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Overlooked no more: The importance of lift truck inspections
Regular inspection of all critical aspects of each truck can help curb maintenance costs.

Destination: Loading dock safety
Vehicle restraints help prevent the most common dock accident—early truck pull away.

Safety for automatic guided vehicle (AGV) environments
AGVs use sensors to avoid collisions, but best practices can still make the environments they will operate in as predictable and productive as possible.

Loading Dock Safety with New Trailer Designs
Truck trailer manufacturers are continuously modifying designs of their trailers' RIGs to improve safety based on impact testing.

Safety standard for industrial mobile robot systems and applications now available
New standard, ANSI/A3 R15.08-2, available for purchase online from A3 and at the International Robot Safety Conference in Pittsburgh October 9-11.

Conventional warehousing update
From racks to lift truck power utilization and safety, conventional warehouses have many options to maximize productivity.

Improve safety and ergonomics with code-compliant stairs
Providing OSHA- and IBC-compliant code-compliant stairs is the first step to ensuring safe access to equipment, platforms or other floors in your facility.

Managing for lift truck operator safety
Sure, lift truck operators are on the front lines of safe operation, but having a strong safety program takes plenty of management involvement as well. Importance of forklift safety programs.

Department of Labor announces national emphasis program aimed at reducing workplace hazards in DCs
In addition to distribution centers and warehouses, three-year program also encompasses mail, parcel processing; local delivery; high-risk retail workplaces. State plans are required to adopt this emphasis program or establish a different program at least as effective as the federal model.

7 ways to reinforce lift truck operating best practices
Click through the interactive article to watch seven videos showing some of the capabilities of an Edison Award-winning solution.

Sensors give lift truck safety a boost
Operator-assist technologies that use sensors and cameras to alert lift truck operators of potential collisions with other trucks, pedestrians or obstacles aren’t new, but they’re progressing in capabilities and can be paired with telematics for further insights.

Other Voices: Maintain a vibrant safety culture with a holistic approach and meaningful training
Training, connectivity, communication and continuous improvement are some of the fundamentals for lift truck safety.

60 Seconds with Brian Feehan, President of Industrial Truck Association (ITA)
Our editor sat down with Brian Feehan, President of Industrial Truck Association (ITA) to discuss the association and National Forklift Safety Day

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas group celebrates 10th anniversary of National Forklift Safety Day
Logisnext is supporting National Forklift Safety Day through a variety of safety-focused activities. The group, which offers five leading forklift brands--Cat lift trucks, Mitsubishi forklift trucks, Jungheinrich, UniCarriers Forklifts and Rocla AGV Solutions--stresses safety first.

Veo Robotics lands $29 million investment round
Startup offers intelligent safeguarding technology for industrial robots. March 2023 closing includes participation by Amazon, Yamaha Motor, and Safar Partners


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Materials Handling Robotics: The new world of heterogeneous robotic integration
In this Special Digital Edition, the editorial staff of Modern curates the best robotics coverage over the past year to help track the evolution of this piping hot market.
Case study: Optimizing warehouse space, performance and sustainability
Optimize Parcel Packing to Reduce Costs
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2023 Automation Study: Usage & Implementation of Warehouse/DC Automation Solutions
2023 Automation Study: Usage & Implementation of Warehouse/DC Automation Solutions
This research was conducted by Peerless Research Group on behalf of Modern Materials Handling to assess usage and purchase intentions forautomation systems...
How Your Storage Practices Can Affect Your Pest Control Program
How Your Storage Practices Can Affect Your Pest Control Program
Discover how your storage practices could be affecting your pest control program and how to prevent pest infestations in your business. Join...

Warehousing Outlook 2023
Warehousing Outlook 2023
2023 is here, and so are new warehousing trends.
Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
Today’s robotic and data-driven automation systems can minimize disruptions and improve the life and productivity of warehouse operations.
Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
Download this white paper to learn more about how both systems compare.