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Belgian online grocer to implement Exotec automated warehouse system

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Exotec, the warehouse robotics specialist, has been selected by Collect&Go, Colruyt Group’s online grocery service, to further automate one of its warehouses in Londerzeel, Belgium.

The installation of Exotec’s next generation of Skypod system will aid the Belgian food retail market leader with the ongoing optimisation of its online grocery picking process.

Collect&Go has more than 200 collection points throughout Belgium, reaching more than half of the country’s households and ensuring all Belgians have access to the pickup and home delivery service. [Read more…] about Belgian online grocer to implement Exotec automated warehouse system

Exotec launches new robot-based automated storage and retrieval system

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Exotec, a warehouse robotics provider, has launched the Next Generation of its Skypod system, offering higher performance, improved storage density, and advanced software features.

The Next Generation of Skypod comes with a number of design improvements, including a new and more compact Skypod robot, a workstation for robot-to-robot picking, a high-throughput exchanger, and denser storage.

These redesigns, combined with new software features, improve the throughput at a single workstation by 50 percent, while enhancing storage density by up to 30 percent compared to the previous generation. [Read more…] about Exotec launches new robot-based automated storage and retrieval system

BlueStar and Exotec partner to launch ‘smarter’ warehouse automation system

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BlueStar, a global distributor of solutions-based digital identification, mobility, point-of-sale, and RFID technologies, has chosen Exotec to deliver a smarter warehouse automation solution in its distribution centres located in Europe and the United States.

Thanks to this partnership, BlueStar will increase performance, flexibility, safety, and efficiency in its warehousing operations.

Since the opening of the EMEA Distribution Centre in Eindhoven in 2019, BlueStar has experienced consistent growth while maintaining its commitment to providing more efficient service.

To meet increasing demand and customer expectations, the company decided to expand its infrastructure and optimise its processes by engaging Exotec to deliver the Skypod system in the warehouse. [Read more…] about BlueStar and Exotec partner to launch ‘smarter’ warehouse automation system

Exotec expands pharmaceutical sector portfolio through partnerships with Hygie31 and Hartmann

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Exotec, a provider of warehouse automation and robotics solutions, has agreed partnerships with two new organisations in the pharmaceutical sector: Hygie31 and Hartmann Group. Both companies will adopt Exotec’s Skypod robotic system to automate warehouse processes and increase efficiency.

Hygie31, a major player in the healthcare industry has chosen Exotec to transform its pharmacy Dhygietal logistics platform, with the Skypod robots implemented at the company’s La Veuve warehouse.

The Exotec installation covers 1,500 sq m and comprises 38 Skypod robots, moving autonomously in all directions and up to 11 metres in height.

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Exotec installs 37 robots to process first orders at Auchan Luxembourg warehouse

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Auchan has become the first retailer in Luxembourg to use Exotec’s Skypod system in its Dudelange warehouse.

To protect their leading position in Luxembourg, Auchan Retail Luxembourg has partnered with Exotec, an innovative developer and manufacturer of robotic systems for warehouse automation in 2023.

Retailers continue to ramp up their investments in automated warehouse systems year on year. According to Grand View Research, these will reach as much as $51.12 billion (£39.295 billion) by 2030. [Read more…] about Exotec installs 37 robots to process first orders at Auchan Luxembourg warehouse

Computacenter installs Exotec’s Skypod system to ‘optimise warehouse logistics’

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Warehouse robotics provider Exotec has implemented its Skypod system at Computacenter, a provider of IT services in Europe. Computacenter aims to meet the increasing demands being placed on its order processing capabilities.

Due to the ever-growing number of small orders and a sharp rise in shipments, Computacenter needed to increase the efficiency and flexibility of its internal logistics processes.

By using the warehouse automation system from Exotec, the company is able to overcome these challenges and ensure continued customer satisfaction. [Read more…] about Computacenter installs Exotec’s Skypod system to ‘optimise warehouse logistics’

Exotec partners with Clustag to provide warehouse automation for global fashion brand

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Clustag by Rielec, a developer of innovative RFID solutions, has been appointed by warehouse robotics provider Exotec, as a strategic partner to deploy item-level RFID solutions in selected Skypod System projects.

The technology will be deployed in some specific projects in the Netherlands for a globally known fashion brand.

Headquartered in Lille, France, Exotec combines hardware and software to offer warehouse robotic systems that drive operational efficiency, add resiliency, and improve working conditions for warehouse operators. [Read more…] about Exotec partners with Clustag to provide warehouse automation for global fashion brand

Renault brings in 191 Exotec robots to fully automate vehicle parts facility

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Renault Group has unveiled its “new-generation” logistics facility in Villeroy, which is “100 percent automated” and equipped with the system from Exotec, a French industrial robotics company.

Renault says the all-French collaboration is a world first for a car manufacturer.

Skypod robots facilitate the work of operators by picking items at height, thereby eliminating the risk of falling. The time it takes to prepare parts orders is thus divided by 6 and the surface of the storage area on the site is reduced. [Read more…] about Renault brings in 191 Exotec robots to fully automate vehicle parts facility

CEVA Logistics adds 57 Exotec Skypod robots to two of its logistics centres

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CEVA Logistics is expanding warehouse automation in its two warehouses in Venray, Netherlands, thanks to the Skypod System from Exotec, a France-based warehouse robotics specialist.

The flexible goods-to-person order picking solution will enhance facility efficiency, and during peak seasons, CEVA expects to handle three times the volumes than before.

The two facilities join an existing Exotec Skypod installation at CEVA’s facility in Roosendaal. 57 Skypod robots are being deployed at the Venray facilities to add warehouse automation for CEVA’s customers, ultimately increasing both warehouse capacity and flexibility to bridge peak periods. [Read more…] about CEVA Logistics adds 57 Exotec Skypod robots to two of its logistics centres

Exotec robots ‘save warehouse workers from walking nearly 30 million kilometres’

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Data published by Exotec says that, since the company’s first delivered site in 2017, its warehouse robots have covered a distance of 28,791,005 kilometres (17,889,901 miles) – equivalent to 37 return trips to the moon.

The company says its Skypod robots have logged over 5 million kilometres (3.1 million miles) at the longest drive site, with an average of 1.75 million kilometres (1.1 million miles) across Exotec’s 10 busiest sites.

To date, Exotec’s Skypod robots have completed almost 230 million cycles globally. The company defines one cycle as the act of a robot retrieving a bin, bringing it to a picking station, and returning the bin to storage. [Read more…] about Exotec robots ‘save warehouse workers from walking nearly 30 million kilometres’