Small-footprint automation systems for lathes, milling machines, and universal machines, with a 26.45-lb. payload, ease of use, and short changeover times. HALTER COMPACT CNC loading robots feature a ...
Turning and milling with robotized work-cell loading/unloading is just the beginning: the goal is “multi-batch automation,” making it possible to achieve high-mix and high-volume production. BMO ...
The robots are coming for the last human warehouse jobs. Loading and unloading a truck is backbreaking, mind-numbing work that retailers and parcel carriers have tried to solve for years. Workers may ...
The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile. Robots at a DHL facility in Columbus, Ohio.Credit ...
As FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service Inc. beef up automation to keep pace with surging e-commerce and a potential threat from Amazon.com Inc., they’ve been stumped at a crucial stage: loading and ...
The big picture: As the warehouse floor becomes increasingly automated, robots now handle the most punishing aspects of logistics, while people focus on oversight, problem-solving, and continuous ...
UNLOADING LORRIES is wearisome for people, but hardly an intellectual challenge. For robots it is the reverse. Robots never tire. They do, however, have problems interpreting the data streaming in ...
Automated unloaders took years to develop and still haven’t been perfected, reflecting the difficulty of working with an array of packages that are stacked differently from truck to truck. As FedEx ...