Manufacturing

Projects to increase competitiveness and energy efficiency of U.S. manufacturing could receive between $250,000 and $2.5 million.

State-of-the-art semi-automated cleaning equipment to support CHEP’s growing west coast customer base.

Businesses are expected to make their largest capital investments since 2012.

JDA's annual customer conference to host symposium by the leading organization focused on women’s leadership in supply chain.

Volunteers needed to help identify skills needed to install, operate and maintain automated equipment in the material handling and supply chain fields.

The report’s key metric, known as the PMI, was 59.7 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth) in December, which was 1.5% ahead of November’s 58.2. This marks the 16th straight month that the PMI has grown, with the overall economy growing for the 103rd consecutive month. The December PMI is 2.1% ahead of the 12-month average of 57.6.

Older measures like productivity, quality, and service still apply, but digital transformation promises to 'change everything' about how manufacturers and retailers plan, procure and fulfill.

A look at Modern's 2017 cover stories highlights each company's unique journey and common goals.

The industry's momentum continues to build, even as it changes shape to adapt to technology; acquisitions across technology competencies have heralded the arrival of Consolidation 2.0, while automation and cybersecurity shake up the way players throughout the supply chain do business.

Double-digit growth, in units and dollars, sets records in the areas of robotics, machine vision, motion control, and motor technology.

Subsidiary ORBIS helped environmental goals by investing in technologies to improve the environmental impact of its operations.

Increasing automation allowed 68% of companies surveyed to create new jobs

3PL operators and facility owners are benefiting from a rapidly rising rate of product returns, as many retailers outsource reverse logistics operations to cut costs and gain maximum efficiencies.

The latest developments in unitizing equipment and software are helping customers tackle packaging challenges.

Nearly 1,300 readers voted in 13 categories for the best innovations in materials handling equipment.