Topic: Warehouse

The RPA begins 2021 with new executive committee members and additions to its board of directors.

Gap Inc.’s renovated distribution center near Columbus, Ohio, uses automation technologies present in other Gap Inc. facilities, but at a completely new scale.

In conversation after conversation, we continue to learn of the deep changes that e-commerce has ushered into warehouse and distribution center operations, from implementing game-changing automation, robotics and software to tightening up labor and inventory management to elevating the importance of final-mile delivery and returns processes—and everything in between.

The pandemic stressed supply chains, including how much inventory to plan for and hold at the network level, as well as how to best manage it within the four walls of DCs. Using fresher, short-term demand data, by adjusting slotting, or simply by gaining greater accuracy though solid data capture and verification processes in WMS, should help keep inventory under better control.

Wholesaler of building materials turns to AS/RS technology and software to pick order more efficiently, ergonomically.

Packages can arrive in less than great shape if the taping process was botched in any of several ways. Here are some tips on what to look for in a tape head that can consistently do the job.

For maintenance teams, the pandemic is about much more than just PPE and protocols. More complete data, virtual meetings, tightly focused service calls and personal support for everyone on the team are the essential ingredients for success.

It’s been said never let a crisis go to waste. And that’s the compelling driver behind recent shifts in managing MRO parts more effectively. Control, data and active management figure prominently.

As uncertainty becomes the new normal, Deloitte’s "2021 Manufacturing Outlook" report outlined the key considerations for creating disruption-proof businesses and presents new findings from a post-election survey of manufacturing executives.

On December 16, facility managers, safety leaders, MRO decision makers and procurement team members can learn how to adapt and grow businesses in today’s new and dynamic work environment while keeping teams safe and productive.

The system, known as the Roly, improves employees’ safety, ensuring fall protection.

Featuring controllers that connect to the Cloud, the equipment offers insights into loading dock activity.

An AMR producer’s client can now stop all of their robots at once.

The fans have yielded a 10- to 12-degree temperature reduction during warmer months.

The workbenches offer flexibility, ease of use, improved lighting and durability.

The custom fruit packer’s fabric duct and suspension system has a high-throw airflow.

Warehouse automation solution reduces costs and enhances customer satisfaction.

An absolute accuracy of 0.03 to 0.11 inches has been achievable.

The building material supplier has overcome weather extremes and optimized its storage.

The netting’s installation was simple, enabling the usage of internal labor only.