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LEONI AG announced the expansion of its smart robot mounting solutions for picking, packing and palletizing applications with the release of the LEONI B-Flex P³.

Experts note that the interest and adoption of AGVs rapidly is accelerating in the face of a diminished labor pool and the fact that robotic lift trucks are designed to handle repetitive tasks while allowing labor to be redeployed to more value-added tasks.

Although it once seemed convenient to stop in at a local store to pick up needed items, consumers now can skip the trip altogether and have items delivered to their doors. In turn, this affects how companies package, warehouse, handle and ship products, resulting in a variety of operational shifts.

Beverage manufacturers are investing in automated inspection solutions throughout the production process to ensure their beverages are safe.

The VC Series is configurable to pack pouches into multiple secondary packaging styles including cartons, retail-ready cases and standard “Brown Box” shipping cases.

Ideal for handling and transporting products between connected manufacturing and warehouse facilities, the Courier 3030 stacker automated lift truck helps maximize workforce productivity and drive down labor costs, according to the company.

Trends in facility development are prompting companies to plan for future growth, increase sustainable practices and automate operations.

To increase storage density, UNEX Manufacturing Inc. developed UNEX SpeedCell, a high-density storage solution that increases storage density by as much as 60 percent, the company says.

Call it idle/lost time, productive/positive time, but the results in any case will have significant impacts on beverage producing operations that involve unwarranted expenses in machinery, materials and labor, less than desirable asset utilization and unrecoverable productive time.

Charles Ross & Son Co. introduces the Model VMC VersaMix, a specialty mixer designed for temperature-critical formulations of medium to high viscosity under stringent vacuum/pressure constraints.