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Top 6 Challenges in Warehouse Management & How to Overcome Them

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

As covered in our previous blog , warehousing and distribution management is of critical importance. Actionable Steps : Assess Current Procurement Processes: Systematically identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in your procurement cycle. Your warehouse is like the beating heart of your supply chain.

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Contoro picks up $12M to scale container unloading robots

Robotics Business Review

Unloading trailers and containers is a labor-intensive task that has been difficult to automate, but a number of companies have made progress. Were bringing AI-powered automation that enhances reliability, safety, and efficiencyallowing warehouse teams to shift from hazardous, repetitive tasks to more strategic and value-added roles.

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The Future of Reshoring: Building a Stronger & More Resilient Manufacturing Base

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

Domestic Infrastructure: The Backbone of Reshoring A critical factor in reshoring success lies in domestic infrastructure, particularly in three key areas: transportation, warehousing , and logistics. Without modern, efficient infrastructure, the benefits of reshoring could be lost to bottlenecks and inefficiencies.

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Reducing Prep Work With Precision Blanks

Modern Machine Shop

Keeping the workpieces in a production line as similar as possible is vital, as variances in dimensions can lead to machining errors or automation failures. But squaring blanks can also be a bottleneck that demands valuable machining time and slows down throughput. Heavily automated machine cells can see especially good results. .

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Enhancing Productivity with PowerFlex Drives: A Comprehensive Overview

DO Supply

The PowerFlex drive series from Rockwell Automation is designed for versatility, dependability, and performance. It has emerged as a key industrial automation product line, playing a crucial role in optimizing a myriad of industrial processes for enhanced productivity.

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The Future of Smart Supply Chain with Industry 4.0

ATS

Smart procurement and warehousing: Sensor technology and data analytics can work hand-in-hand with AI and machine learning processes to enable smart procurement and warehousing — the practice of monitoring and analyzing inventory, ordering, fulfillment, and vendors in real-time and making decisions based on current scenarios and information.

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How to overcome obstacles to industrial data analytics

Control Engineering

Laurie Cavanaugh, director of business development, E Tech Group , and Matt Ruth, president of Avanceon , explain data analytic bottlenecks and how to overcome them in this partial transcript from the April 21, 2022, RCEP PDH webcast (archived for 1 year), “ Just enough industrial data analysis? The final barrier is data warehousing.