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Business Wire
12-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Zebra Technologies Showcases New Intelligent Automation Solutions at Automate 2025
DETROIT--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zebra Technologies Corporation, a global leader in digitizing and automating frontline workflows, today announced that it is presenting its newest solutions to advance intelligent automation across manufacturing and warehouse operations. Zebra's portfolio is being showcased in Booth 3207 at Automate 2025 on May 12-15 at Detroit's Huntington Place. Zebra empowers the frontline with solutions that increase productivity and throughput to an unprecedented level. 'Visibility is the first step to transformation, and the adoption of AI and intelligent automation enables manufacturers and warehouse leaders to leverage data more effectively to identify, react, and prioritize problems and projects, delivering new efficiencies for maximum impact,' said Andy Zosel, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Intelligent Automation, Zebra Technologies. 'Zebra empowers the frontline with solutions that increase productivity and throughput to an unprecedented level.' One solution designed to drive frontline productivity is Zebra's new Aurora VGR Assistant, a software add-on tool for Zebra's Aurora Design Assistant software. It simplifies the configuration and deployment of vision-guided robotics (VGR) tasks with leading collaborative robotics solutions. This software targets common VGR applications such as machine tending, packaging, and guiding assembly tools. Aurora VGR Assistant leverages Zebra's machine vision software to simplify the integration of 2D robot guidance and machine vision inspection tasks in a single software platform. Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment is the latest comprehensive AMR-assisted-picking solution utilizing Zebra Connect Fulfillment AMRs, wearable technologies, software, and analytics designed to increase productivity and reduce costs in warehouse operations. This AI-powered solution combines the functions of a warehouse execution system (WES) with robot fleet management and powerful analytics. It enables workers to load and unload orders to and from carts without requiring the AMR to remain permanently attached to each cart, increasing utilization and reducing by up to 30% the number of AMRs needed versus legacy systems. At Automate, Zebra is also highlighting the AltiZ 4200 3D profile sensor which is built to deliver tight fields of view in a compact form factor along with ultra-high resolution. It features significantly more data points per profile and faster capture speeds to address challenging inspection tasks with quality assurance in electronics and automotive manufacturing applications. In addition, Photoneo, now part of Zebra Technologies, is presenting its MotionCam-3D (Blue), an advanced 3D VGR solution in the Zebra booth. The MotionCam-3D (Blue) delivers breakthrough improvements in key 3D sensing capabilities, leveraging Photoneo's Bin Picking software for robot guidance to enable precise picking of metal parts at various depths in a more efficient and accurate way. Mounted on a robotic arm in hand-eye position, the MotionCam-3D (Blue) provides superior scanning performance through virtually unlimited multi-angle scans. As the arm moves, the sensor captures a continuous, high-fidelity 3D data stream to build complete scene models in real time. Automate visitors can also experience Zebra's RFID interactive demo which tracks customer orders from incoming goods at the receiving bay to the outbound shipments dock. This solution showcases how frontline workers can save time and deliver more accurate counts through inventory audit and order picking with Zebra's MC3390xR, a best-in-class, long-range, Android™-based RFID reader along with the picklist verification process via Zebra's FXR90 ultra-rugged RFID reader. The Zebra 2024 Manufacturing Vision Study revealed 92% of manufacturers have prioritized digital transformation. The study also showed that 61% of manufacturers expect AI to drive growth by 2029, up from 41% in 2024. Plus, according to our Warehouse Vision Study, seven in 10 leaders plan on accelerating timelines of modernization project and automating workflows, and over the next five years, nine in 10 expect to invest in increased supply chain visibility. The adoption of AI-driven strategies and solutions such as machine vision, RFID and AMRs to automate essential business-critical workflows will lead to significant improvements in visibility and data integration across applications, optimizing quality and enhancing frontline performance. Learn more about how Zebra is helping organizations advance their intelligent automation journey at these sessions: The Robotics Executive Roundtable: The Trends & Technologies Driving the Industry, presented by Matthew Wicks: Wednesday, May 14 at 10:30 AM. A New Era in Manufacturing: Cloud-based AI Training, presented by Donato Montanari: Wednesday, May 14 at 12:45 PM. Multiview Bin Picking and Real-time Robotics – Pushing the Boundaries of 3D Vision-Guided Robotics, presented by Frantisek Takac, Photoneo, now part of Zebra Technologies: Wednesday, May 14 at 1:30 PM. KEY TAKEAWAYS At Automate 2025, Zebra is showcasing new solutions to advance intelligent automation in manufacturing and on warehouse floors to deliver better visibility for processing and quality control. Visit Zebra at Booth 3207, on May 12-15 at Detroit's Huntington Place. Talk with representatives of Photoneo, now part of Zebra Technologies, in the Zebra booth and in the Photoneo Booth 641 at Automate. ABOUT ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides the solutions to help businesses grow through increased asset visibility, connected frontline workers, and intelligent automation. The company operates in more than 100 countries, and our customers include over 80% of the Fortune 500. Designed for the frontline, Zebra's award-winning portfolio includes hardware, software, and services, all backed by our 50+ years of innovation and global partner ecosystem. Follow Zebra on our blog and LinkedIn, visit our newsroom and learn more at
