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System Report: Automation from receiving to shipping
January 22, 2018
PFS’s freezer warehouse in Washington relies on automation to speed pallets from receiving to storage to shipping.
Preferred Freezer’s New Take on Automation
January 22, 2018
PFS built one of the largest and most automated AS/RS freezers in the world in Washington state. Next up is a new design for automation. Automated Storage/ Automated Retrieval System, Cold Storage.
Year in review: 2017 System Reports
December 28, 2017
A look at Modern's 2017 cover stories highlights each company's unique journey and common goals.
System Report: Rocky Brands Sees the Light
December 17, 2017
Confronting an aging materials handling system and new channels of business with new customer expectations, Rocky Brands installed a put-to-light and sortation system to ramp up fulfillment.
Lodge Manufacturing System Report: Managing heavy loads and e-commerce
November 6, 2017
Modern Material Handling got an inside look at the Lodge Manufacturing distribution center. See how the new Warehouse Management systems in place can help improve DC throughput.
Rochester Drug Cooperative: Robots ready for work
October 12, 2017
It’s still early stages, but Rochester Drug Cooperative is proving that mobile robotic piece picking can get the job done in the right application.
System Report: Rochester Drug Cooperative
October 11, 2017
An early adopter, Rochester Drug Cooperative is using robotic piece-picking technology to complement picking of slow-moving items. System report for Rochester Drug Cooperative, Robotic picking and inventory management, Innovative distribution center robotics solutions , IAM Robotics case study
Stage Stores: Meeting the e-fulfillment challenge
September 5, 2017
As Web sales continue to grow, department store operator Stage turned to pouch sortation technology to optimize its picking processes.
2017 Productivity Achievement Awards
March 7, 2017
Modern’s annual Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made exceptional operational improvement through materials handling systems.
Going lean with AGVs: Inside look at the LEDVANCE distribution center
January 13, 2017
Automatic guided vehicles have reduced lift truck traffic, created a safer environment and fully automated the movement of finished goods from production to storage in LEDVANCE’s Kentucky plant.
Year in Review: 2016 System Reports
December 22, 2016
A look at Modern's 2016 cover stories highlights each company's unique journey and common goals.
System Report: Brownells new DC is flexible and responsive
October 10, 2016
With conveyor, a WMS and put-to-light technology, Brownells has improved productivity and efficiency while being more responsive to its customers. Materials Handling systems report, Description of Brownell Ammunition warehouse technologies,
Destination Maternity: Destination Automation
July 1, 2016
Running short of space in its old facility, Destination Maternity Corp. built a new, highly automated DC driven by an integrated warehouse management and execution system. The result is a strategic weapon helping to drive the business forward.
Hibbett Sports: Crossdocking perfection
June 8, 2016
It’s only appropriate that we follow up our recent series of System Reports on innovative applications of robotics in materials handling (L’Oreal, VSP Optics and Quiet Logistics) with a look inside a new, highvolume distribution center that melds the “ancient” art of crossdocking with a lot of modern day common sense.
Necessity is the mother of invention at Quiet Logistics
May 1, 2016
Faced with the loss of a robotic pick solution, Quiet Logistics invented its own robots. Are they the next generation of robotic-enabled picking in the warehouse?