Company expands industrial automation portfolio
to optimize efficiency of front-line workflows
Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a leading digital
solution provider enabling businesses to intelligently connect
data, assets, and people, today announced new solutions to further
enable manufacturers to boost visibility, optimize quality and
augment the workforce to operate as a connected factory. Zebra will
highlight its expanded portfolio of industrial automation solutions
at Automate 2024, Booth 1407 at McCormick Place, May 6-9 in
Chicago.
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Zebra Technologies will introduce new
industrial automation solutions that support the connected factory
at Automate 2024. Zebra helps manufacturers and those in related
industries work in new ways with technology and automation to
enable actionable visibility, optimize quality, and augment the
workforce with innovative technology. (Photo: Business Wire)
Manufacturers today are challenged with increasing productivity
amid labor shortages. At the same time, they are managing cultural
transformation and converging information and operational
technology (IT/OT) systems into existing operations. The latest NAM
Manufacturers’ Outlook Survey reports more than 65% of
manufacturers cite the inability to attract and retain employees as
their top challenge and confirmed they are working to improve
operational resiliency by investing in new technologies.
“The pressure is on for manufacturers to efficiently meet
customer demands for quality while managing labor shortages, skill
gaps, and efficiency challenges,” said Andy Zosel, Senior Vice
President and General Manager, Advanced Data Capture, Machine
Vision, and Robotic Automation, Zebra Technologies. “We are
committed to helping manufacturers work in new ways with technology
and industrial automation to increase actionable visibility,
optimize quality, and augment the workforce.”
Enhanced Visibility Increases Quality Assurance and
Traceability
According to Zebra’s Automotive Ecosystem Vision Study, eight in
10 manufacturing decision-makers acknowledge better connectivity
and enterprise technologies at scale are essential to transforming
business. Industrial machine vision as well as sensing and
monitoring systems are expected to make the largest leap in usage
by 2027.
Zebra’s latest fixed industrial scanner, the Zebra FS42 is
designed for resource-intensive tasks like deep learning-based
optical character recognition (OCR) applications and
high-throughput scanning requiring speed. Its increased onboard
memory and neural processing unit (NPU) enable faster scanning and
more complex artificial intelligence (AI)-based deep learning
machine vision applications.
Zebra’s Aurora™ Software Suite is ideal for addressing the
track-and-trace and vision inspection needs of users at all
experience levels. It supports barcode reading and additional
inspection tasks like OCR, dimensioning, and defect detection. The
FS42 features Zebra’s Aurora Focus™ which makes it easy to set up,
deploy, and run the device, eliminating the need for other tools
and reducing training time.
3D Inspection and Detection Optimizes Quality to New
Levels
Zebra’s new 3S Series 3D sensors will also be introduced at
Automate. Using patented parallel structured light, the
industrial-grade 3S series enables 3D sensing for static and moving
items – including those that are high-gloss, translucent, or
transparent – with sub-millimeter resolution and accuracy.
Zebra’s 3S series captures various sizes and is “plug-and-play”
ready with a Power over Ethernet (PoE) connection. They will be
bundled with Zebra’s Aurora Design Assistant™ or Aurora Vision
Studio™ which speeds up development and brings 3D vision
applications online quicker.
The 3S40 sensor is designed to scan static objects, integrating
them into manufacturing operations to resolve inspection and
dimensioning applications with a scanning range of up to 7 ft./2.1
meters. The 3S80 sensor is built to capture dynamic scenes and
create 3D point color clouds in real time, expanding the range of
advanced automation applications. It has a scan range of up to 10
ft./3 meters.
Industrial Automation Advances Operational Agility
At the Automate event, the Zebra Robotics Automation team will
launch Zebra Symmetry™ Fulfillment, a new comprehensive solution
that helps workers and robots be more productive, optimizing the
path of a picker with a team of robots for a directed workflow.
Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment uses the power of autonomous mobile
robots (AMRs), wearable technologies, software, and analytics to
maintain high-quality standards while improving performance and
reducing costs per unit. Integrating these technologies balances
throughput and cycle time to enhance overall efficiency. Providing
operational leaders valuable insights in real time, Zebra Symmetry
Fulfillment enables informed decision-making, enhances operational
agility, and allows for quick adjustments to meet changing
demands.
Visitors at Automate will also get a sneak peek of Zebra’s
add-on tool for Vision Guided Robotics within the Zebra Aurora
Design Assistant software. This tool includes a web-based interface
that is optimized for collaborative robot users.
Zebra executives will also lead two speaking sessions at
Automate 2024:
- Maximizing Workforce Efficiency: Three Technological Avenues
for Streamlining Repetitive Tasks, presented by Andy Zosel,
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Advanced Data Capture,
Machine Vision and Robotic Automation, Monday, May 6, 2024, 2:15
PM-2:45 PM, Innovation Stage on the show floor.
- Empowering Your Workforce: Integration of Wearables and AMRs
to Increase Picking Productivity, presented by Matthew Wicks,
Vice President and General Manager, Robotics Automation, Tuesday,
May 7, 2024, 2:15 PM-2:45 PM, Innovation Stage on the show
floor.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- At Automate 2024, Zebra Technologies will introduce new
industrial automation solutions that support the connected
factory.
- Zebra helps manufacturers and those in related industries work
in new ways with technology and automation to enable actionable
visibility, optimize quality, and augment the workforce with
innovative technology.
- Visit Zebra at Automate, Booth 1407, May 6-9 at McCormick Place
in Chicago to experience the company’s full portfolio of industrial
automation solutions.
ABOUT ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES
Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) helps organizations monitor, anticipate,
and accelerate workflows by empowering their frontline and ensuring
that everyone and everything is visible, connected, and fully
optimized. Our award-winning portfolio spans software to
innovations in robotics, machine vision, automation, and digital
decisioning, all backed by a +50-year legacy in scanning,
track-and-trace, and mobile computing solutions. With an ecosystem
of 10,000 partners across more than 100 countries, Zebra’s
customers include over 80% of the Fortune 500. Newsweek recently
recognized Zebra as one of America’s Most Loved Workplaces and
Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, and we are on Fast Company’s
list of the Best Workplaces for Innovators. Learn more at
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Zebra Technologies Corp. and/or its affiliates.
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