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Material handling solutions: Swisslog Logistics Automation has
introduced a variety of future-ready material handling solutions,
including robotics, AGVs (automated guided vehicles), and the
use of artificial intelligence for a look at the “warehouse of the
future.”
One example is Swisslog’s ItemPiQ, a robotic solution designed
for repeated, reliable single-item picking for companies in the
e-commerce, retail, and pharmaceutical industries. The system
uses parent company Kuka’s LBR iiwa robot and its sensitive han-
dling properties, allowing for the pick and place of fragile items.

The system can be combined with Swisslog’s other intralogistics solutions, such as AutoStore and CycloneCarrier.

The new CarryPick solution is an automated storage and order fulfillment system that uses AGVs to continuously supply workstations with mobile racks. The system highlights Swisslog’s focus on flexibility and mobility. It supports products of different sizes and weights, allows for the quick and easy addition of racks and AGVs, and also allows users to move equipment from one warehouse to another.

At the Modex 2018 show in April, Swisslog also offered a glimpse of the warehouse of the future, unveiling a variety of virtual and augmented reality applications through its SynQ software services platform. The company is exploring ways to use both virtual and augmented reality for remote maintenance, warehouse planning, and employee training. Speech recognition technology is also in play. (Swisslog Logistics Automation, www.

swisslog.com)

Removable labels: With the advent of e-commerce sales and omnichannel fulfillment, stock-keeping units (SKUs) and inventory are always a-changin’. As a result, the bar-code labels used to identify their location in a rack constantly need changing too.

The process of peeling off old bar-code labels, scraping off any remaining adhesive, and applying new ones can be time-consuming and frustrating, however. ID Label Inc., a manufacturer of custom bar-code labels and asset tags for warehouses, has come up with an easier way.

The Clean Release removable label uses an advanced adhesive that allows it to cling to any surface yet is easy to remove without leaving any residue behind. Think of it as similar to a “window cling” for your rack. The label was a finalist for the 2018 MHI Innovation Award in the “Best Innovation of an Existing Product” category.

The Clean Release label works so well and has been so well received that the company has developed two other similar products: the Tote Renew label holder for totes and the Beam Renew.

The Beam Renew is a metallic opaque strip with adhesive on the back that can be placed over old labels. New bar-code labels are then applied on top of the strip. The strip has a laminated top that makes it easy to peel off the old labels. (ID Label Inc., www.

idlabelinc.com)

LED worklight: TVH in the Americas has expanded its LED worklight selection to include the high-volt-age SY5LCWLS-80 and SY6LCWLR-80 models.

These lights are ideal for a wide variety of applications such as forklifts, building projection lights, outdoor commercial lighting, and emergency lighting, the company says.

The SY5LCWLS-80 is a square worklight measuring 3.93

inches long with five LEDs, 600 lumens ( 7. 5 watts), while the SY6LCWLR-80 is a round 4.21-inch worklight with six LEDs, 650

lumens ( 9.0 watts). Both have a flood beam pattern to illuminate a wide area, durable die-cast aluminum housing, stainless steel mounting hardware, and a lifespan of over 30,000 working hours. (TVH in the Americas, www.tvh.com)

Warehouse software control tower: Warehouse logistics and automation solutions provider Knapp has announced the release of its “redPilot” software control tower to the North American market. Designed for warehousing and distribution, the redPilot software leverages big data, predictive modeling and analytics, Internet of Things (Io T) technology, and artificial intelligence (AI)

to deliver actionable insights to supply chain managers and leaders, the company says.

The product will allow users to manage planning, execution, and improvements, ensuring that operations run at their optimal performance-to-cost ratios at surges and lulls throughout the day, week, or year, the company says. Just as a car driver uses the vehicle’s satellite navigation system to find a route, the system helps logistics managers cope with challenges ranging from daily order fluctuations and changes in order profiles, to managing labor scarcity and daily labor scheduling and maintenance.