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Somic announces new Minnesota headquarters

  • February 16, 2018
  • News

Located in Eagan, the building on Lone Oak Road has more than 13,000 square-feet of space. It triples the amount of room Somic operates from at its current headquarters in Bensenville, IL.

HARTING to automate logistics at new European Distribution Center

  • February 6, 2018
  • News

The high-bay warehouse provides space for 6,900 pallets and around 120,000 storage containers in an area of 4,500 square meters and is operated in fully automated, paperless fashion.

Tompkins Robotics releases explainer video for t-Sort automated sortation system

  • January 26, 2018
  • News

This robotic technology is designed help build supply chains. The design can accomplish volumes ranging from millions of units a day, to a small operation in the backroom of a supercenter or mall anchor store.

Columbia Machine announces partnership with OTTO Motors

  • January 24, 2018
  • News

As a Certified OTTO Motors Integration Partner, Columbia Machine is able to incorporate the OTTO 1500 Self Driving Vehicle (SDV) into current and future applications.

MonarchFx partners with NFI to create Rapid Deployment MonarchFx Center in California

  • January 11, 2018
  • News

Executives from MonarchFx and NFI came together recently to sign the agreement to begin implementation of the RDMC. The Chino location is the first of five locations around the United States, slated to open within the next six months.

Dematic to help Nypro establish AGV system at Illinois facility

  • January 9, 2018
  • News

Nypro, a Jabil company, wanted to enhance safety and automate the process of transporting raw materials and finished goods from clean room manufacturing to deep lane storage and staging for shipping. The AGV system will transport raw materials packaging to manufacturing staging areas.

Sky No Longer the Limit with Package Distribution Drone at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

  • September 22, 2017
  • Feature

By Tom Egan, PMMI and Elliot Bokeno, Workhorse In collaboration with electric truck and drone maker Workhorse, PMMI will present an interactive visualization at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2017 of how drones bring packages directly to consumer homes.

Regal Beloit enhances Sierra Nevada Brewery water efficiency with dry running conveyer system

  • September 5, 2017
  • Case Study

Sierra Nevada Brewery, located in Chico, Calif., retrofitted their keg line 16 months ago and has already saved approximately 1 million gallons of water through the use of the System Plast NG Evo dry-running technology, which runs without lubrication or water.

CeMAT Russia to spotlight effective intralogistics management

  • August 14, 2017
  • News

This year’s CeMAT RUSSIA, a Russian Federation intralogistics trade show, will open on 19 September with around 150 exhibitors

AGVs: Guiding Today's Industry

  • August 4, 2017
  • Feature

By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation This article discusses how automated guided vehicles have advanced from simple materials handlers to intelligent autonomous robots.