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AGV ROI: A Deeper Cost-Benefit Analysis for Automated Guided Vehicles It’s widely accepted that automated guided vehicles (AGVs) help businesses save money. What everyone really wants to know is – how much, and how quickly? To answer these questions, most people come up with a hard number that weighs the total cost of the AGV…

Charlotte, NC – (April 6, 2021) – Murata Machinery, Ltd. (Muratec) is proud to announce that it has earned the Preferred Quality Supplier (PQS) Award for 2020. Through its dedication to continuous quality improvement, Muratec has achieved a level of performance that consistently exceeds Intel’s expectations. “As one of only 26 Preferred Quality Supplier Award…

With the uncertainty surrounding the workforce in the past year, it’s tempting to reduce headcount as the fastest and easiest way to minimize labor challenges, lower your costs, and maintain profitability. But you will lose good employees and forfeit the opportunity to ramp up production.  To take your business (and employees) to the next level, choose a combination machine that improves your ability to retain valued employees, increase hours worked with less fatigue, retrain and…

On January 1, Congress enacted the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2021. The NDAA is an annual piece of legislation that sets policies to guide the U.S. Department of Defense and authorizes appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. For the first time, this year’s act contains provisions to stimulate and incentivize semiconductor manufacturing on…

Warehouse Automation Solutions A skilled labor shortage has afflicted the logistics industry for several years. The warehouse labor shortage in 2020 has been compounded and complicated by COVID-19, which has made the public increasingly reliant on ecommerce. When labor shortages prevent businesses from meeting order fulfillment expectations, operations leaders look to warehouse automation.  Here are…

How Will Warehouse Automation Overcome Supply Chain Weaknesses Exposed By COVID-19? Any reflection on the year 2020 would be incomplete without considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In manufacturing and logistics, global shutdowns caused supply chain interruptions, production slowdowns, and missed fulfillment deadlines prompting widespread shortages of essential products. From many perspectives, these shortages…

Benefits of Automated Warehouse Solutions in Semiconductor Environments For many semiconductor manufacturers and suppliers, the business need for automation is reaching a tipping point. Ongoing labor shortages, compounded by sustained demand for consumer electronics and pandemic-related market forces, make it increasingly difficult to meet and order fulfillment expectations.  According to McKinsey, “semiconductor segments will experience…

Improve Warehouse Safety with Automated Material Handling

Charlotte NC — (September 8, 2020) — Murata Machinery, USA, a leading provider of manufacturing and intralogistics automation and support, announced two recent hires to help the company achieve a new strategic direction: leading modern manufacturers to the future withMuratec automated solutions. Masazumi Fukushima, President of Murata Machinery, appointed Christine Spiegel as the company’s first-ever…

CHARLOTTE, NC – Murata Machinery, a global leader in the material handling industry, is pleased to announce it has been recognized by Frost & Sullivan as the Logistics Automation Solutions Provider of the Year – Asia-Pacific. Murata Machinery was selected from a pool of over 200,000 companies for its commitment to innovation, ongoing product development…