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60 Seconds with Kent Savage, Apex Supply Chain Technologies
Modern spends 60 seconds talking with Kent Savage, founder and CEO at Apex Supply Chain Technologies, about the evolution of the materials handling industry and birth of Apex.

Accommodate retail-ready secondary packaging
Modular, automated system packs items in shelf-ready or corrugated secondary packaging.

This Month in Modern: Investment and innovation are alive and well
This month in Modern, we find a couple early indications that this positive wave will continue, and the buzz at Promat 2019 could be even louder.

Lift Truck Tips: All features great and small
No two applications are the same, so mobile computer deployments should be equally detailed.

60 Seconds with John Hill, Director at St. Onge
Modern's editors sat down with John Hill, Director at St. Onge he has 50 years in the materials handling and automatic identification industries.

Manufacturer builds in-house robotics expertise to close the skills gap
Collaborative robots tackle mundane work so existing staff can add more value.

Global manufacturer ensures accurate, high-volume labeling
Integrating labeling with SAP improves supply chain performance.

Stretch wrapper eliminates product damage in transit for metal fabricator
After replacing manual pallet wrapping with automated orbital wrapper, the shipping department became a one-person operation.

Lift Truck Tips: Attachments work smarter, not harder
Parallel to advances in lift truck sophistication, attachment manufacturers have worked to make their products more intelligent efficient and user-friendly. Fork Lift Accessories make lift trucks more efficient.

Modex 2018: Positive vibes abound
By all reports, the majority of the U.S. leading economic indicators are pointing to a fairly robust year, as manufacturing is growing; consumer confidence continues to climb; and the National Retail Federation just projected 2018 retail sales to head up 3.8% to 4.4%, adding that e-commerce sales are projected to jump up 10% to 12% during the next 12 months.

This Month in Modern: Healthy anxiety breeds smart investment
Take a quick look around our environment, and you’ll see a market of end users that know they need to invest to stay relevant and compete.

Automated trailer loading, unloading system helps move billions of pounds annually
Cold storage 3PL loads and unloads closed-loop, 53-foot trailers in minutes.

New pallets please user, customer and consumer
Manufacturer uses display-ready, shared half pallets to eliminate product damage and customer complaints.

Opaque protective wrap reduces e-fulfillment costs
Durable plastic wrap conforms to and conceals shipment contents and minimizes freight costs.

Lift Truck Tips: Maintain the Lift Truck Fleet, Sustain the Business
Once a fleet is wrapped in a layer of data collection, it can be connected to warehouse and labor management to drive improvements.

60 Seconds with Tom Carbott, MHI
Modern's staff sat down with MHI's Tom Carbott to discuss the upcoming Modex Show 2018

Cold Chain Embraces Automated Storage
Whether semi- or fully-automated, cold storage facilities can automate to cut costs, improve labor productivity and achieve compliance.

Totes keep produce fresh from field to store
A two-part reusable plastic tote features a frame that cradles produce in a recyclable, replaceable sleeve.

Totes keep produce fresh from field to store
A two-part reusable plastic tote features a frame that cradles produce in a recyclable, replaceable sleeve.

This Month in Modern Materials Handling: Methodical steps into the future
Find out the latest news on innovation in the Materials Handling industry for the month of October 2017.


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