In a sector that faces unprecedented pressure to move products on time, having a team of reliable workers and automation tools is essential. From picking and packing to palletizing and sorting, collaborative robots help reduce labor costs, improve accuracy, and handle fluctuating demand with ease, even during seasonal spikes.
Logistics & Warehousing
Collaborative robots in Logistics & Warehousing
Rising labor costs and soaring order volumes are pushing logistics operations to the limits worldwide. With fewer manual workers, there is an intense, increasing demand on shippers, carriers, distributors, warehouses, and fulfilment centers. Collaborative robots provide adaptable automation solutions that can keep pace with demanding turnaround times, complex fulfilment orders, and ever-changing compliance requirements.
Robot arms can handle repetitive tasks such as case picking, order sorting, pallet building, and more - with high reliability and precision. Designed to work alongside human employees, cobots can also be moved between different warehouse zones and deployed for a range of applications. While they unload shipments and prepare deliveries, manual workers can focus on more strategic roles that require human input and decision-making. Physical strain on the workforce is reduced, while achieving new levels of efficiency.
Case stories
DCL Logistics
DCL Logistics deployed UR10e cobots to automate their picking and packing process, achieving a 500% productivity increase, 50% labor savings, and 100% order accuracy.
Free up resources
Siemens Gerätewerk Erlangen (GWE) transformed its production with over 70 UR10e cobots from Universal Robots, overcoming labor shortages and avoiding the cost pressures linked to traditional robots in mid-volume production. These compact, versatile cobots introduced a new level of flexibility, efficiently handling everything from assembly and palletizing to quality inspection
Oodi Library
Oodi Library uses UR10 cobots to automate the shelving of returned books, improving efficiency and freeing up two staff members for customer service. The cobots handle 700 items per hour, enhancing ergonomics and ensuring seamless operation among library visitors.
Cobot solutions in manufacturing logistics
Cobots streamline the flow of materials to and from production lines, while complying with handling requirements. Tasks that can be automated with robot arms include organizing raw materials, delivering components to production cells, and sorting and palletizing finished products for shipping. Cobots can also be reprogrammed with ease depending on the material handling need. Whether you want to manage component delivery, quality inspect inventory, or prepare goods for distribution, you can count on UR.
Efficient operations in retail distribution
Cobots automate the repetitive task of loading and unloading shipments in retail distribution centers and efficiently handle diverse product types and packaging formats. They also excel at case picking, carton handling, and mixed-pallet building to enhance distribution efficiency so that businesses can meet tight delivery schedules even as demand soars.
Increased adaptability in 3PL warehousing
Cobots provide speed and agility in 3rd party logistics (3PL) operations by seamlessly adapting to varying client requirements and seasonal demands. Robot arms can be programmed and reprogrammed in-house, and they can switch from different picking, packing, and palletizing tasks as needed. For multi-client warehouse operations and value-added service centers, the high adaptability of automated solutions translates to decreased labor costs without compromising service levels.
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Choose the right collaborative robot for your applications
A range of Universal Robots models are available to address automation needs from precision tasks to long reach and high payload requirements.
Why Universal Robots?
Tried. Tested. Trusted.
Universal Robots has deployed over 90,000 cobots into every manufacturing industry. Companies of all sizes, from Fortune 500 giants to local contract machine shops, are leveraging our 6th generation cobots to increase productivity and quality and improve job satisfaction for their manufacturing teams.
Flexible
UR cobots meet the demands for flexibility head-on with industry-leading ease-of-use, intuitive programming, and a powerful back-end for OEMs and developers to add value and meet specific needs. UR cobot-based systems generate ROI that is usually measured in months, not years.
Worker-safe, worker-friendly
Universal Robots has developed the most complete set of safety tools and functions in the industry. Our 17 safety protocols can be configured to meet the varied safety requirements of your plant or facilities and your application risk assessment, letting your manufacturing team work safely side-by-side with UR cobots.
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Thousands of businesses rely on UR collaborative robots to...
· Increase productivity
· Adapt to changing product demand
· Improve employee well-being and retention
· Staff through labor shortages
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