The COVID-19 pandemic forced companies to move quickly to shift to remote working, reimagine how they serve customers, build new business models, enhance technology capabilities, assemble multi-disciplinary teams and expand partnerships and alliances in ways they never thought possible. Now, companies need to figure out how to keep that momentum and maintain the speed and […]
With more than 70% of labor in warehousing being dedicated to picking and packing, numerous companies are gradually investing in logistics automation. But what happens when the robots must handle an unlimited number of (unknown) stock keeping units? Source link
Initial pilot successfully leverages LoRaWAN and RFID standards to reduce maintenance costs and improve operational efficiencies in the railway industry. The LoRa Alliance1 and GS12 in Europe, today announced a formal liaison agreement to explore adding LoRaWAN networks as an available carrier technology to the GS1 standards. The organizations’ goals are to provide greater efficiency […]
Energy software specialist Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS) has responded to the growing demand for grid flexibility with the release of ANM Strata 3.1, the latest development of its flagship distributed energy resources management system (DERMS) product. The launch comes at a time when changing energy use caused by lockdowns has highlighted the need for more […]
When your business is an equal partnership, who breaks the tie? Six entrepreneurs share their methods. March 16, 2020 3 min read This story appears in the March 2020 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » 1. Focus on the “yes.” “When we started our business, we discussed our strengths and interests and decided that if we couldn’t […]
For most healthcare providers, the pandemic’s early days stretched the limits of their capabilities for care, with many struggling with staffing strategies in response to COVID-19. But for Northwell Health, a major healthcare provider in and around New York City, those initial weeks also stress-tested an ongoing HR system migration, resulting in innovative features the […]
A company from Baden (region in Germany) claims to revolutionize the coffee-to-go gastronomy with its robotic coffee solution. With its gripper for handling coffee cups, the Zimmer Group is making an important contribution to this. Case Study: A Coffee with the Robot Case Study from | Zimmer-Group USA Not over a coffee at his favorite […]
Mr. Silva said any security plan started with the basics — good locks, strong doors, an alarm system — and could be expanded to full perimeter screening with either monitoring enhanced with artificial intelligence or more traditional motion detectors and alarms. Celebrities and other well-known people may want to build a safe room in their […]
LG Energy Solution (formerly LG Chem) plans to invest more than $4.5 billion over the next four years on battery production capacity in the United States. This new investment will allow for 10,000 more American jobs and 70 GWh of additional battery production capacity. The batteries will mostly be supplied to the electric vehicle industry […]
The system uses rollers to move pallets smoothly, without friction (a byproduct often seen in belt-driven platforms). The conveyor’s open design eliminates concerns of small parts or screws dropping into rollers and causing conveyor damage or jamming. Edge Roller Technology (ERT®250) Conveyor Q&A with Stacy Johnson, Director of Marketing and Strategic Planning | Dorner Conveyors […]