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Picnic Automated Pizza Assembly Platform

Intelligent end-to-end automated assembly platform for foodservice

October 3, 2019

Seattle-based Picnic unveiled what is said to be the first-of-its-kind intelligent end-to-end automated assembly platform for the foodservice industry.

Manhattan Associates opens new facility in India

The 26-acre campus offers a health and fitness center, a wide range of dining options, a retail plaza, hotel, apartments and a conference center.

September 20, 2019

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Manhattan Associates Inc., Atlanta, opened a new facility in Brigade Tech Gardens in Bangalore, India.

Clamping vises

September 11, 2019

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The manually actuated SCHUNK KONTEC KSC clamping vises from SCHUNK, Germany, are highly efficient all-rounders for raw and finished part machining.

Vacuum-based gripper picks hard-to-handle bags

August 23, 2019

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Piab, Hingham, Mass., combined a series of piGRIP bag lips (BGI) to create a vacuum-based automated system that handles bags of all shapes and materials.

Bench top press for factory automation

July 8, 2019

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Bimba Manufacturing, University Park, Ill., launched the fully electric IntelliPress bench top press for factory automation applications.

ProMach acquires Quest Industrial, strengthens robotics integration capabilities

Quest is a full-service robotic integrator that specializes in automation solutions across food, beverage, plastics, metal and other industries.

April 18, 2019

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ProMach, Cincinnati, acquired Quest Industrial, a Monroe, Wis.-based provider of robotic integration solutions, to enhance ProMach’s robust robotics support competencies and strengthen its integrated solutions capabilities for a wide range of applications.

Walmart to deploy automated assistants

The company announced plans to become more automated and robotic.

April 10, 2019

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Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., has been pioneering new technologies to minimize the time an associate spends on repetitive tasks like cleaning floors or checking inventory on a shelf.

Crown Equipment, JBT join forces to accelerate development, deployment of automated material handling products

JBT’s automation expertise and insight will amplify and complement Crown’s ongoing research and development related to automation technologies.

March 29, 2019

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Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, and JBT Corp., Chicago, formed a strategic collaboration to maximize the benefits of material handling automation.

How automation solves the challenges of labor shortage, order picking

Warehouses currently struggling to keep up with their order volume and dealing with labor shortages will need help moving forward.

Bruce Bleikamp

October 23, 2018

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The facilities that choose to automate now will be poised to successfully meet rising demand with rapid, accurate and scalable order picking operations.

Why flexibility is key for automated pallet movement in cold storage facilities

Automated three-dimensional shuttle pallet storage and retrieval systems have emerged as highly desirable solutions for pallet movement and storage in refrigerated and deep-freeze warehouses.

Mads Jespersen

October 9, 2018

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Automated shuttle systems have emerged as highly flexible solutions to many issues relating to pallet movement and storage in refrigerated and deep-freeze warehouses.

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