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Lessons Learned from Implementing Mobile Automation

Introduction While mobile automation technologies like Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) offer substantial benefits in efficiency, productivity, and safety, they also come with challenges that can impact success if overlooked. Recognizing and preparing for these ...

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The four drivers of Industry 4.0 for manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution material handing facilities. Learn about Industry 4.0 and how AI, IIoT, big data, & cloud computing will drive the future of facility management.

June 1, 2021

The 4 Drivers of Industry 4.0 & How They Will ...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution — also known as Industry 4.0 — is upon us. It was inspired by the same drivers as the First Industrial Revolution in the 18th century: reducing costs and boosting efficiency. Now, instead of looms and steam engines, ...

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Artificial intelligence and robotics: Their impact on the workplace for manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics facilities

August 19, 2021

Artificial Intelligence & Robotics: Their Impact ...

When you think back to films from 20 years ago, artificial intelligence was portrayed as frighteningly advanced and as having a mind of its own. While AI is definitely smart, AI solutions aren’t plotting to dominate the world or your supply chain. ...

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Understanding AMR Technologies: Computer Vision and LiDAR

June 24, 2021

Understanding AMR Technologies: Computer Vision ...

Humans working collaboratively alongside self-driving robots is here, and an advanced future of intelligent automation is not only imaginable but compelling. Today, global leading brands in manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics rely on material ...

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The ultimate warehouse safety checklist and guide

August 9, 2021

The Ultimate Warehouse Safety Checklist

Productivity and profitability pale in comparison to the importance of safety in a warehouse setting. There aren’t many professions where workers put their health on the line when they punch in, but warehousing can be an incredibly dangerous ...

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Automation in the Workplace: 3 Best Practices for Safety

July 29, 2021

Automation in the Workplace: 3 Best Practices for ...

Automation in the workplace is now accessible to material handling facilities of all types and sizes. With shrinking labor pools, constantly evolving customer behaviors, and heightened expectations and demands, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), ...

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July 28, 2021

Leveraging Automation to Keep Up with Increased ...

Peak season is no longer on a set schedule, spanning a few predictable months out of the year—such as a holiday season—where retailers would gear up for an increase in demand, and then evaluate how to improve for the next round to meet performance ...

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What is lean manufacturing and where do autonomous mobile robots fit in?

July 15, 2021

What Is Lean Manufacturing? How to Streamline ...

Lean manufacturing is not a new concept—the lean production methodology has been around since the 1990s. Lean systems date back to early 1900s automobile production, with Ford’s assembly line and the Toyota Production System (TPS). In the current ...

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Seegrid Adds Robots as a Service

June 29, 2021

What is RaaS?

Today, Seegrid announced the addition of a new Robots as a Service (RaaS) offering. In this blog, we explain what the RaaS model is, how it works, and why you should consider it as an option when implementing Seegrid Palion AMRs in your ...

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Understanding AMR Technologies: Computer Vision and LiDAR

June 24, 2021

Understanding AMR Technologies: Computer Vision ...

Humans working collaboratively alongside self-driving robots is here, and an advanced future of intelligent automation is not only imaginable but compelling. Today, global leading brands in manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics rely on material ...

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The four drivers of Industry 4.0 for manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution material handing facilities. Learn about Industry 4.0 and how AI, IIoT, big data, & cloud computing will drive the future of facility management.

June 1, 2021

The 4 Drivers of Industry 4.0 & How They Will ...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution — also known as Industry 4.0 — is upon us. It was inspired by the same drivers as the First Industrial Revolution in the 18th century: reducing costs and boosting efficiency. Now, instead of looms and steam engines, ...

Future of Automation Industry 4.0 Advanced Analytics

May 25, 2021

5 Questions Answered: Blue Labs & Seegrid’s ...

Seegrid announced the formation of Blue Labs. We sat down with Brennan Sellner, Seegrid’s Senior Director of Advanced Development, to talk about this new team and what it means for the future of Seegrid and the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) ...

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Power your material handling facility and drive results using autonomous mobile robot (AMR) data

May 20, 2021

Power Your Facility and Drive Results Using AMR ...

