Materials handling & storage and supply chain > Automation & robotics

  MOONS' Industries EtherCAT-based closed loop stepper drive

03 November, 2016

Motion Technologies has available an EtherCAT-based closed loop stepper drive manufactured by MOONS' Industries.


Bosch partners with Software AG on IoT and Industry 4.0

19 October, 2016

Software AG has entered a strategic innovation partnership with Bosch to develop joint services and solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0.


Fonterra's new dark, robot-controlled warehouse will house 110,000 pallets

03 August, 2016

Fonterra Australia is consolidating its Australian distribution network and six warehouses under one facility in Melbourne.


Kaeser Sigma Air Manager 4.0 blower controller

29 July, 2016

The Sigma Air Manager 4.0 (SAM 4.0) enables optimal coordination and control of all components within a blower station to meet the user's requirements.


Sick SOPASair mobile sensor configuration app

21 July, 2016

SICK's SOPASair application is able to configure more than 80 of SICK's sensor product families, as well as prepare them for industrial use in factory, logistics and process automation.


Dematic gives Americold a voice for the future

21 July, 2016

Americold's cold and frozen storage DC in Arndell Park, NSW has implemented a fully automated advanced voice picking system from Dematic.


KION Group acquires Dematic

23 June, 2016

Forklift truck and warehouse equipment supplier the KION Group has announced it will acquire automation and supply chain optimisation supplier Dematic for approximately US$2.1 billion.


Kollmorgen SFD3 single servo cable system with digital resolver

01 April, 2016

The Kollmorgen SFD3 (Smart Feedback Device; 3rd Generation) single servo cable system combines single-cable technology with robust resolver feedback.


Enardo 850/950 Series wirelessly monitored storage tank safety valves

30 March, 2016

Emerson Process Management has introduced the Enardo 850/950 series of wirelessly monitored pressure vacuum relief valves.


Dematic acquires Australian AGV manufacturer NDC Automation

23 March, 2016

Dematic has announced the acquisition of NDC Automation, a provider of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and software in Australia and New Zealand.


Haydon Kerk WGS compact integrated screw/slide system

22 March, 2016

Motion Technologies has available Haydon Kerk's WGS Wide Guide Screw linear slide.


Robot-run lettuce farm to open in Japan

14 March, 2016

A Japanese farm will replace farm workers with robots, producing 50,000 lettuces per day while dramatically reducing labour, energy and water costs.


Industry 4.0 would not be possible without intelligent sensors

29 February, 2016 by Christoph Müller, Manager Global Marketing & Communication, SICK AG

The limitless exchange of manufacturing, product and logistics data supports better decisions and complete transparency across the value chain. Greater resource efficiency depends largely on the equipment that supplies this data: intelligent sensors.


Securing a cut of the beef boom

01 February, 2016

Businesses in the meat processing industry are turning to automation to capitalise on the surge in demand for beef exports.


Voice technology increases warehouse throughput by 80%

14 December, 2015

Upgrading its voice technology will enable Galipo Foods to increase its annual throughput by 80%.


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