ProMat 2023 Robotics Theater - Zebra: Bespoke Manufacturing Company Accelerating Order Entry to Delivery with Flexible Automation
Duration: 0:43:15
Release Date: Apr 03, 2023
With a minimum order quantity of one and a goal to create and ship product within 24 hours, discover how BMC, an on-demand manufacturer of clothing and home goods opted for autonomous mobile robots to move materials among its 120 sewing stations rather than inflexible roller conveyors. Join us for a discussion on how BMC relies on robotics and fixed industrial scanning technologies from Zebra to improve efficiency and triple production capacity.
Key Takeaways
Increase the efficiency and visibility of workflows from printing and cutting of the fabric to the final phase of packing and shipping
Move, trace and transport workpieces to their destinations along the production line
Free workers from non-essential tasks and empower them to focus on high-value responsibilities
Speakers
Cody James
Strategic Account Manager
Zebra Technologies
J. Kirby Best
President and CEO
BMC
Kelly Breneisen
NA RPM Supplies
Zebra Technologies
Watch Geekplus RoboShuttle Tote-to-Person system in action in this case study video. Discover how our RoboShuttle system, the industry's tallest mobile robot, is revolutionizing operations in a 3PL e-commerce warehouse. Geekplus Tote-to-Person solution fully leverages the client’s high ceiling to achieve maximum storage density, significantly enhancing the use of vertical space. It has also improved picking efficiency to more than 500 units per hour per associate, taking productivity to new levels. See the results for yourself in this video!
DexoryView is a powerful warehouse intelligence platform that transforms your operations by delivering unparalleled efficiency, cost reduction, and resilience through real-time inventory visibility. By combining stock-scanning robots with advanced AI-powered analytics, DexoryView provides precise, data-driven insights that enable faster order fulfilment, optimal resource utilisation, and increased revenue.
How it works
24/7 data collection: Dexory’s fully autonomous robots navigate your warehouse safely, tracking inventory, capturing assets, and monitoring environmental data. Collect over 10,000 locations per hour to maintain an up-to-the-minute view of your inventory.
99.9% accuracy: The data collected is instantly cross-referenced with your existing systems and integrated into an intuitive digital twin, allowing you to immediately detect and address discrepancies.
Full visibility for optimisation: With the platform’s analytics, you can quickly identify bottlenecks, increase productivity, and forecast demand, stock levels, and capacity with precision.
Real-time Inventory visibility and actionable insights
DexoryView provides a seamless way to improve inventory control through optimised warehouse space and staff utilisation. With the fastest data capture on the market, it delivers real-time visibility and actionable insights that help reduce financial waste and drive smarter operational decisions.
Detailed capabilities
Real-time data capture and analysis: Scanning up to 15,000 locations per hour, the solution autonomously collects and analyses data continuously, utilising advanced sensors and AI to maintain an accurate and up-to-date warehouse profile.
Improved stock accuracy: Shift from manual cycle counts to continuous monitoring, reducing misplacement errors to zero and ensuring the right stock is always in the right place at the right time.
Bulk location cycle counting: Enhance frequency and accuracy in block stack storage while reducing manual checks. DexoryView helps minimise stock loss, unfulfilled orders, inefficiencies, and waste through daily monitoring and issue resolution.
Pick face analysis: DexoryView identifies stock discrepancies in high-impact picking locations, allowing for fast corrections and ensuring products are shipped accurately and on time. Focus on key areas to reduce compounding errors site-wide.
Space optimisation: DexoryView visualises your location volumetric fill, helping you optimise storage by identifying the ideal sizing for products and locations. The platform highlights location consolidation opportunities, freeing up valuable space and enhancing capacity.
Flexible subscription model for rapid deployment
DexoryView’s subscription-based model enables swift deployment, providing insights and revealing lost stock within days, all without a capex investment. Key benefits include:
Quick setup in just 2 weeks: DexoryView is operational within two weeks, delivering value almost immediately.
All-inclusive subscription: A full-stack solution with no upfront costs, offering flexibility and convenience.
Effortless implementation: DexoryView requires no complex integrations, infrastructure changes, or workflow disruptions, making it easy to adopt and integrate into existing processes.
With DexoryView, unlock your warehouse’s full potential and achieve accurate, continuous insights that empower your team, minimise stock discrepancies, and ensure smooth, optimised operations.
Conveyors are like the highways of our distribution centers. They provide important arteries to move products throughout a building's operations. Mitch Smith, chief revenue officer at Hytrol Conveyor Company, joins DC Velocity's David Maloney to discuss the types of conveyors and automation being deployed in today's distribution facilities, how artificial intelligence and machine learning are impacting the ways that conveyors are being designed and manufactured, and how Hytrol's extensive network of integration partners assures that clients receive a good experience long after the sale.
Regal Rexnord is a complete power train provider for material handling conveying systems.
Regal Rexnord is a complete power train provider for material handling conveying systems. In the booth at Pack Expo, Tom Eure shares how his company has put together a beverage conveying system as an example of its technology, including a ModSort system that turns, aligns, and sorts cartons. Also in the booth, Scott Porter of the company’s Thomson Linear division demonstrates a seven-access collaborative picking cobot. For more information, check out www.RegalRexnord.com and www.thomsonlinear.com.
Matt Bush, vice president of technology, innovation, and research at KPI Solutions, and Mathieu Theureau, global director for integrated sales at Movu Robotics, discuss their collaboration to bring robotic technologies to the market.
Matt Bush, vice president of technology, innovation, and research at KPI Solutions, and Mathieu Theureau, global director for integrated sales at Movu Robotics, discuss their collaboration to bring robotic technologies to the market. These include Movu’s "atlas" shuttle system for pallet moving and storage and "ifollow," which is an autonomous mobile robot. For additional information, visit KPI Solutions at www.kpisolutions.com and Movu Robotics at www.movu-robotics.com.
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