All Entries

Monday, July 19, 2010

Located in Germany, the new facility features multiple integrated materials handling solutions to demonstrate business critical material flow scenarios.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Strategic maneuver extends the Kennedy Group’s footprint to the Southeast and expands capacity and capabilities of both companies.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Data collection has undergone something of a revolution. I think of it as a dimensional change. Not so long ago, we captured one-dimensional information about a product. A barcode scan at the dock identified the product that arrived and maybe when it arrived. A scan or spoken check digit at a pick face confirmed a pick. But the information didn’t tell much of a story unless you brought it all into one place.

The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association monthly stats show booked orders in May 2010 were up 2% over April 2010 and up 18% over the same time period last year.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Order picking with voice technology has undergone many changes since the 1990s. Here’s what experts told Modern about the current state of the industry.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

The new Southern California Reusable Shipping Container Service Center will support and manage steady West Coast growth.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Get a new lease on lighting, lower your utility bills and polish your green bona-fides. Crescent/Stonco, a provider of industrial lighting solutions, is tapping into that convergence with something the company calls the Stonco Warehouse Energy Program.

Order picking with voice is undergoing yet another transformation. Since its pioneering days in the 1990s, voice picking consisted of predominantly proprietary hardware and software solutions, then to open hardware and to today's thin clients.

Friday, July 09, 2010

Brown’s role is to move the growing department forward while addressing customers’ needs for quick response time and technical expertise.

Thursday, July 08, 2010

A new Swisslog solution uses overhead mobile robots for goods-to-person picking. Markus Schmidt, a senior vice president with Swisslog, answers how business is doing during an interview for a story on robotic materials handling solutions.