Germany-based Stadler Group, with North American offices in Colfax, North Carolina, has commissioned what the company describes as the world’s first fully automated waste sorting plant in late 2015.

Material handling (MH) systems constitute the cornerstone of industrial operations, ensuring the seamless movement of materials through various stages of production, assembly, and distribution 1,2,3,4 ...

MOORESTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OPEX® Corporation, a global leader in Next Generation Automation providing innovative solutions for warehouse, document, and mail automation, will exhibit for the ...

Global battery volumes are surging, yet recycling rates remain critically low at just 45 percent in the U.K. and 49 percent in the EU. Small batteries, defined as those under 5 kilograms (11 pounds), ...

Researchers have demonstrated a technique that geometrically models organic objects and creates photorealistic, three-dimensional (3D) images of those objects. These mathematically precise images can ...

Long-time automatic-identification systems provider Accu-Sort Systems has launched FAST Tag, a solution for verifying, placing and tracking RFID tags on cartons and pallets. According to the company, ...

While about 80% of manufacturers either use automation or plan to apply it to their operations, there are still a significant number of holdouts. McKinsey & Company notes that one of the major reasons ...