DC Velocity - April 2016

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“Augmented reality” could be the latest software tool to accelerate warehouse work. Designed to bridge the gap between workers and the materials they handle, augmented reality (AR) overlays objects with digital images and metadata. These layers of information, which are tailored to each object, are visible only to workers equipped with smartphones, tablet PCs, or Google Glass-type video eyeglasses. Read more at http:// blogs.dcvelocity.com/dispatches/.

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; AS/RSs aren’t just for storage anymore. Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) are normally used for storing inventory in distribution centers. But did you know that these systems can also support manufacturing operations? That’s how Feinkost Dittmann, a German supplier of specialty food products, uses its AS/RS. You can see the system in action online on DCV-TV, at www. dcvelocity.com/dcvtv/news/4758313323001/.

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