Topic: News

The sponsored research program, created to drive and advance the next generation of material handling industry technology, will be accepting proposals on its website

New partnership enables MonarchFx to increase customer service and order fulfillment offerings

Steven Brandt of Neopost explains the current challenges in the packaging industry and how companies can reduce their costs and footprint with an automated packaging solution for e-commerce.

Acquisition valued at approximately $450 million adds collaborative robotic fleet to the Shopify Fulfillment Network.

Dematic today announces a partnership agreement with OPEX Corporation that enables Dematic to act as an integrator of Sure Sort, a small-item sorting system.

The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—came in at 56.4 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring), which was a 2.7% improvement over July’s 53.7 the lowest NMI reading going back to August 2016. This reading represents the 115th consecutive month of NMI growth, with August’s NMI down 1% compared to the 12-month average of 57.4.

Kroger’s adoption of the Polymer Logistics Cleanpal pallet reduces distribution costs and environmental impact in the retailer’s fresh egg supply chain

Corrugated minimizes risk of contamination, supports food safety

Winners of inaugural honors decided at Pack Expo Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging Expo.

While recent months continued to show a pattern of a slowing down in manufacturing activity, even though the sector was still showing overall growth, data issued today by the Institute for Supply Management in its Manufacturing Report on Business (ISM) showed that manufacturing activity officially contracted in August, snapping a 35-month run of positive growth.

AHS (Advanced Handling Systems) has formed a partnership with Exotec Solutions—a French-based goods-to-person picking system provider based on mobile robots named Skypod.

Propane forklifts are providing 100 percent power, inside and out, for better productivity.

E-commerce fulfillment leader RSL is remaking its network and DC design to meet the future.

When it comes to order selection, autonomous mobile robotics does the heavy lifting at Rakuten Super Logistics.

As more companies automate their materials handling, storage and palletizing operations, the need for higher quality, reliable pallets that can go the distance is on the rise.

Whether it’s about cost or environmental savings, sustainability is taking on greater importance in packaging—and that will impact supply chains from Amazon to automotive.

As the demands of e-commerce, omni-channel and a tight labor market continue to impact companies across most industries, the packing station becomes a focal point for efficiency and worker ergonomics in warehouses and DCs nationwide.

Traditionally, shipping boxes and cartons was an oversized process built with manual labor. Those days are disappearing with a second generation of automated machines that builds boxes and pouches that are closer to right-sized and saves on materials and shipping costs.

Reusable sleeve packs provide a number of sustainability benefits and protect loads during transport.

Modern's editors sat down with Kyle Ous, senior manager of packaging optimization at Chainalytics.