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Light conveyor platform bridges fixed systems with flexible AMRs

Design World

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can streamline material handling in manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and more, yet many facilities still primarily rely on conveyor systems.

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Combilift helps Australian businesses get a handle on warehousing

Manufacturer's Monthly

All these factors have created the perfect environment for manufacturers to optimise their operations and set themselves for long periods of growth. With an Australian presence borne from decades of honest, Irish manufacturing, Combilift is well placed to understand and complement the needs of Australian warehouse operators.

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FANUC America nearly doubles Michigan campus to accommodate automation demand

Design World

The construction will include a 655,000 ft 2 state-of-the-art facility to house manufacturing, engineering and R&D projects. This investment in Michigan’s growing manufacturing area includes the purchase of 67 acres of land as well as the site of the former Thomas M. This investment in the future of U.S.

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Data warehousing provides more than analytics benefits

Control Engineering

Data warehousing is helping companies overcoming a trend where data collection is outsizing storage infrastructure, which creates a strain on the system and slows operations down. If those things are the rocket ship that will carry the industry into the future, good data warehousing is the launchpad. Analytics Insights. Just in case.

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The Importance of Warehousing & Distribution Management

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

Effective warehousing and distribution management is the backbone of a successful supply chain. From inventory optimization and space utilization to seamless order fulfillment, a well-managed warehousing and distribution system can minimize costs, reduce errors, and enhance operational efficiency.

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Reshoring and supply-chain security

Design World

Discrete automation with motion systems and complementary forms of warehousing technologies remain core to reshoring and making supply chains more robust in the years since COVID-19. We recently asked several industry experts about trends they’re seeing in this space. Here’s what they had to say.

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Industrial Processes & Wireless Communications – Part II: Manufacturing Logistics

Cisco Manufacturing

Examples are, mobile robots, AGV(automated guided vehicles), and manufacturing infrastructure. This blog is the second in a series, bringing a lens on manufacturing logistics, dissecting the application flow and a little detail on why the serving wireless medium must behave in a particular way to support it. Manufacturing Logistics.

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