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Solutions Community members are Industry’s thought leaders on automation, software, hardware, equipment and services that support a fully integrated supply chain. This includes suppliers, integrators, consultants, media, academia and users. They collaborate on solutions worldwide and in virtually every major manufacturing and distribution sector. The philosophy of the Solutions Community is to support MHI’s mission of providing a unique venue where suppliers of material handling equipment and technology can collaboratively work with the user community to improve the marketplace for all. All participants adhere to a safe harbor no-buy, no-sell environment to openly discuss topics of mutual interest, including best practices, lessons learned and other information. Goals of the Solutions Community include: Identifying, developing and disseminating forward-looking value propositions for Material Handling and Supply Chain practitioners; Identifying market trends and challenges in Material Handling and Supply Chain operations in order to develop timely and relevant solutions; Providing a forum for discussion of business and technology trends; and, Establishing strong connections between Members of the Group with the community of Supply Chain and Material Handling product and service providers, as well as organizations and individuals interested in Solutions Community activities; A basic tenet of the Solutions Community is to create a non-commercial environment that fosters networking, relationship building and the open exchange of information. Mission To engage and collaborate with suppliers, practitioners, and stakeholders in timely discussions towards supply chain solutions. Vision Inspiring evolutionary excellence in the supply chain through diverse stakeholder collaboration. Members meet regularly to exchange ideas and develop Information Systems solutions for Supply Chains. Solutions Community Programs include: Engagement on an ongoing basis with: The User community. Adjacent communities such as: Consultants, Market Research Firms, Vertical Market Organizations, supply chain associations, academia, and regulatory agencies. Developing educational and seminar materials for presentation to interested communities. Providing public relations outreach on behalf of MHI relative to solutions. Authoring solutions blueprints and white papers Proactively responding to media to positively share information with the marketplace and position ISSG. Establish thought leadership on how information system solutions support the U.S. Roadmap for Material Handling & Logistics.. Conducting surveys on technology trends and developments To enable organizations to achieve material handling and supply chain excellence by facilitating the delivery of meaningful, innovative and practical information.
The Robotics Group (TRG) are leading manufacturers, integrators, consultants, and component suppliers of robotic solutions designed specifically for warehousing and distribution applications. Traditionally, industrial robots in material handling applications have been limited to palletizing/depalletizing, conveyor picking, or other highly-repetitive tasks. Technology advancements are creating opportunities for robots and automated machinery in a wider variety of applications, including warehousing and distribution center activities. TRG conducts education and outreach with the goal of fostering technology adoption in this rapidly changing industry sector. Mission Our team of technology leaders inspires user confidence and fosters the adoption of robotic solutions to drive efficiency in supply chain applications. TRG member companies meet regularly to identify methods of promoting adoption of robotic and automated solutions in material handling applications. We identify barriers to adoption and understand the voice of the customer while creating opportunities to encourage the transition of automated technologies to promote supply chain efficiency. TRG programs include: The development of educational and training materials; A voice in the development and maintenance of national and international standards; The communication of the benefits of robotic and automated solutions via trade shows, educational forums, and other national and regional seminars.
Powerful Solution Helps Companies Achieve Robot and Warehouse Automation Strategies Faster, Better and More EconomicallySAN JOSE, CA/ March 5, 2O25/ Roboteon, provider of a powerful software platform for warehouse robot enablement and faster achievement of automation strategies, announced this week that it will hold live demos of the advanced capabilities of its software platform across multiple OEMs for Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and robotics pick arms (Cobots).The demos, delivered at the show at the bottom of each hour at Booth #E12020 and will showcase many of the advanced capabilities of the Roboteon solution, and do so across equipment from multiple hardware providers, such that they operate together as if a single fleet on a unified platform.“We will be demonstrating what many companies are seeking, which is interoperability across robotic types and vendors,” said Dan Gilmore, chief marketing officer at Roboteon, adding that this will give attendees a unique hands-on experience with these advanced technologies.The advanced capabilities that will be on display during the demos include:• Rapid integration of robot systems with enterprise software such as WMS and WES• Certified integration of the Roboteon Platform with SAP EWM (Extended Warehouse Management).• Interoperability across robots of different types and from different vendors.• Advanced capabilities to integrate, manage, orchestrate and optimize robot-enabled warehouse processes.