Modern Technology Trends
Industry experts offer insights on the status and direction of materials handling technologies.

Materials handling automation: Behind the Diamond Phoenix/System Logistics merger
Last week, Diamond Phoenix announced that it had been acquired by Systems Logistics, the logistics division of System Group S.p.A., a $500 million a year industrial trading company based in Modena, Italy.
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Information management: Managing manufacturing with MES
After years of looking for a market, manufacturing execution software systems are finding their stride.
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Warehousing/Distribution Centers Supplement: Voice broadens its horizons
Over the last five years, voice technology went from "bleeding edge" to "leading edge" --to ultimately joining the ranks of other affordable, reliable technologies for use in picking operations. Here's where it's going and how it's being applied by two savvy DC managers.
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RFID: Item-Level RFID on the rise for apparel retailers
RFID systems to apparel companies expected to triple, nearing $125 by 2014.
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Materials handling: Seegrid among technology standouts highlighted at G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh
Robotics company demonstrates real-world applications to global media.
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