Industrial Automation

Industrial Automation

Feature Articles

Maximizing Efficiency of Store-Friendly Pallets with Automated Mixed-Case Palletizing

Capable of building mixed-case pallets from an inventory of over 10,000 SKUs, the latest evolution in order assembly systems — Automated Mixed-Case Palletizing (AMCAP) — represents a paradigm shift in high SKU-count case palletizing.

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ABB Secures Agreement to Provide Robotic Automation to A123 Systems for Advanced Battery Application

ABB Robotics to provide A123 Systems with 15 robots for the assembly and manufacturing of high-power lithium-ion battery modules and packs.

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Opinions

SICK Launches High-speed, Long-Range Fine Positioning Sensor

New OLM Distance Measurement Positioning Sensor supports increased speed and positioning accuracy through the use of a linear bar code tape for positioning.

Vendor Spotlight

Crate and Barrel Selects Kiva For Warehouse Automation

Home furnishings retailer Crate and Barrel selects Kiva Systems to automate its Tracy, Calif. Distribution Complex (DC), the largest industrial facility in the country to achieve Gold designation from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program.