Material handling automation can create immediate benefits for a company, including safer work environments, improved employee retention, boosted productivity levels, decreased travel times, reduced operating costs, and increased agility. However, ...

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Reasons why you should automate your forklift battery charging in warehouses

May 18, 2021

3 Reasons Why You Should Automate Forklift ...

Technology and automation are the keys to a safer, more productive, and more cost-efficient warehouse. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and autonomous forklifts have proven to be safe, reliable, and consistent. Increasingly, more companies are ...

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How to make safer warehouses with AMRs and automation

May 6, 2021

3 Warehouse Automation & Safety Tips

With an aging workforce, growing labor shortages, and extreme demands, warehouse safety is more important than ever to prevent injuries and avoid downtime. With nearly 95 million people missing work each year as a result of workplace injury, ...

AGV Safety Benefits of Automation Warehousing

Top Trends for Supply Chains | The biggest trends for optimizing operations with automation, AGVs, and AMRs

April 29, 2021

Top 3 Trends to Watch for Supply Chains

Over the course of the past year, and continuing still today, it’s been made abundantly clear that supply chains need to be resilient in order to effectively and successfully support customers. In 2020, many manufacturing, logistics, e-commerce, and ...

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ProMatDX Event Wrap-Up

April 22, 2021

ProMatDX 2021 Event Wrap-Up: Innovating Supply ...

ProMat is one of the largest industry events for manufacturing and supply chain professionals, providing individuals from the U.S. and over 140 countries access to the latest material handling solutions. Though this year looked different by ...

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Consumer Goods Manufacturing - Labor Shortages, Safety, and Automation

March 23, 2021

Winds of Change in Consumer Goods Manufacturing

Think back to January 2020— life looked a little different. The global pandemic has had a profound impact on just about everything we do, forcing changes in how we work, play, communicate, and really, how we live. Our recent blog on consumer goods ...

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5 Questions answered with Heather Ramsey, Director of Customer Success

March 2, 2021

5 Questions Answered: Fleet Geek and the ...

Today, Seegrid introduced Fleet Geek analytics software, part of Fleet Central, the enterprise software platform for Seegrid Palion AMRs. We sat down with Seegrid’s Director of Customer Success Heather Ramsey to discuss the new analytics software ...

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Seegrid Blog: Evaluating & Scoping Your Facility

February 16, 2021

5 Questions Answered: Evaluating and Scoping for ...

Today, Seegrid introduced the Seegrid Palion Lift AMR, further expanding the capabilities of our fleet of mobile robotics solutions. We sat down with Seegrid Director of Application Engineering August Drake to discuss the facility scoping and ...

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5 Questions Answered AMRs vs. AGVs by Jeff Christensen

February 9, 2021

AMRs vs. AGVs: 5 Common Questions Answered

Today, Seegrid introduced the Seegrid Palion AMR product family, representing our newest line of mobile robots that uniquely provide automated material flow. We sat down with Seegrid Vice President of Product Jeff Christensen to talk about the ...

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How to Budget for Automation and AMRs

January 28, 2021

Increase Your ROI: How to Effectively Plan and ...

The ongoing pandemic and recession continue to present a seemingly endless stream of challenges for automotive manufacturers. Everything from shifting consumer preferences and unpredictable supply shortages to higher-than-normal-worker absence rates ...

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Lessons Learned in Consumer Goods Manufacturing

December 14, 2020

2020: The Perfect Storm & Lessons Learned in the ...

To say 2020 was a year like no other is an understatement. The global pandemic changed the way we live, from how we work to how we shop, and everything in between. In the consumer goods space, the pandemic rewrote the script for forecasting demand. ...

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5 Questions Answered - Automation in Automotive Manufacturing

December 3, 2020

5 Questions Answered: Automation in Automotive ...

Boom-and-bust cycles are not uncommon in the automotive sector. However, the COVID-19 pandemic left even the automotive industry shocked by the extreme levels of fluctuation. The United States automotive industry went from facing facility shutdowns ...

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Automotive Material Handling Automation

November 24, 2020

Automotive: How to Use Automation to Keep ...

The automotive industry in the United States has been in constant flux due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Over the course of the second quarter in 2020, the pandemic caused many automotive companies to virtually shut down. With consumers facing very ...

