Materials Handling

SDI, Penn State’s Center for Supply Chain Research, University of Tennessee Knoxville, and Peerless Media co-sponsor awards program to recognize leaders who have transformed MRO from a cost of doing business to a strategic lever of competitiveness.

Acquisition introduces packaging and scales to distributor's material handling offerings.

Combining the capabilities of integrators and forklift makers will pool expertise among manufacturing, designing and servicing a variety of intralogistics systems.

Valued at $35.3 billion in 2014, the market is projected to expand to $55.9 billion in five years.

New vertical carousel to combine logistics training with hands-on learning.

Economic improvement, renewed business confidence and business-friendly policy changes support positive investment momentum.

For all the political turmoil across the globe, 2016 was by all accounts very good for the supply chain, which saw acquisitions, investments, technological advancements and record growth.

Articulated robots are the largest segment, accounting for $12.97 billion following increasing usage in packaging and healthcare sectors. Food and beverage industry expected to post highest growth rate at 7%.

Awards to honor individuals and organizations that demonstrate significant contributions to automatic identification and data capture technologies.

Tradition continues to award students who plan to major in engineering, a business-related field or a technical field related to the materials handling industry.

iNovia Capital, Caterpillar Ventures, GE Ventures and previous investors invest $30 million to expand Clearpath's new OTTO Motors division's development of indoor, self-driving materials handling vehicles.

The smallest leak in performance or cost can bring a lean, nimble and speedy supply chain to a halt. During this 30-minute webcast we'll examine how Modern's readers use pallets to keep the wheels turning as they maneuver a road filled with sharp edges and potholes.

Global demand for materials handling equipment forecast to rise 5.3% per year, spurred by new demand in China and developing countries.

Market for automated guided vehicles expected to grow at the highest CAGR between 2016 and 2022.

As part of Honeywell Safety and Productivity Solutions division, Intelligrated's automated material handling solutions and software will pair with Honeywell's data capture and workflow performance technology.