• A broad portfolio of configurable execution applications using robots, including piece, case and pallet picking, replenishment and many others.• Innovative use of advanced simulation to improve decision-making at multiple time horizons to enhance both planning and execution, leveraging “digital twin” technology.• Broad use of AI and ML across the platform to optimize the release of work to the floor and how it is executed.These powerful capabilities deliver many benefits to companies, including faster realization of warehouse automation strategies, more rapid time-to-value, improved productivity and throughput, and much greater flexibility over time.In addition to all the booth activity, Roboteon will be delivering a ProMat 2025 educational session on “How AI/ML and Simulation are Transforming Robotic Order Fulfillment and Warehouse Automation,” at 11:30 AM on Tuesday March 18, at the Robotics Theater.About RoboteonRoboteon Inc.™ is a unique market innovator whose vision is to enable rapid deployment and efficient operation of robotics in distribution. Our software platform enables interoperability across robotic technologies and vendors. It also optimizes order planning, picking and other process execution while automatically considering dynamic conditions such as robot and human resource capacities on the floor. Combined with deep domain expertise, our technology speeds time-to-value and supports agile change. You can learn more at www.roboteon.com.ContactDan GilmoreRoboteondgilmore@roboteon.com
New Module Allows Companies to Assess Robotic Needs and ROI, perform “What If” Analysis, and Optimize Planning and Execution in Real-TimeRoboteon, provider of a powerful software platform for warehouse robot enablement, announces breakthrough simulation capabilities in its platform for robotics and other warehouse automation. The new tool help companies make better decisions across multiple time horizons, from initial automation planning through real time execution on the floor.Interest in Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and other robotics is high, but there remains much uncertainty about use cases, the number of AMRs and humans needed across different time horizons, expected operational improvements, and cost savings from the robotics investment.Companies also lack tools to optimally balance and release work to the DC floor based on demand and available human and robotic resources.The good news: Roboteon’s Warehouse Robotics Fulfillment platform addresses all these challenges and more in a way unique in the market , adding a new dimension to the Roboteon platform’s powerful capabilities to integrate, manage, orchestrate, and optimize robot-enabled warehouse processes.Key features and capabilities of the new simulation tool include:• The ability to assess the number of robots and humans that will be needed for a potential robotics initiative.• After the initial deployment, the ability to test different operating plans, such as what is required for peak season success.• “Digital twin” functionality that enables real-time optimization of resource assignment and order release.• Robot vendor agnostic solution, delivering unbiased analytic results.• Native support for multi-client environments, as required by many 3PLs.• Ability to run simulation using actual past order history or generate synthetic demand based on profiling order patterns without the need to gather all that data.• Highly flexible configuration parameters for running the simulation, including the facility layout, speed of the robots, speed of human workers, time to complete picks and other work, use of other automation such as goods to person systems, and more.• More than two dozen metrics generated by the simulation, including cost per pick, lines or unit per hour, robot and human dwell times, and many more.• Extensive use of machine learning to improve the optimization results over time.The combination of Roboteon’s simulation capabilities, ease of use, and robot vendor agnostic orchestration provides a breakthrough in the warehouse robotics sector.Roboteon’s Warehouse Robotics Platform Now includes Advanced Simulation Capabilities to Enhance Planning and Decision-Making at Multiple Time HorizonsCompanies would typically work with Roboteon early in a robotics initiative to understand automation options, ROI, costs, as part of the solution design. Once robots have been deployed, the simulator supports short to mid-term planning for placement of robots and humans on the DC floor.Benefits of Roboteon’s simulation tool include:• Support for testing and building the business case for automation• Improved visibility over flexible time-horizons• Enhanced decision-making based on real-time data• More consistent ability to meet service-level commitments and client scorecards• Higher productivity and throughput“With the release of this simulation tool as part of our Robotics Fulfillment Platform , Roboteon has further enhanced our sector-leading capabilities for successful robotic enablement in the short and long term” said Dan Gilmore, chief marketing officer.About RoboteonRoboteon Inc.™ is a unique market innovator whose vision is to enable rapid deployment and efficient operation of robotics in distribution. Our software platform enables interoperability across robotic technologies and vendors. It also optimizes order planning, picking and other process execution while automatically considering dynamic conditions such as robot and human resource capacities on the floor. Combined with deep domain expertise, our technology speeds time-to-value and supports agile change. You can learn more at www.roboteon.com.ContactDan GilmoreRoboteondgilmore@roboteon.com