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Adapting in the New Normal with Actionable Analytics

November 12, 2020

Operational Agility: How to Adapt with AMRs and ...

A year that brought on unpredictability and uncertainty like never before put a spotlight on the use of automation in manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics facilities. The COVID-19 pandemic quickly caused many unexpected disruptions that shook ...

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Seegrid CEO Jim Rock on Box Robotics Acquisition

October 6, 2020

Seegrid Acquires Box Robotics: Q&A with Jim Rock, ...

Today, Seegrid announced the strategic acquisition of Box Robotics, a mobile robotics startup, to accelerate the development of human-like situational awareness for self-driving industrial vehicles. We sat down with Seegrid CEO Jim Rock to talk ...

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AMR Safety is in the Driver's Seat

September 24, 2020

AMR Safety is in the Driver's Seat

The future is speeding toward us as the adoption of automation and robotics continues to rise — businesses in virtually every industry seek to manage fluctuations in demand and workforce. The ability to tackle the problem effectively and safely with ...

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Actionable Analytics | Part 2

July 21, 2020

Optimize for Operational Efficiency with AMR Data

Learn How to Deliver Data that Drives Results Consumers want products faster, better, and at low cost, driving the material handling sector to become more competitive. Because of this, forward-thinking companies are seeking ways to implement ...

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National Forklift Safety Day 2020: Safety. Productivity. Get Both with Seegrid.

June 9, 2020

Productivity and Safety: Achieve Both Goals ...

Hard-working industrial vehicles are critical to moving and placing materials in a variety of challenging environments. However, with traditional, manually-driven powered industrial trucks (PIT) being prone to accidents and injuries, facilities are ...

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Actionable Analytics | Part One - Understandable, Timely, Contextual

May 19, 2020

3 Pillars to Achieve Data Goals for AMRs and ...

No matter the industry or business segment, companies around the globe are collecting enormous amounts of information about everything. There seems to be no end to the streams of available data, and with information flooding in at ever-accelerating ...

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The Bullwhip Effect infographic by Seegrid

April 20, 2020

COVID-19 Supply Chain Impacts: Taming the ...

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic began a wave of panic buying and stockpiling, as many consumers want to make sure there are no shortages of essential items in their homes. Whether it's toilet paper, hand sanitizer, cleaning products, or ...

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MODEX 2020: Seegrid's Event Recap

March 12, 2020

MODEX 2020 Wrap-Up

Manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics companies around the world leverage Seegrid smart automation, including our self-driving autonomous mobile robots, fleet management software, and actionable analytics platforms. MODEX provides a ...

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September 3, 2019

Train One AMR, Train Them All

Seegrid Vision Technology Eliminates Downtime for Training (and Retraining) Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) Planning for Growth with AMRs When selecting an automation vendor for material movement, it’s important to consider not only your current ...

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December 12, 2018

Adapting to Automation: Lessons for Long-Term ...

This article was originally published in SupplyChainBrain. What’s the top next-gen technology that’s on strategic agendas across executive war rooms? The answer is automation and robotics, according to a recent survey of more than 800 financial ...

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December 11, 2018

How Employers and Employees Can Adapt to an ...

This article was originally published in InformationWeek. Despite the fact that suppliers who are adopting automation technologies have the potential to reap substantial cost savings and increase profitability, some fear that the proliferation of ...

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December 8, 2018

Advance Your Materials Handling Operations with ...

This article was originally published in IndustryWeek. As manufacturers and distributors undertake new automation initiatives and push toward Industry 4.0 - the fourth industrial revolution - they have access to an unprecedented amount of data. The ...

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Supervisor

November 7, 2018

Seegrid Supervisor: Your Key to the Smart Factory ...

As an integral part of the Seegrid Smart Platform, Supervisor fleet management software is the key to your smart factory. With real time dispatching, vehicle status updates, and object interactions, Supervisor software was designed to keep your ...

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October 17, 2018

Don't Get Beaten by a Robot: 3 Ways to Ensure ...

This article was originally published in Entrepreneur. A common thread in conversations about automation is the uncertainty people feel about their long-term job security. Despite (or perhaps because of) automation’s impressive ability to streamline ...

