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How to Capitalize on New Power and Battery Technology for Material Handling Equipment
Learn from practical examples how an integrated power platform, enabled with the Internet of Things (IOT) technology, can increase the efficiency of your equipment and personnel while meeting targets for green initiatives.

Gap Inc.: Making resilience a core competency
The retail leader gave new life to an existing facility that sets the standard for e-fulfillment at Gap Inc. What’s more, it brought the 1.2-million-square-foot facility online two months ahead of schedule during a pandemic.

E-commerce’s Imprint on Conveyor & Sortation
From smaller, more irregular packages, to new market segments like micro-fulfillment automation, the change driven by e-commerce is reflected in the conveyor and sortation market. Add in the need to offer systems that are faster to put in and more adaptable over time, and you see multiple reasons for these trends.

Lithium looms large for electric lift trucks
Proper, regular maintenance will help performance of any electric lift truck, even as Li-ion choices expand for DCs drawn by advantages like elimination of battery swaps and battery rooms.

John Paxton named new CEO of MHI
Paxton succeeded George W. Prest at his retirement as CEO on December 31, 2020.

Is now the time for robotic lift trucks?
Though robotic industrial trucks are still a small slice of the market, expectations are growing for them as operations seek to speed up their processes while lessening the struggle of trying to find enough operators.

Totes, bins and containers: Uncontainable opportunity?
Totes, bins and containers didn’t avoid the coronavirus effect, but the segment adjusts and firmly looks ahead.

60 Seconds with Sal Fateen of Seizmic and MHEFI
Modern Materials Handling sat down with Sal Fateen, CEO of Seizmic and president of the Material Handling Education Foundation Inc. to talk about the industry.

What do bulk containers and eaches have in common?
More than you might think, actually. In fact, e-commerce is a hot new application for mobile bulk containers, ergonomically handling items and small boxes that need special attention. It’s the next obvious step after laundry carts. You’ll see.

Food retailer chooses highly connected dock equipment
Featuring controllers that connect to the Cloud, the equipment offers insights into loading dock activity.

Ace Hardware installs 45,000- pound capacity dock levelers
The hardware cooperative no longer has to modify its spec building’s nonuniform dock pits.

Team Corp. uses 5,000 pallets annually
The manufacturer has since expanded work with a major supermarket company.

Blokker integrates e-commerce and retail operations into one DC
The store chain implemented a shuttle system for the integration.

New Belgium Brewing Company’s forklifts increase operators’ efficiency
The electric forklifts are comfortable, durable and easy to use.

Lipari Foods’ solution eliminates damaged rack replacement
The wholesale distributor now has 100% uptime, every single day.

Handling Specialty’s AGV can lift up to 200,000 pounds
The rugged, semi-automated AGV system is available in two models.

Hobart’s turnkey system streamlines its unloading process
The system’s installation was relatively seamless.

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Husco leverages conveyors for N95 respirator production
The components specialist used a 10-foot-long 2200 Series platform.

Caster Concepts acquires Aerol Co., expanding its services to aerospace and defense
Caster Concepts' acquisition of Aerol adds strength as caster manufacturer for military, aerospace and energy industries


May 2024 Modern Materials Handling

A complete modernization of the sortation and conveyance at Boscov’s DC, along with updated software and a new order processing area, have transformed the ability of the department store chain’s DC to move more cartons in less time, with fewer labor resources, while permitting more frequent replenishment shipment for stores.

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