The holiday season is upon us and consumer shopping is reaching peak levels even as we witness global goods shortages. In the U.S., Black Friday is starting to resemble Cyber Monday in that most of the deals can also be found online. Because of this, retailers are increasingly concerned about the rising cost of order fulfillment and logistics. By supplementing some of the human employees with robots, retailers can minimize the impact of labor shortages while managing costs and fulfillment times more effectively. Demand for Labor is Outpacing Supply As we know, the pandemic affected a lot of employees throughout the supply chain due to factory shut downs and safety concerns while performing routine job functions with social distancing guidelines. Many manufacturers and fulfillment companies created innovative solutions to get products to their customers during this time of need while keeping employees safe. Even as we start to see the light at the end of the tunnel, companies are struggling to hire adequate staffing to meet the surge in demand. Workers are also reluctant to go back to a traditional office, factory or warehouse where they may feel unsafe. Automation solutions are the key to effectively support growing ecommerce trends. Consumer Spending is Up Even With Higher Prices With government stimulus packages and pent up demand driving a surge in spending, retailers are struggling to maintain inventory. This has been compounded by a staffing shortage at U.S. shipping ports which means goods are facing long wait times before they can be offloaded. While many tasks may still need a degree of human oversight, some of the more laborious or repetitive functions can be adapted to operate autonomously. How Automation Can Help Bridge the Gap Robotics and automation for warehouse and logistic applications continue to grow – the past eighteen months, in particular, being fueled by the pandemic. Gartner Inc. forecasts that demand for robotic systems that deliver goods to human workers will quadruple through 2023. Companies within each stage of the fulfillment process can benefit from investments in automation. Using a grocery store as an example, automation can help manage inventory, restock shelves, process sales and bag items, or even deliver groceries. Managing inventory manually can be tedious for large grocers and is prone to human error. Simbe Robotics has created a bot that can navigate autonomously through a grocery store to scan shelves and report on price and inventory data while freeing up employees’ time for more engaging tasks. Last mile delivery bots are also being tested by a handful of companies – Nuro, Starship, Postmates, Amazon and more – to address the growing demand for transporting small packages over short distances. There are many solutions that address the middle of the supply chain as well such as automated and intelligent conveyors, pickers and transport within warehouse facilities. By shifting routine work onto robots, employers can increase supply chain stability, develop safer working conditions and build a sustainable, collaborative workforce.

The Optimum Balance of Dynamics and Quietness, low vibration and high effective cooling solution SUNON offers a series of low vibration and high effective cooling fans, which are suitable for 5G, data center, server, and cloud storage system applications. Vibration is caused by a fan's high-speed rotation which creates high-density magnetic fields in the fan itself. The faster the fan spins the higher the level its vibration reaches. When the whole fan system operates with a higher magnetic density, the fan is gradually degraded, and magnetic resonance causes further damage to other system operations. SUNON's AntiVib fan motors structure is an adopted automotive "engine mount" design, where a shock absorption material is inserted into the gap between the motor and the fan frame. This design not only prevents the fan frames degradation, but also lowers vibration that is generated by high-speed rotation. The resonance effects can also be minimized. AntiVib fans can customized to the IP21, IP56, and higher with dust and water protection design to suit all our clients' needs. SUNON fans with low vibration are guaranteed to effectively work in various application environments. Both single fan series and dual fan series are available, including 38x28mm、38x56mm、40x28mm、40x56mm、60x38mm、60x56mm、80x80mm, for different systems cooling requirements. AntiVib, excellent damping structure for a motor SUNON AntiVib fan motor has a damping structure, with shock absorption inserted into the gap called the isolation zone to block the the vibration impact that damages the frame (as shown in image below). This structural design can also reduce the vibration amplitude generated by high-speed rotation to further prevent system dysfunctions. The AntiVib technique is widely applied to manufactured fans with speeds over 20,000 R.P.M. Below chart indicates an up to a 70% of reduction in the vibration level. One benefit of the motor design is a steady fan function without any interruption due to vibration. Power Saving Circuit Design, 50% Less Power Consumption An excellent cooling system is required to support the all-around operations and infrastructures in 5G, data center, server and cloud storage industries, considering that the cooling system itself significantly increases the total energy consumption of the application. Knowing this fact, SUNON designed highly effective and eco-friendly cooling fans by developing a power-saving circuit technology, to reduce the energy consumption when the fan is in non-full load condition. SUNON's power-saving circuit design is used to control a motor's rotation at the fastest speeds, but needs less power, when the fans speed decreases. The power-saving fans efficiently save more energy than other fans with P.W.M., saving 50% or more energy (as below chart shown).

