Crates move along a conveyor at a logistics facility in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on June 3. The need for automation is especially acute in Japan, where a labour shortage was already putting pressure on companies to find ways to run their businesses with less people. — Akio Kon/Bloomberg
Getting products from one place to another with as little human contact as possible is becoming an imperative for businesses as retailers, warehouses and transport providers adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, seeking to minimise the risk of infections to their employees and customers.
Tsubakimoto Chain Co is seeing more demand for its sorting and conveyor systems as companies seek ways to move things around, while startup Hacobu sees an opportunity to boost use of its online platform for trucks to exchange information as they load and unload goods at warehouses, a process that’s still mostly done on paper.
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