SAN JOSE, CA/JULY 17, 2024: Roboteon, a provider of an innovative software platform for successfully enabling warehouse robotics, announced news today that will benefit SAP EWM customers considering robots and other automation in their operations. “Roboteon Fulfillment Platform” has been integrated to SAP® Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) via Warehouse Control Units Interfaces (WCU) and Roboteon has achieved SAP® certification as part of the RISE with on SAP S/4HANA® Cloud program. The interfaces built by Roboteon to EWM were certified in June by the SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) after a rigorous testing process. Commenting on the news, Roboteon CEO Gana Govind, said “We are proud and excited to achieve this certification. We have built a powerful fulfillment platform that can be leveraged by SAP EWM customers considering adoption of robots and other types of warehouse automation.” Govind added that “Roboteon’s AI-based solution framework provides powerful tools for companies to plan, simulate, design or re-engineer their automation journey now and for the future.” SAP customers will benefit from the integration through the ability to leverage the combination of the order fulfillment strategies offered upstream by EWM and optimized execution downstream by Roboteon, routing EWM warehouse orders and tasks to the right automation pools, depending on real-time conditions. Those automation pools include Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), robotic picking, ASRS, and other high-density storage and picking systems. In addition, the Roboteon platform supports other MHE systems including sorters, pick-to-light, put-to-light, and in-motion scales. While Roboteon’s certified high performance EWM-WCU interface currently provides the solution using standard IDOC integration, it also provides a growth path for use of future technologies. About Roboteon Roboteon Inc.™ is a unique market innovator whose vision is to enable rapid deployment and efficient operation of robotics in distribution. Our software platform enables interoperability across robotic technologies and vendors. It also optimizes order planning, picking and other process execution while automatically considering dynamic conditions such as robot and human resource capacities on the floor. Combined with deep domain expertise, our technology speeds time-to-value and supports agile change. You can learn more at www.roboteon.com. Contact Dan Gilmore Roboteon dgilmore@roboteon.com
SAN JOSE, CA, March 4, 2024 -- Roboteon, a software platform provider that helps companies achieve success with their investments in warehouse robotics, has unveiled its Robotics Fulfillment Platform, the most functionally-rich, innovative solution in the sector. Interest in robots in distribution is very high, driven by labor shortages and rising costs. Companies must also respond to dynamic business conditions, and in some cases flexibly scale-up to meet peak season requirements. But with that interest and adoption, several challenges for logistics providers have emerged, including: • Significant time required to integrate the robots with WMS and other distribution ecosystems. • Inability to add-in different robot types or vendors after the initial deployment (interoperability). • Lack of capabilities to orchestrate the flow of work across multiple processes and systems in heterogeneous environments. • Missed productivity and throughput gains due to the unavailability of advanced execution tools. Roboteon’s Robotics Fulfillment Platform helps companies successfully meet these and other challenges. The solution can extend from core integration and workflow enablement to advanced fulfillment orchestration in heterogeneous environments, leveraging AI to optimize task flow and fulfillment execution, among other capabilities. It also enables people, robots, and other automation to work together as one by synchronizing tasks between humans and robots. In addition to its broad and deep software platform capabilities, Roboteon brings very strong domain expertise, especially in the areas of integration between robotics and Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and deploying robots into traditional automation environments. Gana Govind, founder and CEO of Roboteon, is a successful logistics software entrepreneur and executive who has built an experienced team to launch the company after more than a year of product development. “Roboteon is the leader in warehouse robotics enablement, combining a powerful platform with the know-how to ensure success on the DC floor,” said Govind. The company is headquartered in San Jose, CA, with a facility that includes a state-of-the-market innovation lab used for real life simulation, integration work, testing, customer visits, R&D and more. Roboteon will feature its robotics platform at the MODEX show in Atlanta March 11-14, including demonstrating multiple robots from different vendors working together under one platform. See us at booth #C3297 or contact us to set an appointment time to meet at the show. About Roboteon Roboteon is the market leader in software to enable successful deployment and operation of robotics in distribution. Our Robotics Fulfillment Platform is a cloud-based, end-to-end software system that enables companies to quickly test, deploy, and drive maximum value from investment in robotics and complementary warehouse automation. It enables interoperability across robots from different vendors, optimizes robotic picking workflows, synchronizes human and robotic resources and more. This is achieved in part through advanced use of AI. Combined with deep domain expertise, our technology speeds time-to-value for robotics deployments and increases productivity and throughput from operations. You can learn more at www.roboteon.com, or contact us here. Contact Dan Gilmore Chief Marketing Officer dgilmore@roboteon.com