On-floor Seminars

Robots have gotten a bad rap. While many robots got stuck in pilot purgatory, today’s ultramodern AI-powered robots see, reason and interact with their environment. These smart robots use massive neural networks to achieve unprecedented speed, precision and accuracy. Discover how Parfums Christian Dior, ...

Industrywide polls conducted over the last few years all consistently point to labor and space constraints as the top 2 challenges facing manufacturing, light industrial, and warehousing operations. And that is no surprise, we are hearing of the labor crisis and supply chain challenges on a daily basis. ...

Supply chains continue to become increasingly complex. Inside the four walls, heightened consumer demands, fluctuating order volumes, labor shortages, and other constraints present ongoing hurdles for manufacturing, warehousing, e-commerce, and logistics facilities. In this session, learn low-risk strategies ...

Articulated robotics for pick-and-place tasks rely heavily on machine-learning (ML) and intelligence algorithms to handle the dynamic realities of distribution and fulfillment (D&F) centers. A robot’s abilities to identify products and determine its response are critical to efficiency and throughput. ...

Changes in consumer expectations have increased the pressure brands face to maintain service level commitments. Consumers want in-stock inventory, next day, free shipping and free, no-hassle returns along with excellent customer support. Today, companies across the globe are feeling the pressure and ...

Whether you are exploring the feasibility of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in your facility or are an AGV expert wanting to learn more, we will dive into the basics of an AGV system. This seminar will cover why you should automate, AGV solutions, integration of these systems, types of energy systems ...

New warehouses are propagating that offer radical advantages in flexibility and modularity along with notable net reductions in both material and cost. While traditional warehousing relies heavily on fixed infrastructure, equipment operators, and capital-intensive material handling equipment, micro-fulfillment ...

The pace of change in materials handling automation keeps accelerating, and the progress of enabling technologies like machine vision, motion planning and grasping are major drivers. But operations have important questions when it comes to this relentless advance of technology, including what manual ...

The global market for Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS) is projected to reach US $10.5 billion by 2027. With numerous and diverse options available in the market, determining the right solution for your business can seem complicated. In this session, OPEX discusses the evolution of ASRS, ...

Today, automated guided vehicles, laser-guided vehicles, and self-driven forklifts represent the most flexible, reliable, and advanced technology to integrate all the supply chain operations. Since AGVs and LGVs are constantly in motion, operating unmanned over large areas in manufacturing and distribution, ...

Is your team struggling to handle heavy and unusually shaped packages? Join us to discover the GENI-Flex™ - an automated sortation system from Fives that efficiently connects oversize, overweight, and unusually shaped packages with their destination. A fully scalable solution flexible enough ...

With supply chains in flux and ecommerce orders surging, automation is increasingly being leveraged to reduce labor dependencies while also improving distribution efficiencies, fulfillment timeframes, customer service, cost savings and resilience. However, determining the right application for warehouse ...

What to consider when adding autonomous vehicles to a facility. From choosing the right of vehicle, to planning the first install, to scaling across a single facility and beyond. Whether you're starting with one facility or rolling out automation across multiple facilities, this session is for you.

As the installed base of MFCs continues to grow, key questions that faced early adopters are being answered. The automation systems that deliver the best combination of density, flexibility and throughput have been clearly established; design and implementation processes refined; and critical software ...

What’s better than robotics for micro-fulfillment? Robotics combined with virtual reality (VR) training for workers. With increasingly smaller micro-fulfillment center footprints, dedicating production space to worker training can mean losing significant operational efficiency every time a worker needs ...