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Dematic introduces portfolio of automated solutions for omni-channel fulfilment

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Dematic, a supplier of automated technology for the supply chain, has introduced a portfolio of automated solutions said to make piece, case and pallet handling more efficient, productive and responsive to today’s on-demand omni-channel distribution environment.

The Dematic Order Fulfillment engine is an on-demand order assembly system powered by Dematic iQ. Dematic iQ manages orders, inventory, labour and automated equipment to orchestrate and optimize the order fulfilment process in a real-time manner.

Dematic iQ advanced analytics dashboards, maintenance and other decision support tools that help users fine-tune their operation and minimize downtime will also be on display.

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Amgen to build biomanufacturing plant in Rhode Island

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Amgen plans to build a new state-of-the-art next-generation biomanufacturing plant at its campus in West Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA.

The new plant, the first of its kind in the United States (U.S.), will employ Amgen’s next-generation biomanufacturing capabilities and manufacture products for the U.S. and global markets.

A next-generation biomanufacturing plant incorporates multiple innovative technologies into a single facility, and therefore is built in half the construction time with approximately one half of the operating cost of a traditional plant.

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Kuka smartPAD-2 wins iF design award 2018

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The Kuka smartPAD-2 has won the renowned iF design award 2018. The iF design award, presented by iF International Forum Design GmbH, based in Hannover, Germany, has been presented annually since 1954 and honours the best achievements in the field of product design.

From 23 to 25 January, an international panel of 63 design experts selected the winners from among almost 6,500 entries, submitted from 54 countries.

The Kuka smartPAD-2 is robust, suitable for industrial environments and offers ergonomic, comfortable handling. The options for holding it have been optimized for both left- and right-handers. It can also be used as a desktop console.

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Yaskawa America opens Solution Center

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Yaskawa America, Inc.’s Drives & Motion Division has launched the newest addition to yaskawa.com, the Solution Center. The Solution Center is a self-service knowledge database providing all the functionality and content customers need to resolve issues themselves, available around the clock.

The goal is to provide an online centre where customers can quickly find support solutions, managed by the technical support teams, along with documentation already available on yaskawa.com.

As The company’s technical support team solves issues, content is created and added as “Yaskawa Solutions” in the Solution Center. The answers are the same that the support teams use to resolve issues every day.

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XPO launches cloud-based, digital freight marketplace

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XPO Logistics, a global provider of transport and logistics solutions, has introduced XPO Connect, a cloud-based, digital freight marketplace that is fully automated, self-learning and dynamic.

The platform is designed to provide shippers with a single point of entry for visibility across modes in real time, making it possible to identify opportunities for time and cost savings, says the company.

Through XPO Connect, shippers gain access to business intelligence that they can use to purchase transport more efficiently; this includes visibility of fluctuations in capacity, spot rates and load postings by geography.

Shippers can access carrier capacity, assign loads and track freight movements through one login. The company has designed XPO Connect to integrate all modes of transport.

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JR Automation acquires Setpoint Systems and Setpoint, Inc

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US-based JR Automation, a provider of intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions  has acquired Setpoint Systems and Setpoint, Inc. The Setpoint companies create automation solutions for the e-commerce, amusement, and other industries.

“We look forward to working closely with the Setpoint businesses, leveraging their tremendous capabilities to further build out our world-class global industrial automation solutions platform,” JR Automation Chairman and CEO Mike DuBose said.

“With the backing of JR Automation, Setpoint will be able to meet the needs of our customers even more effectively and increase our team’s ability to lead the industry in developing innovative solutions,” said Mark Coy, President & CEO of Setpoint Systems.

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Tennant to launch autonomous floor cleaning machines

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Tennant Company will launch its first autonomous floor care machine capable of operating in complex, real-world environments without direct operator control.

The first Tennant autonomous solution is expected to be available in North America on the T7 floor scrubber in 2018 with further expansion into global markets and additional models to follow.

Tennant, a cleaning products and solutions company, recently formed a relationship with Brain Corp, an artificial intelligence (A.I.) company specializing in technology for autonomous robots.

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Universal Robots Academy now offers training in Korean and Japanese

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Universal Robots’ online robot training program, Universal Robots Academy, now offers training in two additional languages, Korean and Japanese, taking the total to seven languages.

Universal Robots introduced the online learning platform, Universal Robots Academy, in the beginning of 2017 to offer basic programming skills on the concepts of collaborative robots (cobots). More than 24,000 users from 130+ countries have joined the Academy to become robot programmers.

Universal Robots has now added Korean and Japanese to its curriculum, which means that the nine modules, which the full training program consists off, can be done in: Korean, Japanese, Chinese, English, Spanish, German and French.

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Softbank and Simbe partner to promote retail robot

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SoftBank Robotics America (SBRA) and Simbe Robotics have announced a global partnership on retail inventory handling. Simbe Robotics, creator of Tally, the world’s first autonomous shelf auditing and analytics robot, will use SBR’s international reach and operational efficiencies to increase its business globally.

SBR and Simbe aim to expand the use of Tally in Japan, North America and Europe in the near future and more broadly over the coming years.

Tally is claimed to give retailers visibility and insight into the state of store merchandise, with alerts for out-of-stock, low stock, and misplaced items; audited product price tags and promotional execution; autonomous inventory audits; and continuous in-store performance insights for brand and retail service partners.

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Study: 40 percent of parcels delivered within 2 hours by 2028

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A survey from Zebra Technologies Corporation, a major player in mobile computers, barcode scanners and barcode printers, revealed that 78 percent of logistics companies expect to provide same-day delivery by 2023 and 40 percent anticipate delivery within a two-hour window by 2028.

In addition, 87 percent of survey respondents expect to use crowdsourced delivery or a network of drivers that choose to complete a specific order by 2028.

Zebra’s Future of Fulfillment Vision Study surveyed more than 2,700 professionals in transportation and logistics, retail and manufacturing firms on their plans, implementation levels, experiences and attitudes toward omnichannel logistics.

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