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RightHand Robotics and Vanderlande discuss industry trends, RightPick 4 at MODEX

Robotics Business Review

has hit the ground running in 2024. Now, we’re able to do polybags and apparel. RightHand Robotics Inc. Earlier this year, it released RightPick 4, an upgraded version of its piece-picking system that can handle items up to 25% larger and 50% heavier than RightPick 3. The Charlestown, Mass.-based without a problem.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.4%; July 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

Logistics costs have settled, transit times continue to shorten and capacities at most suppliers are sufficient.” The two manufacturing industries that reported growth in July are: Petroleum & Coal Products; and Furniture & Related Products. While customer growth is projected, we cannot point to fundamentals that sustain it.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 47.6%; August 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

Logistics stabilized and costs are matching 2019. The outlook for 2024 remains uncertain, and we continue to be cautious about building inventories.” Unclear if this is an inventory correction. Shortages limited to only a few items now, but suppliers are hesitant to add or replace labor needed in light of slowing demand.”

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Manufacturing PMI® at 46.9%; May 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

” [Machinery] “Less volatility in customer demand from one month to six months out; seeing signs of slowing in the second half of 2023 and potentially into early 2024. Logistics, particularly from East Asia , continue to return to historical-level transit times; Europe and India remain elevated.

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S&S Activewear improves warehouse efficiency with Korber software, Geek+ robots

Robotics Business Review

The apparel distributor has also deployed robots from Geekplus Technology Co. “Innovation is a core tenet of S&S’s decades-long history in the apparel industry,” stated Brian Beale, chief technology officer of S&S. S&S Activewear today announced the expansion of its partnership with Körber Supply Chain.

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