Topic: Warehouse

Goodway Technologies, a global supplier of industrial maintenance and cleaning solutions, announces the recent acquisition of Doman, SRL, a premier manufacturer of dry industrial steam cleaning systems for commercial and industrial applications.

This week, EnerSys (Booth B7811) is showcasing its NexSys iON Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and NexSys PURE Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) batteries.

This week, AutoStore (Booth B7202) is showcasing its R5+ Robot, the company’s latest addition to its Robot fleet.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Handheld (Booth C8171) revealed a demo of its SP500X ScanPrinter, an all-in-one, truly mobile scan-and-print device.

Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems (Booth B7605), a global technology company and producer of integrated and innovative industrial, off-road and commercial energy storage solutions, is launching its newest lithium-ion battery ElectroLiFe at Modex.

At its press conference on Tuesday, Vanderlande Industries (Booth B5406) demonstrated a portfolio of its systems.

OPEX Corporation (Booths B6504 & 6602) is showcasing the Infinity automated storage and retrieval system.

On Monday at a press conference, Packsize International (Booth B7004) exhibited its X Series—highly advanced, efficient and flexible automated packaging solutions—and discussed other topics.

Aside from announcing a major rebrand, particularly the changing of its name from CCS to Carter Intralogistics (Booth B8224), the company also exhibited its CarterFlex and CarterParcel products during a press conference on Monday.

Well known for its vertical lift modules, vertical carousel modules and vertical buffer modules, Kardex (Booth B8613) has added a new product offering—AutoStore, a cube-based robotic picking technology.

Steel King (Booth B5002) is showcasing the company’s full range of solutions, including pallet racks, drive-in racks, flow and push back storage systems, multi-level pick modules, portable racks, custom shipping racks, safety guard rails, as well as the company’s NexCaliber Structures.

Rockwell Automation (Booth B6611) is showcasing its Independent Cart Technology (ICT).

We’re not encouraging anyone to leave their job, but the job market for experienced supply chain professionals has never been better.

11th annual awards, with submissions due June 15, include three categories for B2B reusable transport packaging achievement

n its “North American Overview,” CBRE looked at the 23 “most dynamic” North American big box markets, finding that big box transactions represented 450 million SF across these markets (in the United States, Canada, and Mexico), marking a 29% annual gain over 2020’s 350 million SF.

United States retail sales, for the month of February, were solid but were not at the same levels to begin 2022, according to data respectively issued today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Total February U.S.-bound containerized freight imports—at 2,528,809 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were down 5.5% compared to January and up 6.9% annually. For U.S.-bound shipments, Panjiva reported that February shipments—at 1,234,197—were off 7.7% compared to January and up 17.7% annually. On a year-to-date basis, shipments—at 2,571,891—are up 15.06% compared to the first two months of 2021 and imports—at 5,206,073—are up 2.66%, for the same period.

High-density automated storage and retrieval systems take advantage of your unused vertical ceiling height, increasing capacity in a smaller footprint.

Yes, there are too few maintenance technicians. No, this doesn’t have the earmarks of an industry crisis. But it sure needs to be a priority of individual companies to hire and retain people capable of high performance levels.

In this transcript of an ISM-sponsored Webcast, Andrew Kelley and Rob Fijalkowski discuss spare parts strategy during Covid and the future.