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Sick launches AGV forklift safety solution

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Sick has developed the Safe AGV Forklift, a PLd/SIL2-certified safety solution that enables a driverless forklift to continue to operate productively when the forks are in the load-carrying position.

The Sick Safe AGV Forklift is claimed to solve ‘stop-start frustration’, which slows operation and leads to wear and tear of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) fitting with a forklift: when the protective laser scanning fields are infringed because the forks are down, the AGV must be brought to a safe stop.

Designed specifically for AGV forklifts with a drive wheel, the device integrates two laser scanners providing protective fields in front and behind the vehicle, with a controller and an encoder to monitor the speed of the vehicle.

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Honeywell partners with Fetch Robotics to deliver autonomous mobile robots to distribution centers

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Honeywell Intelligrated has agreed a strategic collaboration with Fetch Robotics to provide distribution centers with autonomous mobile robots to help them more effectively fulfill growing volumes of e-commerce orders.

The initiative enables Honeywell Intelligrated’s customers to increase productivity and boost labor efficiency by deploying Fetch Robotics’ autonomous mobile robotics, which operate safely alongside people to transport items through distribution centers without human guidance or fixed paths.

By adding this offering to its smart robotics portfolio, Honeywell Intelligrated can provide customers with a range of flexible automation solutions that can be tailored to address current and future operational needs.  [Read more…] about Honeywell partners with Fetch Robotics to deliver autonomous mobile robots to distribution centers

ST Engineering launching range of logistics automation solutions

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The company which bought Aethon is launching new products

ST Engineering will unveil its brand new family of logistics automation solutions, Strobo at the Industrial Transformation Asia Pacific 2018, a Hannover Messe event to be held at the Singapore Expo.

Developed by ST Engineering’s team of engineers, Strobo is part of the group’s growing focus on delivering robust and cost-effective customer solutions through innovative robotics and autonomous solutions.

The Strobo family offers a range of adaptable, scalable autonomous material handling equipment for the warehouse, airport, seaport and manufacturing industries.  [Read more…] about ST Engineering launching range of logistics automation solutions

Honeywell Intelligrated demonstrates connected palletizing solutions at Pack Expo

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Honeywell Intelligrated is showcasing its connected solutions for automated palletizing equipment in end-of-line manufacturing environments at Pack Expo International in booth S-2560.

By leveraging data from machine-level sensors, the company provides real-time equipment monitoring, diagnostics and asset-level insights to boost reliability, throughput and performance.

These connected solutions analyze real-time and historic data to detect equipment conditions that could impact performance – such as excess motor vibration, temperature fluctuations or underutilization trends – and provide real-time alerts to help fix critical issues before they affect the entire production process.  [Read more…] about Honeywell Intelligrated demonstrates connected palletizing solutions at Pack Expo

Logistics firm launches route optimisation solutions to US and Canada

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Locus, a decision-making platform in the supply chain that automates human decisions required to transport a package or a person, has launched operations in North America.

The company’s premier logistics optimisation solutions that include route optimisation, real-time tracking of orders, insights and analytics, optimised permanent journey plans, and automated shipment sorting, are now being introduced in both the U.S. and Canada.

Locus addresses a myriad of logistics and supply chain issues that result in shipping delays, including tracking errors, human errors, and problems with driver and vehicle appropriation.

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BlueBotics teams up with Forestay Capital in pursuit of new international growth surge

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BlueBotics, a provider of navigation systems for robots, has teamed up with Forestay Capital in pursuit of new international growth surge.

BlueBotics says Forestay Capital, a tech fund that launched earlier this year, has acquired capital in the company, providing the “impetus for international expansion”.

BlueBotics, which is based in St Sulpice, Switzerland, develops and sells navigation technologies for industrial vehicle automation.  [Read more…] about BlueBotics teams up with Forestay Capital in pursuit of new international growth surge

Geek+ Robotics Picking System introduced at Empower in Hong Kong

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Geek+ Robotics‘ Geek Picking System has been introduced at Empower in Hong Kong. As an e-commerce centre, Empower focuses on the fast-growing B2C market of small and medium-sized goods and also plays an important role in distributing parcels to Europe, Asia Pacific and Hong Kong.

The robot area of the Empower warehouse covers around several thousands square metres, using 65 Geek Picking Robots. The space utilisation of the warehouse has been maximised with high-rise inventory racks.

Currently Geek+ has several projects in operation in Hong Kong including E-commerce, retail, pharmaceutical, and mini-warehouse solutions which is based on the features of the Hong Kong logistics industry.

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Montratec to showcase automation technologies for supply chain industry

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Intralogistics technology provider Montratec is planning to present cutting-edge technologies for process automation and efficiency increase at Fakuma, a trade fair for the plastics processing industry

“Welcome to our World” is the slogan of the German company Montratec, which is headquartered in Niedereschach.

The company will be presenting new product highlights of their intelligent automation and transport system Montrac on the international trade fair Fakuma (from 16 to 20 October 2018 in Friedrichshafen/Germany).

The intra-logistic system Montrac is purely designed and engineered for efficiency enhancement. Particular the revolutionary technology of the Shuttle Carrier and the features of the new SmartRouter-generation are setting innovative milestones in the field of process automation and intra-logistics.  [Read more…] about Montratec to showcase automation technologies for supply chain industry

ZF developing autonomous ‘last-mile’ delivery

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The logistics industry is overtaking the passenger car sector when it comes to the automation of driving functions. ZF is supporting this trend with innovative concepts and major investments.

For example, there are commercial vehicles that are intelligently connected thanks to production-ready ZF technology and equipped with autonomous driving functions capable of independently performing all logistics tasks or assisting package delivery drivers.

Autonomous delivery trucks will make package deliveries along the “last mile” more efficient – which will in the future help to deal with rising delivery volumes while reducing traffic in city centres.

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DHL to build logistics centre for Austria and Eastern Europe

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DHL has started construction of its new DHL Campus Vienna Airport. The state-of-the-art freight hub for Austria and Eastern Europe is in the municipality of Fischamend.

DHL Global Forwarding and DHL Freight are each building an advanced freight terminal and an office building with a total of around 12,000m² of warehouse space and around 3,500m² of office space on the property.

This will pool competencies for air and ocean freight as well as land and intermodal transport centrally at one location and create new, larger capacities for cargo.

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