June 14, 2022
Automated Forklifts: Creating Safe and Efficient ...
In this blog, we discuss manually driven forklifts, otherwise known as powered industrial trucks, and the dangers they pose. Despite workplace safety regulations, manual forklift accidents are a common cause of workplace fatalities. We also ...
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AGV Safety
Future of Automation
Benefits of Automation
May 18, 2022
3 Advantages of Creating an Empowered Team of ...
Let’s face it—change is hard. As creatures of habit, we take comfort in the routine. Change can quickly jolt us from our comfort zone, manifesting uncertainty that can derail positive momentum. However, when embraced correctly, change can propel ...
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Future of Automation
Benefits of Automation
Optimize Automation
March 29, 2022
MODEX 2022: Next-Level Automation, Now.
MODEX 2022 is bringing more, more, more! One of the largest industry events, MODEX brings supply chain professionals together with providers for in-person opportunities to learn, discover, and experience today’s leading solutions for a ...
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Future of Automation
Benefits of Automation
Seegrid Technology
March 24, 2022
Intelligent Mobile Automation Solutions to Meet ...
The ongoing pandemic significantly heightened awareness and excitement around autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automation solutions across several industries. This is primarily due to the key benefits industrial automation can offer and the ...
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Future of Automation
Benefits of Automation
Material Flow
March 8, 2022
5 Questions Answered: What Innovation Means at ...
Seegrid was named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022, placing #4 globally in the robotics category. In this “5 Questions Answered” segment, Seegrid’s Chief Technology Officer, Todd Graves, discusses ...
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Future of Automation
Benefits of Automation
Material Flow
February 3, 2022
Automation and the Future of the Workforce in ...
As consumers, we’ve grown to expect fast and easy access to the products and goods we need exactly when we need them. Expedited shipping, such as two-day and next-day delivery, has moved from being a perk to a requirement for many online shoppers. ...
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Future of Automation
Benefits of Automation
Material Flow
January 13, 2022
Automation and the Future of the Workforce in ...
The labor shortage sweeping the United States is causing unease among manufacturing facility leaders. With smaller staffs and perpetual peaks in demand, management is left wondering how they’ll fulfill orders on time now and in the future. By 2028, ...
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Future of Automation
Manufacturing
Benefits of Automation
October 7, 2021
3 Ways the Future is Shifting in Manufacturing
Manufacturing facilities constantly focus on objectives that ultimately enable them to produce as many products as possible while improving quality, ensuring safety, and reducing costs. Many operations follow lean manufacturing principles to ...
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Future of Automation
Manufacturing
Advanced Analytics
September 23, 2021
Chief Robotics Officer: The Newest Addition to ...
For centuries, companies have focused on people-centric management structures, in which humans recruit, hire, train, manage, and reward other humans for their work. While this model remains tried and true, new opportunities are emerging for supply ...
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Future of Automation
Industry 4.0
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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Future of Automation
Benefits of Automation
Industry 4.0
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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Future of Automation
Benefits of Automation
Seegrid Technology
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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Future of Automation
Industry 4.0
Advanced Analytics
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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Future of Automation
Optimize Automation
Advanced Analytics
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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Future of Automation
Benefits of Automation
Material Flow
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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Future of Automation
Industry 4.0
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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Future of Automation
Industry 4.0
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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Future of Automation
Manufacturing
Industry 4.0
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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Future of Automation
Manufacturing
Ecommerce
Benefits of Automation
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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Benefits of Automation
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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Future of Automation
Benefits of Automation