Zebra Blog and Podcast

Where exactly should these automation technologies be used within the reverse logistics chain? Alex Whiting, founder of MiTEQ, reveals what he’s found to work best in our latest episode of the Industrial Automation Insider.

Brandon Copeland is a career athlete who has not stopped working for a day since he left the NFL. Wait until you hear everything (and we mean everything) this entrepreneur, professor, investor, advisor, coach, and philanthropist has been up to.

Not sure if you should be using AI in your warehouse? Or unclear where it can make an immediate impact? Zebra Global Partner Manager Mark Butler consulted with two experts from Körber Supply Chain to get you all the info you need to make the right decision for your people, processes, and profit targets. 

Richard Hudson made one thing very clear: trust is everything. So are people. Find out what he will be doing in the coming months to help ensure you feel fully supported, whether you’re a customer, partner, employee or another key stakeholder for Zebra. 

Consumers and retail associates who participated in the 16th Annual Global Shopper Study hope it will, and top AI engineers think it will. Find out how we may all come to lean on this type of AI in stores sooner than later by tuning into this conversation between Zebra's EMEA Retail Industry Leader, Mark Thomson, and Zebra's Senior Director of AI and Advanced Technologies, Stuart Hubbard. Then che...

As UNESCO calls out, “Literacy empowers and liberates people.” And there are millions of people around the world whose lives could be vastly improved if they just had access to books. Kristen Daniels, Executive Director of Bernie's Book Bank, has some ideas on how to ensure books are available to those who need them most - beyond the distributions that the book bank is leading. Listen to her ideas...

Ericsson and Zebra mobility experts answer important questions in this new roundtable discussion, including where private wireless technology delivers the most value and the ROI you can expect. After you tune in, check out other experts' perspectives on when you should use Wi-Fi and/or private wireless technology. https://www.zebra.com/us/en/blog/posts/2023/is-there-really-difference-between-priva...

A manufacturing veteran agrees, adding that you need to start thinking about IT/OT convergence differently as well. You must create more synergies among people and machines, and that requires a new strategy. Hear what Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial, and Sath Rao, the Director of Global Manufacturing Strategy at Zebra, recommend you do to make manufacturing jobs more attractive to a broade...

Google and Zebra are pulling out all the stops around mobility (and AI and AR) so you and your employees can source the info needed to more confidently do your jobs and secure more wins. Hear what’s unfolding. 

Marcin Kowalski from Avicon Vision Systems in Poland pulls the veil back on some very cool ways this technology is being used to track ball movements, confirm the quality of a chicken’s life, and more.  

In her first interview since moving into this leadership role, Tami Froese talks about her disciplined approach to collaboration, execution and performance measurement – and what supply chain “resiliency” really means.  

It's this mantra that helped Jenny Krummenacher, Director of Channel Sales at Zebra, repeatedly prove the impossible possible. Listen to her story to find out how she has built a career and life she loved with humor and grit.

With the help of his daughter and a trusted advisor at ValuTrack, Hunt Country Components CEO Howard Hellwinkel implemented an RFID system that reports work in process to customers in real time, eliminates under/over/mis ships, and simplifies payroll. Hear all about what he did, why he did it, and the moment realized that RFID was in fact a financially feasible option for his growing operation. 

These veteran technology industry experts say you probably need all three technologies to accomplish your business objectives. Hear why.  

Hear why you should be moving to the cloud, automating what you can and using gamification to make the hardest jobs easier than ever so people will be excited to work in a warehouse, even when the stakes are high. Tune into this exclusive interview with Joe Cuomo, Executive Vice President of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Third-Party Logistics (3PL) at Körber Supply Chain .

Copy: From concerts to chili cook-offs, Super Bowls to youth sports tournaments, monster truck shows to motorsport races, there’s a lot that must happen to ensure everything goes off without a hitch. There's also a lot of technology that must be used, some of which you may have noticed, some of which may be a bit more hidden. Listen to Adam and Hale as they walk you through each step of the ultima...

We didn't think this was possible, but we found a way to instantly pinpoint the source of mobile system issues, and often mitigate them, in our warehouses and distribution centers. This is keeping both front-line and IT teams focused on more important tasks. Find out what this "unicorn" tool is and how we're using it. (And, no, it's not something we developed at Zebra.) Listen to the podcast episo...

Between the expanding capabilities of machine vision systems, maturity of deep learning OCR, and modularity of industrial automation systems, you have an opportunity to de-risk your operations and meet SLAs with ease.  Find out more about it.

Zebra Chief Accounting Officer Colleen O’Sullivan is not your typical accountant. (She is a big-picture thinker and someone who’s not afraid to operate in gray areas) She is not your typical human being, either. (She doesn’t strive for perfection when it comes to work-life “balance,” nor does she sweat the little things.) That’s one of the reasons why Zebra's Senior Vice President, Mobile Computin...

He also shares what scouts are really looking for in recruits at each level and why the Reese’s Senior Bowl has become a top NFL recruiting event. Tune in now.

Kirby Best, CEO of Bespoke Manufacturing Company, explains how robots, machine vision systems, and people are working together to help up-and-coming apparel designers make their break in a wallet and environmentally friendly way. He also explains how - and why - he started BMC, which has a WOW factor all of its own. Tune in now, then see the automation solution in action here .

A life-long student of the NFL, Jeffrey is now living his dream of spending every day on the field. But he didn’t get here by wishing and hoping. This dream is the result of hard work and determination. Hear this underdog’s story.

Hear what makes the wife of an NFL Legend legendary in her own right, beyond her innate generosity. Listen to this exclusive interview (and get to know your new role model). 

Carrie Plater was a high-profile lawyer at a big law firm until she met the Zebra legal team. Today, she wears many hats as a corporate lawyer – possibly more than most people realize. Find out what type of interesting requests she receives on a “normal” day and learn how she wows us both in the mediation room and the break room. 

Chris Sullivan, Global Healthcare Lead for Zebra, explains how everything from robots and AI to RFID and machine vision is being used from the point of production to the point of care to improve patient experiences. Listen now then visit the Your Edge Blog for more healthcare-related discussions.