Dematic

The upward trajectory for warehouse automation system suppliers continued this year with growth for the Top 20 list at 23%, driven by e-commerce pressures and the resulting need for more automation in fulfillment operations.

Whether it’s trying to efficiently load or unload full pallets, or deal with the burdens of manual case loading and unloading, inbound and outbound docks are places where operations can make significant gains with automation, as well as safety and reducing product damage.

Dematic’s booth (Booth B7819) invites attendees to experience interactive zones tailored to grocery, apparel, food and beverage, and general merchandising industries.

Much has been made about the rise of robotics and the inflexibility of traditional fixed conveyor and sortation. But the fixed future is shaping up just fine, given that goods-to-person robotics and AMRs work often in concert with conveyor or sortation, in addition to the continued usefulness of fixed conveyance and sortation to support high-volume operations.

New protein processing facility will house a "vertical farm" leveraging an 11-story high, high-density automated storage system. Project completion is scheduled for Q1 2022.

36th annual conference will be held virtually, worldwide for second consecutive year

With supply chain pressures mounting, now is a good time to evaluate your MRO parts management operation and determine if it needs some new best practices.

As pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors rethink their fulfillment operations, they’re infusing technology, automation and robotics into those fast-paced facilities.

Project partners KION Group, LeddarTech, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the STARS Lab at the University of Toronto develop intelligent indoor cartography

What’s up with micro-fulfillment?

Dematic is showcasing its Flexible Mixed Case Fulfillment (FMCF) solution at ProMatDX that dramatically reduces picking labor while rapidly building high-density, store-ready pallets and carts.

Coming out of COVID, there’s a lot going on in the materials handling industry. Not all of it is visible

Walmart executive states plan to roll out "dozens" of microfulfillment or "local fulfillment center" sites using solutions from Alert Innovation, Fabric, and Dematic

Inaugural scholarship recognizes promising high school students pursuing careers in STEM-related fields

As retailers rebuild their distribution schemes as quickly as possible, they are still behind the curve when it comes to how the role of stores is changing and the enormous surge in e-commerce. A little empathy is actually in order, even when you can’t buy exactly what you want when you want it. Patience remains a virtue.