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From Push-Cart to Cutting-Edge Robotics: China Skips Traditional Warehouse Automation

Logistics Viewpoints

I see a similar paradigm playing out in the warehouse automation landscape of China. Traditional “bolted-down” automation is the landlines in this paradigm. There are limited situations where existing automation can receive incremental updates that provide substantial benefits.

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Automation is pivotal to warehouse operations

Logistics Business Magazine

Relentless eCommerce trends continue to put tremendous strain on distribution and fulfilment operations worldwide. “With rising service level agreements dictating order fulfilment process improvements, automation can help bring stability, predictability and potentially unlock greater efficiency to their operations.”

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

This new idea has become a big part of the modern business world, revolutionizing how goods are transported within warehouses and manufacturing plants through automated guided vehicles (AGVs). Table of Contents Toggle Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV? Let’s dive in! So what is the difference?

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

This new idea has become a big part of the modern business world, revolutionizing how goods are transported within warehouses and manufacturing plants through automated guided vehicles (AGVs). Table of Contents Toggle Understanding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) What is an AGV? Let’s dive in! So what is the difference?

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Automated Hand-Scanning Upgrade

Logistics Business Magazine

The automation of hand scanning processes increases productivity at inbound and outbound areas of logistics hubs dramatically. Now, a milestone upgrade to SICK’s Lector65x image-based code reader family has made it quicker and easier to set up and use the technology in high-volume operations.

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I-Pack Delivers Automated Packaging Performance

Logistics Business Magazine

Leading Finnish logistics services provider Inex Partners Oy has partnered with SEE to enhance packaging automation, as part of its strategy to further improve efficiencies, customer satisfaction and capacity for managing sales peaks. An automated solution To achieve Inex’s goal, SEE specified its I-Pack® Void Reduction System.

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Latest Automation Innovations at LogiMAT

Logistics Business Magazine

Fives will present its complete ecosystem of smart and automated solutions at the LogiMAT tradeshow in Stuttgart, Germany (Hall 1 at Booth 1A61 & Hall 3 at Booth 3A30) from March 19 to 21st. This event will also be the opportunity to showcase its innovations designed to optimize the performance in material handling and automation.