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Zebra Technologies Expands Symmetry Fulfillment Solution to Increase Productivity with 30% Fewer Robots
3PLs including CTL and Encore are using solution to unlock fulfillment potential for their warehouse operations with advanced collaborative robotics-assisted picking technology LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., January 30, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) a global leader in digitizing and automating frontline workflows, today announced the expansion of Zebra Symmetry™ Fulfillment, a comprehensive solution that utilizes the company's new Zebra Connect Fulfillment autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), wearable technologies, software, and analytics designed to increase productivity and reduce costs in warehouse operations. This AI-powered solution combines the functions of a warehouse execution system (WES) with robot fleet management and powerful analytics. Using the new Zebra Symmetry Connect Fulfillment AMR, the solution enables frontline workers to load and unload orders to and from carts without requiring the AMR to remain permanently attached to each cart. This increases utilization and reduces the number of AMRs required in the fulfillment system. Fueled by Team Intelligence, this solution enables workers – also referred to as pickers – to pick more items in less time by coordinating each picker with a team of robots in a precise, directed workflow. This innovative approach improves throughput and empowers operational decision-making in fulfillment workflows. "The Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment solution is designed to help warehouse operations maximize the benefits of AMR-assisted picking to reduce costs and boost productivity," said Matthew Wicks, Vice President and General Manager, Robotics Automation, Zebra Technologies. "We are excited to bring intelligent automation to our warehouse customers to help ensure every movement is purposeful, every task is completed with precision, and throughput reaches its peak as this solution helps them optimize their labor and robotics resources." Team Intelligence improves throughput by routing robots ahead of pickers, so the right AMR is always where it needs to be when a picker arrives. Using detachable carts with increased cubic capacity allows pickers to handle a wider range of product sizes and up to 300% more volume; it also boosts pick density and eliminates AMRs wait times. In addition, the ability to decouple AMRs from carts at key points in the operation such as induction and packout allows AMRs to immediately return to supporting the picking operation without waiting for orders to be unloaded or inducted. All these efficiency improvements result in reducing the total number of robots required by up to 30%. Some of the Zebra customers who are using Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment to increase picking efficiency within their warehouse operations include CTL Global Solutions and Encore Fulfillment. These third-party logistics providers have selected the solution over other companies' pick-assist fulfillment technology and are deploying it in early 2025. "Having an efficient, cost-effective robotics solution is crucial for our operations," said Alex O'Dell, Senior Vice President, Integrated Operations, CTL. "We believe the Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment solution will transform our workflows with its innovative AMR technology, which will allow us to achieve optimal efficiency with fewer robots. It will also free up resources and reduce costs, enhancing productivity and increasing profitability." "Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment with Team Intelligence removes the guesswork by integrating Zebra AMRs with robust, lightweight mobile computers and data-capture devices, enabling a fully directed workflow," said Kyle Thompson, Co-founder, Encore. "We are eager to fully implement this innovative approach, combining frontline workers and robots in a streamlined partnership to significantly reduce our costs while enhancing throughput, accuracy, and performance." Powered by AI for sequencing and allocating work, Team Intelligence is designed to improve AMR-assisted picking through intelligently planned order-picking paths. This eliminates the time pickers waste trying to find the right robots and minimizes the time robots spend waiting for pickers to find them. As noted in Zebra's Warehouse Vision Study, almost 70% of warehouse decision-makers are planning to automate their workflows with the use of collaborative AMRs, and over 88% agree that implementing robotics will help attract and retain skilled workers. KEY TAKEAWAYS Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment utilizes new Zebra Connect Fulfillment AMRs, wearable technologies, software, and analytics to increase productivity and reduce costs in warehouse operations. This AI-powered solution delivers higher productivity with fewer robots, helping warehouse operations managers maximize labor and robotic resources. With Team Intelligence, this solution improves throughput, reduces cost, and enables operational decision-making in fulfillment workflows. Third-party logistics providers, Encore and CTL will fully implement the solution to improve their order fulfillment and frontline productivity. Hear more about each company's plans on Zebra's latest podcast episodes with Encore and CTL leaders. ABOUT ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides the tools to help businesses grow with asset visibility, connected frontline workers and intelligent automation. The company operates in more than 100 countries, and our customers include over 80% of the Fortune 500. Designed for the frontline, Zebra's award-winning portfolio includes hardware, software, and services, all backed by our 50+ years of innovation and global partner ecosystem. 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