SUNON introduces another thermal solution for 5G networking applications, following the previous e-catalog for 5G base station uses. We provide a wide range of thermal products, including the best and highly effective fans and various cooling modules and liquid cooling systems. SUNON aims to satisfy 5G applications' needs: high speed and non-stop transmission. SUNON’s thermal solutions exclusive to 5G networking applications include fans with the best thermal effectiveness and thermal modules and liquid cooling modules that can be flexibly applied. Our total thermal solutions, configuring active-, passive-,and liquid cooling components, are customized to apply in a variety of networking systems such as server and router applications. To satisfy each client's needs, we also offer custom design services: low vibration, less noise, power-saving, and smart control, for example. By applying SUNON’s thermal solutions for 5G base station applications together, most of the entire 5G operation's need for high speed and low latency are met, so that the internet operation is enhanced. ✓ A variety of cooling module sizes are suitable for enclosed networking systems with its complicated components set. ✓ A series of fan modules with the best thermal performance can be applied in different networking applications such as server and router. ✓ Various thermal modules are customized for a full range of networking systems based on their structures. SUNON has specialized in solving heat problems for lots of applications, providing a set of CMSEM services, and we can customize the best thermal solutions for 5G applications based on clients’ systems and needs. We can solve most of heat problems for the entire 5G applications to enhance the internet connection.

Fast commissioning – quiet and energy-efficient operation Cleanrooms place special demands on ventilation systems. Filter-fan-units (FFU) designed for ceiling mounting combine fans with filter technology. Simple and rapid commissioning is mandatory, especially when there is a very high number of FFUs. EC centrifugal fans with auto-addressing from ebm-papst make this possible. Operating cleanrooms with FFUs is the most economical option for supplying ultra clean air. The flat and ready-to-connect fan modules are at the heart of the units. They require little installation space and are energy-efficient. MODBUS RTU with automatic addressing Initially commissioning a cleanroom system is usually considered time-consuming and costly. ebm-papst now also offers EC centrifugal fans with a digital MODBUS RTU interface with auto-addressing specially designed for installation in FFUs, which significantly reduces commissioning costs. Previously, devices had to be individually assigned a unique address to be operated in the network group. This time-intensive process is now automated using “DCI” (daisy-chain interface) addressing. If the cable route is known, the position of the fan unit in the cleanroom ceiling can be determined using the order of the addresses according to the cable diagram. Manual assignment is superfluous. The master control undertakes the entire addressing and localization of the installed fans. There is a significant reduction in the time and costs of commissioning. Wide voltage input with active PFC The fans also have a wide voltage input, enabling them to be used worldwide at a wide variety of line voltages and line frequencies. The standard active PFC (Power Factor Correction) prevents the permissible harmonic limit values from being exceeded during parallel operation of many FFUs, which would otherwise put a strain on the supply network. All energy distribution components can therefore be made much smaller and more cost-effective. Energy-efficient and quiet FFU manufacturers must guarantee overall efficiency levels of at least 50% at the design point in cleanroom technology. The RadiCal fans with EC motor optimized according to aerodynamic criteria are not only particularly energy-efficient, they also contribute to significant noise reduction of up to 7 dB(A) as compared to the conventional industry standard. The quiet and energy-saving fans are available with diameters of 250, 310, 355, and 400 mm, and cover air performance levels in the ranges of 580, 1170, 1750, and 2330 m³/h, with a back pressure of up 300 Pa.