Productivity Solution

Improved air flow cuts heating and cooling costs for chemical and seed distributor.

Gravity roller replacement cuts noise, operating costs and maintenance in a small footprint.

Global supplier of educational materials streamlines labeling operations with on-demand color labels.

Workers and equipment are no longer bound to unmeasurable and inconsistent protective packaging.

The supply chain software market is evolving toward platforms that optimize end-to-end processes and juggle constraints at all levels. Modern talked to a few leading suppliers who are making progress on this vision.

Pick-and-place module increases throughput while eliminating packaging breakage.

Consolidated facility reduces overhead costs, expedites repairs and doubles storage space.

Organization hopes to use a mezzanine for another 20 years after consolidating two facilities.

Labels printed on-demand increase accuracy, productivity, flexibility and organization.

Custom work cell boosts ergonomics and organization in less space.

Four-day upgrade for discount retailer avoids replacement and two months of downtime.

Aging infrastructure turns from liability into savings across network of facilities.

High-cycle doors prevent workers from entering the automated storage and retrieval system.

Pallets remain more secure while traveling over the road and within automated materials handling systems.

Intelligent lighting system includes occupancy sensors and the ability to harvest natural light.