Tag: warehouse automation
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Automated Warehousing: Playbook for Introducing AI to Your Operation
In the eCommerce industry, businesses need to reduce their costs and streamline the distribution process if they want to succeed. With the number of physical goods ordered online skyrocketing across the country, Amazon has raised the bar in terms of the delivery timeline and customer service. Small delays in the supply chain or order fulfilment…
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‘E-logistics’ event Deliver opens its doors in Portugal
The Portuguese capital city of Lisbon is playing host to one of the most important events in the e-commerce logistics and supply chain industry, Deliver. Some describe Deliver as the “Davos of e-commerce” because it attracts all the most important e-commerce companies as well as the companies which provide the technology they rely on. And…
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SSI Schaefer automates central warehouse for Rossmann
The chemist chain Rossmann has commissioned SSI Schaefer to automate its central warehouse in their Polish subsidiary in Łódź. SSI Schaefer will equip a 10-aisle miniload with more than 100,000 bin storage locations operated by Schaefer Miniload Cranes. In addition, it will install a custom-fit pallet and bin conveying system, introducing 84 ergonomic work station…
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Swisslog wins two large orders in Scandinavia and Southeast Asia
Swisslog has been commissioned to carry out the comprehensive automation of the Coop warehouse in Langhus. The delivery includes a high-bay pallet warehouse with six Vectura stacker cranes and a conveyor system, which are controlled by the intelligent Swisslog software SynQ. The new distribution centre will be in full operation at the beginning of 2021.
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Geek Plus Robotics to showcase driverless forklift and latest warehouse automation solutions at ProMat
Geek Plus Robotics will be showcasing its latest and most advanced warehousing robotic solutions at ProMat 2019, the largest supply-chain trade show in the Americas, at Booth N6327, in Chicago, from April 8th to 11th. New products include the C200 Bin-Carrying Robot Shuttle System, an Autonomous Forklift, and the OpenBox System, a platform to build and…
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E-commerce in the USA: Fast-growing demand for warehouse robots
The phrase “e-commerce in the USA” might immediately bring to mind the giant of the sector, Amazon, which is said to have received fully 40 percent of all online shopping orders over the Christmas period in the country. It’s difficult to imagine how many orders and how much money that really is, but it’s not difficult…
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Geek Plus says it has sold 7,000 warehouse robots so far
Warehouse automation company Geek Plus Robotics says it has supplied more than 7,000 units of its autonomous machines to the market so far. The company has seen a dramatic increase in demand for warehouse robots from sectors such as e-commerce and automotive supply chains. Geek Plus was established in 2014 with fewer than 10 people,…
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Warehouse automation: Plenty of room for robots
The US has almost 10 billion square feet of warehousing space, according to research consultancy CBRE, which says 1 billion sq ft of that space was built in the past 10 years. Among the geographical areas with the highest number of warehouses are: Los Angeles :: 10,161 warehouses Chicago :: 7,042 Northern New Jersey ::…
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Geek Plus Robotics to partner with leading Chinese automaker and supply its driverless forklift
Geek Plus Robotics is to partner with automaker FAW, and supply its new autonomous forklift to the company. FAW is one of the “Big Four” automakers in China, along with SAIC Motor, Dongfeng, and Chang’an. Geek Plus says it has been contracted to “empower FAW Group’s intelligent innovation reformation by offering a full-process automatic in-plant…
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Geek Plus Robotics to showcase advanced warehousing robotic solutions at ProMat 2019
Geek Plus Robotics is planning to showcase its latest and most advanced warehousing robotic solutions at ProMat 2019, in Chicago, USA. Geek Plus says it is the leading supplier of warehousing and logistics solutions in China and Southeast Asia. The products it plans to demonstrate include its moving system, M100, and display brand-new products “Geek Robot…