Topic: Conveyors & Sortation

Chosen from among 1,300 entrants, the provider of large conveyor systems recently expanded into smaller, ‘quick ship’ products and systems that are sold through their website and in Amazon’s stores.

The global market research study on conveyor system projects that the belt conveyor systems will remain prominent in terms of market value shares through 2029, whereas in terms of growth rate, the roller conveyor systems are likely to lead the way in global conveyor system market.

Investment firm acquires manufacturer of telescopic conveyors, automatic label and document handling, and logistics solutions.

An increase of 42% in unit handling equipment orders contributed to a month that saw 58% improvement over the same period in 2018.

CEMA estimates shipments for the first six months of 2019 increased 1.8% compared to the same period in 2018, with total shipments of $8.60 billion.

Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association reports July billed sales were up 8.0%.

June 2019 shipments decreased by 20.7% when compared to June 2018 sales.

Expansion will cost $11 million and add 121,500 square feet of floor space, including 15,000 square feet of office space.

Shipments up 13.4% year over year, and up 23.1% from February.

Are you using costly machines to do what a belt can do affordably?

Executives representing CEMA member companies expressed continued optimism at the association's annual meeting, and forecasted shipments will increase 15% for 2019.

Portable, automated unit and parcel sortation system can be implemented within five to seven months.

BEUMER Group’s (Booth S2918) new BG Line Sorter has been engineered to be more cost effective than previous high-speed cross-belt sorters, explained Peter Wisniewski, marketing content specialist.

Ideal for e-commerce and omni-channel retail order fulfillment and returns, TGW Systems (Booth S5141) debuted the OmniPick zero-touch robotic pocket sorter.

In a press conference on Tuesday, Honeywell Intelligrated’s (Booth S618a) Matt Wicks, VP of product development, discussed several new robotic solutions, including a robotic sorter induction system.

In a press conference on Tuesday, MHS (Booth N6539) detailed how key acquisitions of multiple controls, software and equipment providers—including Atronix, VanRiet and OCM—expand the company’s offerings in products, capacity and R&D innovations.

January 2019 shipments up 13.3% compared to January 2018.

Group Editorial Director Michael Levans discusses the main topics covered in the March Issue of Modern Materials Handling

Zone conveyor replaces manual pick, pack and ship tasks while managing complex material flows.

December 2018 booked orders up 27.3% when compared to November 2018 booked orders.