Topic: Features

Modern editor's sat down with John Krummell to discuss Racking technology solutions

Here’s how one of the world’s largest 3PLs is looking to tomorrow’s innovative technologies, including heads-up display and robotics, to transform its operations today.

In a case-quantity world, conveyor was king. E-commerce, poly bags and the need for incredible flexibility posed a brief challenge, but convey and sort technologies have reclaimed the crown.

There may not be many plants and warehouses operating in the dark these days. However, many facilities are clearly on the path to lights out, balancing automation and labor to find the right mix of lower costs and better customer service.

Charged with cutting waste, many fleet owners are finding battery management practices have plenty of room for improvement.

Modern Materials Handling staff sat down with Pieter Abbeel to discuss the state of the robotics industry.

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.

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.

The second-largest family-owned wine company in the world turns to automated pallet handling and storage for its winemaking and distribution operations.

Once a fleet is wrapped in a layer of data collection, it can be connected to warehouse and labor management to drive improvements.

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

Modern has maintained a heavy focus on the new processes, technology and automation that’s necessary to improve item-level picking and handling on the way to meeting today’s ever-finicky e-commerce service demands.

PFS’s freezer warehouse in Washington relies on automation to speed pallets from receiving to storage to shipping.

PFS built one of the largest and most automated AS/RS freezers in the world in Washington state. Next up is a new design for automation. Automated Storage/ Automated Retrieval System, Cold Storage.

Mobile, connected and critical to the movement of goods, the modern lift truck and picker are helping unlock the next level of productivity. Technology for lift trucks, ergonomics in lift trucks, Internet of things in the warehouse, Interconnected Lift Trucks

Five case studies highlight how operations both big and small improved density, throughput and customer satisfaction with automated storage solutions.

Forget what you thought you knew about AGVs. Mobile robot start-ups and half-century industry veterans alike are delivering a new generation of autonomous coworkers.

Modern Materials Handling sat down with Kevin Lacy who is responsible for the safe and efficient movement of all modes of transportation through research and development of effective policies to improve traffic flow and safety for all.

Electric equipment continues to displace its internal combustion counterparts—even up to 92,000-pound capacities—and offers benefits far beyond energy costs. Benefits of Electric lift trucks. Buying electric forklifts, hyster forklifts

Confronting an aging materials handling system and new channels of business with new customer expectations, Rocky Brands installed a put-to-light and sortation system to ramp up fulfillment.