Private label food provider’s AGV maximizes productivity
October 9, 2017
The system can handle up to 2,500 pounds and travel more than 300 feet per minute, improving material delivery.
Warehouse Basics: Navigating the pick path
September 5, 2017
No picking technology can do everything, so it’s important to let the profiles of SKUs and orders pick the right solution.
Mobile robot frees up 3 full-time employees
September 5, 2017
Manufacturer moves parts through facility with robots and moves humans to value-added tasks.
Equipment Report: The Modern Pallet
September 5, 2017
Pallets, one of the oldest links in the supply chain, are poised to deliver far more than product as they evolve into a connected world.
Real-time battery monitoring fills in the data gaps
September 5, 2017
As batteries are shuffled around a fleet, any hope of tracking them—or their abusers—is lost. Or, is it?
Reuse Corrugated Cardboard Boxes
September 5, 2017
A new closure device is allowing for repeated and damage-free reuse of corrugated cartons.
Does your Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) Warehouse Make the Grade?
August 24, 2017
Your MRO Warehouse layout and maintenance is a reflection of your company’s attitude about its business. In a pre-award audit of your facility, would prospective customers/clients be favorably impressed, or would you be the cause of the lost business because you’ve got a mess going on?
Lift Truck Issue: Operators are the heart and soul
August 4, 2017
If there’s one piece of equipment that deserves the majority of our attention for a given month it would have to be the lift truck—what we traditionally call the backbone, the workhorse, the most fundamental piece of equipment to be found in any materials handling operation.
Lift Truck Tips: Fleet purchasers cozy up to ergonomic features
June 6, 2017
Some ergonomic features are basics verging on standard and others are becoming more requested.
Adaptability is now king
June 6, 2017
Several years ago, executive editor Bob Trebilcock proposed a series of feature stories called The Big Picture—articles that would break out of our traditional equipment-centric and best practices coverage and focus on the broader role materials handling plays in driving larger company initiatives.
Motors, gears and drives MRO
May 26, 2017
It started with materials handling systems. Now, manufacturers of subsystems, like motors, gears and drives are expanding their maintenance and services offerings.
Lift Truck Tips: Building a closer attachment
March 6, 2017
Relationships between forklift and attachment manufacturers, their customers, and packaging engineers seek to ensure optimal performance at lower costs.
Conveyors and Robots Join Forces for Precision Assembly
March 6, 2017
Manufacturer develops a custom solution to a unique materials handling challenge.
The protective packaging balancing act
February 6, 2017
When selecting protective packaging, damage analysis and performance should drive material decisions, not cost.
No matter the industry: The game has changed
February 6, 2017
There’s a good chance that you and your team are putting a plan together to strategically cover ProMat 2017 (April 3-6), the materials handling industry’s leading trade show and educational conference, sponsored by MHI. Well, my first bit of advice is to make sure you’re packing comfortable shoes.
Modular rack moves with distributor to larger, taller facility
February 6, 2017
Racking system increases storage and safety in seismic zone while accommodating growth.
Fleet of stockpickers capitalizes on narrow aisles
February 6, 2017
Distributor’s new warehouse storage system calls for safer, more versatile forklifts.
Collaborative robot supports smart manufacturing capabilities
February 3, 2017
Manufacturer deploys flexible tool for low-volume production.
Fleet management solutions as monitor and mentor
February 3, 2017
In the quest to identify and control maintenance costs, fleet-tracking devices can support the goals of the operator and manager.
60 Seconds with: Todd Farwell, Automation Solutions Group (ASG)
February 3, 2017
Modern Materials Handling sits down with General Member, Automation Solutions Group (ASG) and Innovation Manager at Caterpillar.