according to Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s trade group. A total of 31,464 robots valued at $1.8 billion were ordered from North American companies during 2015, an increase of 14% in units and 11% in dollars over 2014. Robot shipments also set…