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Comprehensive news on the most advanced systems for automated data collection technologies in use in warehouses and distribution centers.


DENSO Foundation awards more than $1 million in STEM grants
Grants will foster STEM learning programs to help develop future automotive, manufacturing workforce

Barcoding, Inc. to host Geek Tank workshop series for Android migration
Workshops to take place in five different cities across two countries.

North American machine vision orders slow in Q1 2019
AIA statistics show 4.5 percent decline in sales over same period in 2018, down to $674 million

Zebra study: Six in 10 plan warehouse automation to augment labor by 2024
Eighty-seven percent of businesses plan to expand warehouse footprint over next five years

Study projects more than $1 billion opportunity for voice-directed warehousing
The rapid adoption of voice-directed warehousing solutions in the retail industry to reduce training time, increase customer satisfaction, and high return on investment are among factors that are significantly boosting the retail industry in the voice-directed warehousing market.

Zebra Technologies to acquire Profitect Inc.
Prescriptive analytics technology can identify a potential opportunity, generate suggested actions and send them directly to a worker’s mobile device with detailed instructions for resolution.

Zebra Technologies celebrates 50 years of innovating at the edge
Company now boasts more than 4,400 U.S. and international patents issued and pending based on organic innovation, and has recently made strategic investments in companies including Locus Robotics.

GS1 US issues guideline for order consolidation in apparel and general merchandise
Guideline illustrates how leveraging GS1 standards in data sharing enables operational efficiencies, improves sustainability and optimizes last mile costs.

Datalogic’s range of new products include hand held with autofocus
Company unveils innovations spanning a broad range of fixed mount and hand held products to make people and automated systems more effective.

Voxware launches 2019 voice management suite
Voxware (Booth S3975), a leading provider of Cloud-based voice and analytic supply chain solutions, announced the general availability of Voxware Voice Management Suite (VMS) 2019.

Hyster-Yale Group to collaborate with Honeywell
Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. announced today that it is collaborating with Honeywell to develop a new line of industry-first pallet trucks controlled by voice technology.

Lucas highlights machine learning’s potential
Lucas Systems (Booth S4263) is set to highlight machine learning technology at a Wednesday seminar at 1:30pm to 2:15pm at the Emerging Technologies & Sustainability Theater on the ProMat show floor.

Mobile dimensioners at KHT capture weights, sizes automatically
Making its first ProMat appearance, KHT (Booth S5147) featured two of its MultiScan mobile master data recording stations to capture item dimensions and weights—including those with complex shapes.

Newcastle Systems introduces mobile powered cart
Beginning on Monday, Newcastle Systems (Booth S4168) showcased its latest innovation, the QC Series Mobile Powered Workstation.

Handheld from Zebra reads marks up to 70 feet away
Zebra Technologies (Booth S441) announced the release of its latest MC9000 series enterprise-class mobile computer: the ultra-rugged, Android-based MC9300.

Barcoding expands North American presence with launch of Barcoding-Canada
The mobile solutions provider will open offices in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to better serve local customers.

Vuzix receives ISO 9001:2015 certification
Vuzix Corporation, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, has been assessed and certified as meeting the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 for design and manufacture of wearable display technology, virtual reality and augmented reality products.

Newcastle Systems expands into Europe
Newcastle Systems announced a new partnership with German-based Andreas Laubner GmbH that brings their mobile-powered solutions to the European market.

ID Label celebrates 25 years
The company has grown from a one-person start-up operation to a leading manufacturer and installer of bar code labels and signs.

MH10 subcommittees issue call for membership
MHI, through its MH10 Committee on Unit-Loads and Transport-Packages, is soliciting membership in two of its standards drafting subcommittees (SCs).


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