FANUC America and Plus One Robotics have paired their technologies to meet the needs of their mutual customers in the ecommerce space. The flexible fulfillment solution incorporates a FANUC robot and Plus One’s AI-powered PickOne perception system to identify, singulate and sort a range of conveyable items without the need for traditional vision training. Powered by AI, the system can adapt to variations in product material, size and shape, as well as intermixed, random delivery. If any exceptions occur, Plus One’s “Yonder” human-in-the-loop function notifies a “Crew Chief” who can remotely manage the exception, minimizing the interruption. Combined with a high-performance FANUC industrial robot, the system can outperform a comparable manual operation. The company states that users benefit from shorter pick times and better order accuracy, inventory security, higher productivity, reduced operating expenses and improved ergonomics.

The NAS e-Wrap Series™ vertical wrapper by Brown Machine Group (BMG) is an automated wrapping system that increases throughput and efficiencies, while reducing material costs and manual labor. e-Wrap Series wrappers are ideal for ecommerce markets such as apparel, office equipment/supplies, tool and part suppliers, pharmaceuticals and fulfillment markets. The e-Wrap Series offers up to seven times the productivity of manual wrapping systems, according to the company. With a small footprint, the wrapper features simple plug and play functionality with easy installation and a patented low-temperature sealing system to reduce maintenance and downtime. Using center folded roll stock to sleeve product into a bag, the e-Wrap Series automatically forms an envelope for product to be placed, seals it and applies a shipping label. This wrapping solution can be easily integrated into existing automated robotic conveyor systems. It provides integrated printer and shipping labeling functions in one package.