Modern Materials Handling Magazine Archives

August 2019 Modern Materials Handling

In this issue:

  • Toll puts automation to work down under
  • Top 20 Lift Truck Suppliers in 2019: Market reaches new heights
  • 2019 Lift Truck Survey: Improving warehouse efficiencies, optimizing operations
  • Tech on Trucks
  • Telemetry solution boosts lift truck utilization
  • Continental/Midland increases productivity with enhanced operator accessibility
Focused on enhancing productivity, gaining efficiencies and improving labor utilization in the warehouse and DC, companies buoy the lift truck market by continuing to invest in both electric and internal combustion vehicles.
Overhead fans facilitate airflow, increasing throughput and employee retention even on the hottest days.
Man-up lift trucks put the operator right where the action is, simplifying inventory movements.
A cellular-based lift truck usage tracking system maximizes use of the current fleet while right-sizing it for future operations.
Toll’s new Sydney-based distribution center was built from scratch to optimize e-commerce fulfillment in a unique way.
As e-commerce, omni-channel and rapid fulfillment continue to evolve, the need for efficient lift trucks that can handle the workload is expanding year over year.
On-board terminals and battery management systems are becoming central to maximizing daily productivity of lift trucks as well as long-term fleet efficiencies.
When Toll designed a state-of-the-art e-fulfillment distribution center, it combined goods-to-person piece picking with AGVs to optimize pallet movement. The result is a safer and more productive facility.
Whether aisles are conventional or narrow, the right lift truck will deliver efficient productivity.
Continuous inkjet printer cuts maintenance, downtime and energy usage in industrial environments.
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