Automation

3PL operators and facility owners are benefiting from a rapidly rising rate of product returns, as many retailers outsource reverse logistics operations to cut costs and gain maximum efficiencies.

Leading developer of Lidar Sensors Autonomous Cars, Safety, & Mapping.

Shipments up 30% over the same month last year.

Rockwell to apply 3-D imaging technology to sensing products for automotive, general assembly, logistics, packaging and materials handling applications.

International Federation of Robotics reports sales within Japan reached a 10-year high, and Japan exported 115,000 industrial robots in 2016 valued at $2.7 billion.

To reap the full benefits of certifications, industry and academia have to continue to enhance their support.

Cobot solutions used in order picking and placing, palletizing and depalletizing, and kitting and bagging alongside human operators.

New facility to accommodate 200 new IT positions focused on application engineering development.

Bell and Howell to service autonomous pallet trucks and tow tractors for Seegrid customers across North America.

A third of manufacturers surveyed say they established their IIoT solutions in the past year, and 98% of adopters say their IIoT solutions are very or somewhat important for their company.

Only 5% of companies are considered truly “intelligent” enterprises, leveraging ties between physical and digital worlds for better visibility and actionable insights.

Rockwell donated $1.7 million toward multidisciplinary institute focused on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Parcel sortation systems provider acquires leading controls systems integrator and specialist in engineering, design, and assembly of control panels.

Modern facility to support growth and expansion plans and will create 85 new jobs before 2019.

Starting in 2018, all of Egemin's and NDC's warehouse automation solutions will be globally branded and available to the market as Dematic.