Systems Automation News Archive
Adept Acquires MobileRobots
Adept Technology Inc., a provider of vision-guided robots, announces plans to acquire MobileRobots Inc., a supplier of robots and automated guided vehicles (AGVs)...
Yaskawa and Motoman Merge
Robotics supplier Motoman Inc. and Yaskawa Electric America Inc., a manufacturer of AC drives and motion control products, have announced that they will merge to form Yaskawa America Inc...
Spiroflow Acquires Dynamet
Spiroflow Systems, a supplier of bulk material handling equipment, has acquired Dynamet, a Michigan-based manufacturer of bulk material handling equipment...
Intelligrated Launches Bilingual Website
Intelligrated has created a bilingual website targeting both English and Spanish-speaking visitors...
Conveyor Orders Continue to Rise
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reports that March 2010 booked orders index was up 17% from February 2010 and 5% from March 2009...
Brokaw to Headline HK Systems Conference
Tom Brokaw is slated to be the keynote speaker at HK Systems Inc.’s 25th annual Material Handling and Logistics Conference, held Sept. 19-21, in Park City, Utah...
Maximizing Efficiency with Mixed-Case Palletizing
Mixed-case palletizing offers improved productivity throughout the DC, while minimizing labor hours and transportation costs...
The Process of Quality
All product quality issues can be traced to problems within processes. Material handling processes, in particular, can make or break a company's quality initiatives...
Slot Smarter, Not Harder
Velocity slotting can help reduce your DC's operating footprint and support more product sales...
Axium to Offer ABB Mixed-Load Palletizing Systems
Axium Inc. has been selected by ABB Robotics as a strategic channel partner for mixed-load palletizing products and services in North America...
High Technology in Logistics
Implementing the right technology can result in long-term efficiency gains...
Palligistics Acquires AIDCO Palletizing Equipment
Palligistics has acquired the AIDCO brand of palletizing and depalletizing equipment...
Conveyor Orders Rose in February
Booked orders in February 2010 increased 15% over the previous month, according to the latest statistics from the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA)...
Simplify Before You Automate
Simpler processes are easier—and less expensive—to automate than complex ones...
Conveyor Equipment Market Is On the Move
Thanks mostly to the recession, as well as to the cyclical nature of the material handling industry, shipments of conveyor equipment were down nearly 23% in 2009, according to the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA)....
Conveyor Orders, Shipments Declined in January
Booked orders for January 2010 dropped 7% from December 2009 but rose 1% from January 2009, according to the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA)...
For Better or Worse: Making WMS Decisions
Whether upgrading an existing WMS or starting from scratch, material handling operations should seek technology that supports partner and customer collaboration...
Pushing Equipment to the Limits and Beyond
A packaging manufacturer overhauled its conveyor system and reconfigured its controls to keep pace with increasing production volumes...
Motion Controls Robotics to Offer Webb AGCs
Motion Controls Robotics Inc. recently signed a SmartCart automatic guided cart (AGC) value-added reseller (VAR) agreement with Jervis B. Webb Co., a Daifuku subsidiary...
Conveyor Orders Increased in December
Conveyor orders for December 2009 increased 19% from December 2008, according to the most recent statistics from the Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA)...
Student Competition to Focus on Unit Load Design
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is recruiting university students to participate in its Virtual Manufacturing Automation Competition this May. NIST hopes to use the event to develop performance metrics for mixed pallets...
Titan Acquires Bilt-Rite Conveyors
Titan Industries Inc., a manufacturer of industrial conveyors and conveyor systems based in New London, Wis., has acquired Bilt-Rite Conveyors of Garfield, N.J...
Harrington Hoists Joins Haiti Relief Efforts
Harrington Hoists Inc. plans to contribute equipment, such as manual hand chain hoists and lever hoists, to Haiti to assist with rebuilding efforts...
Industry Contributes to Haiti Relief Efforts
Columbus McKinnon Corp. is contributing more than $40,000 worth of products to aid the recovery efforts in Haiti, and the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is serving as a primary point of contact for donations from the U.S. logistics industry...
System Logistics Completes Merger with Diamond Phoenix
System Logistics, a material handling systems integrator, has announced that its merger with Diamond Phoenix is complete...
