Automation

Gain better control of materials inventory and movement in manufacturing.

The 638,000 square-foot 'warehouse of the future' will mainly be occupied by Nestlé for its consumer packaged goods and as a testbed environment for XPO technology prototypes.

A collection of our stories to inspire retail distribution

A collection of our stories to inspire retail distribution

In the debate around automation, two forces work in an employee’s favor: technology is evolving quickly but doesn't pose an immediate threat, and e-commerce growth requires more workers within distribution centers.

Juggling warehouse labor shortages and rising shipping costs?

Juggling warehouse labor shortages and rising shipping costs?

With two automated storage and retrieval systems, the manufacturer of India’s best-selling brand of spices has made the leap from manual to automated processes.

AS/RS and STV technology brought a new level of accuracy and productivity to Everest. Take a look at the technology in place to drive these improvements.

This month in Modern, executive editor Bob Trebilcock offers us the first in a series of three articles on distribution center operations around the world, including visits to India, South America and Europe. “Think of it as the National Geographic approach to materials handling,” he says.

Health care supply chains are looking to direct-to-consumer, tracking and goods-to-person to solve their toughest distribution challenges.

Five views on how materials handling and other activities within the four walls are changing right in front of us.

Modern spends 60 seconds talking with Kent Savage, founder and CEO at Apex Supply Chain Technologies, about the evolution of the materials handling industry and birth of Apex.

Modular, automated system packs items in shelf-ready or corrugated secondary packaging.

Barry-Wehmiller’s 105th acquisition is its first in Asia, and is BW Papersystems’ 11th acquisition focusing on capital equipment in the paper industries.