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Automated Conveyer Solutions: The answer to rising labor rates?

  • May 11, 2017
  • Feature

By John Murdoch, Alfacon Solutions At lower wages, it was more difficult to cost-justify the automation expense. Management could throw more labor at the volume issue. Now with much higher labor rates (not including health insurance, workers’ compensation, vacation time, and safety concerns), conveyor automation is axiomatic and needed more than ever before.

Seegrid announces members of strategic advisory board

  • April 5, 2017
  • News

The goal of the strategic advisory board is to explore and secure new growth opportunities for Seegrid’s vision guided industrial solutions.

Prime Vision announces partnership with Delft Robotics to advance automation in postal logistics

  • March 31, 2017
  • News

The postal recognition technology of Prime Vision will complement Delft Robotics to apply robots based on 3D machine vision using deep learning.

HighJump's 3PL WMS solution brings Canadian frozen storage company to the cloud

  • March 27, 2017
  • Case Study

HighJump’s cloud solution is designed to simplify each step of the supply chain while assuring levels of service through system uptime, response time and security.

Hanel's automated storage unit boosts logistics at North Carolina high school.

  • March 22, 2017
  • News

Hänel offered two Rotomats to the Material Handling Institute (MHI), and Western Guilford was one of several schools to apply for the donation. The Rotomat vertical carousel will be used to store school materials and provide live demonstrations for the school’s Logistics Education Department.

Festo to showcase Industry 4.0 manufacturing advancements at Manufacturing in America

  • March 20, 2017
  • News

At the March 22-23 event, Festo and Siemens will demonstrate the Multi-Carrier System, a mass customization transport solution. Festo will provide strategies for smart manufacturing during presentations on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.

Seegrid announces appointment of Steven Barto as Chief Financial Officer

  • March 20, 2017
  • News

Barto comes to Seegrid with more than 30 years of experience and has held CFO and executive positions at both privately held and public technology companies

Dematic announces plans to integrate Egemin Automation into organization

  • March 17, 2017
  • News

The integration, which is targeted for completion by the end of calendar year 2017, is intended to enhance Dematic's system integration capability in Europe. Egemin Automation had been acquired by the KION Group in 2015.

Remtec delivers robotic material handling for Dana Inc.

  • February 23, 2017
  • Case Study

In early 2016, Dana Incorporated contracted Remtec Automation to design, manufacture and install an automated turnkey robotic material handling system with vision guidance for a rear axle assembly, integrating the workcell into an existing conveyor system.

Interview: The Benefits of One-Cable Automation

  • February 23, 2017
  • News

As manufacturing becomes more automated and connected across a wide range of industries, it is more essential than ever to streamline installations and bring about new efficiencies in terms of power and communication.