Systems Automation News Archive
Conveyor Sales Numbers Up
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reported that its November 2010 Booked Orders Index was 126, up 11 points or 10% from October 2010’s Index of 115, and an increase of 21% from the November 2009 Index of 104...
Conveyor Sales Numbers Up from 2009
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) reported that its September 2010 Booked Orders Index was 162, up 34 points or 27% from August 2010’s Index of 128, and an increase of 38% from the September 2009 Index of 117...
New Controls Improve Plant Productivity
In today’s no-spend environment, it may seem economical to continue repairing outmoded process controls, but it’s a false economy...
Supply Chains Feel Robot's Power
By automating picking and palletizing in the DC and enabling sequenced loading of trucks, robotic order fulfillment can improve delivery efficiency and allow consolidation of satellite warehouses...
Palletizers Paint a Picture of Efficiency
Kelly-Moore's robotic palletizer has helped reduce line changeover time...
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...
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...
Maximizing Efficiency with Mixed-Case Palletizing
Mixed-case palletizing offers improved productivity throughout the DC, while minimizing labor hours and transportation costs...
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)...
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)....
Simplify Before You Automate
Simpler processes are easier—and less expensive—to automate than complex ones...
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)...
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...
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...
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)...
