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Tompkins Robotics, a leading provider of flexible, scalable, portable, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), has announced a strategic partnership with Bastian Solutions to expand delivery of its powerful t-Sort solution and product line to help clients improve efficiency and capacity in the warehouse.

While rapidly growing nationwide, Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, identified a need for a regional office in the Houston area.

Mary Kay is one of the largest direct-selling companies in the world. After implementing supply chain software and a new light-directed picking system (Bastian Solutions), the company boosted hourly picking rates by 29% and maximized labor efficiency.

Join Best Buy’s Director of Innovation & Field Operations, Wes Whalberg, and Bastian Solutions Vice Presidents Greg Conner & Marvin Logan to learn more about the utilization of metro e-commerce centers at 11:15 a.m.

Parcel Forum 19 begins Monday, October 28 at the Gaylord Texan in Dallas. During a robust line-up of presentations, Bastian Solutions will bring their expertise to the table on Wednesday, October 30 at 8 a.m., educating conference goers on the differences between in-house fulfillment versus third party logistics.

Now that new technology has been phased in, the center completes 18,000 orders a day. And this number will only grow during the impending holiday season. Members of the DICK'S Sporting Goods team celebrated the grand opening of the e-commerce hub Tuesday morning.

Building Indiana Business reached out to logistics experts from around the state to learn more about what changes they’re expecting the industry to experience over the next decade. Bastian Solutions' Marvin Logan responds.

It has often been more efficient to consolidate and ship from large distribution centers, but competitive pressures and the availability of physical space has encouraged many retailers to change the equation, Greg Conner, Vice President of Global Sales at Bastian Solutions, told Supply Chain Dive.

How is materials handling likely to change on assembly lines and at Tier 1 suppliers in the coming years? After speaking with several leading suppliers, changes in the technology used to build cars is on a slower track than the changes in technology offered in cars.

To get to market faster, Bastian Solutions needed to make a better robotic arm, with as much in common with the human arm as possible, from the fingertips to the elbow. They needed a design that was entirely new, and additive manufacturing with Fast Radius made that possible.

Each Picking Mobile Robotics as one of the “Holy Grail’s” of Warehouse Automation. This week, we finally get to have a look at how this technology is evolving to perform the complex task of an efficient robotic unit/each pick on an autonomous mobile platform.

Sometimes it’s just too easy to overlook scanners, printers, tablets and the like. The equipment is ruggedized and typically requires little attention. Maintenance is often an afterthought. But truly giving any of it too little attention can be costly.