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October 8, 2018

Eliminating Product Damage with AGV Technologies

Moving heavy materials throughout your supply chain all day, every day–accounting for labor shortages, peak season, and the potential of damaged goods–is no easy task. Even with the most skilled human labor, accidents can happen while picking and ...

AGV Safety Benefits of Automation Warehousing

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July 17, 2018

What Automation Means for the Human Workforce

This article was originally published in Business 2 Community. The advent of automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning is perhaps one of the biggest disruptions that the manufacturing industry has encountered. These technologies ...

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May 16, 2018

4 Benefits Robots Bring to the Workforce

This article was originally published in Business 2 Community. Last month, an annual gathering of top manufacturing experts took place at MODEX, one of the world’s largest conferences for manufacturing and supply chain solutions. This year’s theme ...

Benefits of Automation Industry 4.0

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June 21, 2017

5 Steps on Your Journey Toward Industry 4.0

Introducing new technology can be disruptive: upending the status quo is always challenging for businesses and their employees. For manufacturers, though, the idea of the smart factory of the future is quickly becoming a reality, and even those ...

Manufacturing Industry 4.0

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May 19, 2017

Productivity Boosts at Zulily With Seegrid's ...

Companies in manufacturing and warehousing today are turning to automatic guided vehicle solutions (AGVs) for their material movement needs. Accuracy, efficiency, and performance all factor into choosing the right AGV to meet your facility needs, ...

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November 21, 2016

Disruption Ahead: Automotive Manufacturers Look ...

After a banner year in 2015—with over 17.5 million vehicles sold in the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal—the automotive industry is poised to continue this pattern of growth through 2016 and beyond. That doesn’t mean the industry is ...

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October 28, 2016

The Link Between AGVs and Labor Cost Reductions

For most companies, improving their bottom line is critical to success. When looking at the bigger picture, labor costs, operating costs, efficiency, and workflow processes are all aspects that play into a company’s overall progress. When ...

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September 29, 2016

Seegrid Vision Guided AGVs Provide Warehouse ...

For many companies, the costs associated with manual material handling can make a huge impact to the bottom line. In recent years, automation advancements have driven a change in the market, becoming a go to solution for companies looking to ...

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September 29, 2016

Why Whirlpool Sees Seegrid as the Evolution in ...

Manufacturers across the U.S. are experiencing a damaging shortage of skilled labor — negatively impacting their ability to produce goods and their bottom lines. As companies search for automated solutions, Seegrid’s vision-powered AGVs are leading ...

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July 14, 2016

18 Questions to Ask Your AGV Vendor: Part 2

Check out Part 1. With so many AGV solutions on the market, it can be difficult to tell which AGV is right for your application and facility. Before investing in automation, ask your AGV vendor these important questions about install times, safety ...

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July 13, 2016

Improving Safety in Manufacturing Through Seegrid ...

More than 34,000 serious injuries occur each year from forklifts.1 At Seegrid, we have taken the initiative to decrease that number. When we develop our products, safety in the workplace is a top priority. By emphasizing the importance of safety, ...

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June 22, 2016

18 Questions to Ask Your AGV Vendor: Part 1

Manufacturers are increasingly turning to automation to solve their materials handling challenges. But as many are realizing, not all AGV companies are alike. The various AGV solutions on the market have vastly different degrees of flexibility, ...

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June 17, 2016

How AGVs Cut Through Waste to Increase Throughput

Seegrid’s vision-powered automated guided vehicles (AGVs) do exactly what we train them to do—on time, every time, any time, day or night. Our AGVs, also known as Vision Guided Vehicles (VGV), bring revolutionary technology to the manufacturing ...

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May 25, 2016

IIoT: The Next Frontier in Manufacturing

Machines on the plant floor will soon actively identify problems, determine a course of action, execute, and measure those results—all without human interaction. It's not the Jetsons—it's the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and it's already ...

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May 11, 2016

Aerospace Manufacturing: A Need to Innovate, But ...

Like many industries, the aerospace and defense (A&D) sector is facing increased pressure to continuously innovate and increase productivity, while also reducing labor and operating costs. Achieving all these targets requires a large, ...

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