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Comprehensive information on the types and uses of packaging in material handling and warehousing with an emphasis on reusable and eco packaging.


Industrial Steel Drum Institute celebrates 75 years
Organization's 26 founding members represent all North American steel drum manufacturers.

Intelligent Vision-based Sortation & Tracking Systems
Download this new "Making the Case" guide to learn how using intelligent, vision-based readers and sensors can capture the information you need to help address both external customer service expectations, and internal marching orders for efficiency.

Intelligent Vision-based Sortation & Tracking Systems
Download this new "Making the Case" guide to learn how using intelligent, vision-based readers and sensors can capture the information you need to help address both external customer service expectations, and internal marching orders for efficiency.

Great Northern joins Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network
The Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS) connects vendors with companies and labs that can help test, design, and supply protective packaging in line with Amazon’s Packaging Certification requirements.

Freedonia: Demand for folding paperboard boxes to grow 3.9% annually through 2022
Food and beverage will account for nearly half of all new demand, and 16% of new box sales will come from the rapidly growing e-commerce segment.

Automated Packaging Trend
Have you automated as many steps as possible in your parcel packaging process? This webinar reveals how top B2B and B2C companies are changing the game and leading the industry by automating their packaging process, sometimes even eliminating 8 - 16 packing stations.

Add track-and-trace service to your totes
Companies are leveraging Internet of Things devices and analytics to shorten reusable tote dwell times and speed returns.

Loscam introduces new strategic shareholders
CMG fully acquired Loscam in 2010 and has since seen Loscam successfully grow to become Asia-Pacific’s largest pallet pooling company.

One Madison Corporation to combine with Ranpak
Ranpak's growth momentum stems from global expansion in e-commerce and the increasing focus on environmentally sustainable solutions.

Duravant acquires Wulftec
Global provider of automation solutions for food processing, packaging and material handling sectors acquires leading provider of end-of-line packaging automation solutions.

Datalogic and Brother Mobile Solutions expand alliance
Alliance will first address high-growth, evolving segments such as convenience and grocery.

Packaging Corner: Move from component-based to system-based design
Unit-load design software can improve the performance of an entire packaging system while simultaneously reducing cost and modifying the pallet design as needed.

DMW&H signs exclusive distribution agreement with Dynamic Logistic Systems
Case dispenser technology adds to DMW&H’s solutions for picking high-volume SKUs in wine & spirits applications.

Plastic tray market to surpass $7 billion in 2018
Introduction of eco-friendly alternatives to the plastic trays such as fiber-based trays, bagasse or sugarcane trays, paper trays, and plant-based plastics are emerging as a threat in the growth of the plastic tray market.

PMMI announces inaugural On the Rise award winners
New award recognizes 10 young professionals to watch in packaging and processing.

Packaging Corner: Automatic bulk bag filling
Today’s systems can include pallet or slip sheet dispensing, metered material flow, bag weighing and filled-bag accumulation conveyors.

Kinedyne celebrates 50th anniversary
Special 50th-anniversary observances have been held at all corporate locations and at Kinedyne’s annual sales and operations management conference held in Nashville, Tennessee.

RIT students wins 2018 Paperboard Packaging Student Design Challenge
For second year, university takes top place in national competition and is recognized for innovative and sustainable packaging designs.

Eagle Packaging Machinery is now EndFlex
Company ownership and staff have not changed.

Pack Expo sets a record
Closing out another year of record-breaking events for the Pack Expo Portfolio of Trade Shows, the largest ever Pack Expo International and co-located Healthcare Packaging Expo 2018 convened nearly 45,000 attendees with 2,500 exhibitors over 1.25 million net square feet at McCormick Place in Chicago.


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Materials Handling Robotics: The new world of heterogeneous robotic integration
In this Special Digital Edition, the editorial staff of Modern curates the best robotics coverage over the past year to help track the evolution of this piping hot market.
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2023 Automation Study: Usage & Implementation of Warehouse/DC Automation Solutions
2023 Automation Study: Usage & Implementation of Warehouse/DC Automation Solutions
This research was conducted by Peerless Research Group on behalf of Modern Materials Handling to assess usage and purchase intentions forautomation systems...
How Your Storage Practices Can Affect Your Pest Control Program
How Your Storage Practices Can Affect Your Pest Control Program
Discover how your storage practices could be affecting your pest control program and how to prevent pest infestations in your business. Join...

Warehousing Outlook 2023
Warehousing Outlook 2023
2023 is here, and so are new warehousing trends.
Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
Today’s robotic and data-driven automation systems can minimize disruptions and improve the life and productivity of warehouse operations.
Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
Download this white paper to learn more about how both systems compare.