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“ As automation develops and strengthens , manufacturing and supply chain leaders are increasingly looking at automated systems as highly advantageous . Simply put , those that don ’ t automate will be left behind ,” begins Scott Matlock , General Manager of Murata Machinery USA , Logistics & Automation Division .

Murata Machinery is a manufacturer of fully customizable automated material handling solutions that help today ’ s manufacturing and logistics leaders stay competitive . The company ’ s Muratec brand reinforces the reliability of Murata Machinery ’ s products and services by advancing innovative automation to create a more prosperous society .

We also engineer systems with high-speed shuttle sortation and automated vehicle transport . These Uni-SHUTTLE and SHUTTLINER systems are both relatively new to the market and will dramatically impact the sector

New product debut

Regarding Muratec ’ s latest technology , Scott ’ s team has been hard at work on a new North American rollout of a small goods automated storage and retrieval system ( ASRS ), the Ledger A3 Miniload . This industry-first , four-tote carriage crane delivers double the capacity compared to a conventional mini-load and transfers at twice the efficiency rate of a comparable system . Its crane transfers A3 size totes individually or simultaneously , sorting small items at large capacity and at scale with unfailing precision . The Ledger A3 can integrate with automated Goods-to-Person ( G2P ) transport systems and picking stations to minimize manual handling and further boost throughput .

“ This system is designed and built specifically for lightweight , high-density storage and retrieval ,” Scott details . “ We engineer many systems , ranging from light to heavyweight cranes , single- to twinmast , and single- to quad-forks . We also engineer systems with high-speed shuttle sortation and automated vehicle transport . These

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