Automation

At electrical and mechanical drive manufacturer Lenze America’s booth (Booth 1064), the focus is on three different types motion control and automation solutions.

Used for compact, high-speed case and tote buffering and sequencing, Kardex Remstar (Booth 2031) highlighted the new sort2ship solution in a press conference on Monday.

Interroll (Booth 2603) will unveil the prototype of its new Spiral Lift concept, and present its latest lineup of Crossbelt Sorters at ProMat 2015.

Technologies including cloud-based analytics, mobility and wearables are transforming supply chain efficiencies in what amounts to a digital revolution for industry, said Renee Niemi, director of the Android and Chrome global business for Google for Work, at Monday’s keynote address.

In a press conference on Monday, Daifuku North America and its subsidiary Wynright (Booth 1013) offered a tour of a multiple integrated product solutions engineered to drive process improvements throughout manufacturing and supply chain operations.

STEP Ahead Award honors women in the manufacturing industry.

Partnership to enhance integrator's offerings for mobile process optimization and data analytics.

January shipments up 10.5% when compared to January 2014 sales.

Membership and revenue gains for CSIA on the rise since 2009.

Actuators and mechanical systems had a strong year, increasing 12% to $467 million.

High-fashion, e-commerce company automated fulfillment to meet the next-day shipping challenge.

When their prowess in manufacturing proved a liability in warehousing and distribution, robots were forced to rapidly evolve.

Though subject to unique constraints, advances in the distribution of wine and spirits holds lessons for the wider industry.

Each year, Modern’s Productivity Achievement Awards honor those companies that made outstanding operational improvements through materials handling systems and related information systems.

Replacing manual processes, automation moves as many as 380,000 units in a week.