Topic: Automation

Come get an insider's view of the latest technologies for inside your Distribution Center. You'll learn which technologies are being piloted, which are having success and moving from concept to implementation and into production on the maturity scale, and what's coming on the horizon.

The rebranding was announced at the PACK EXPO Las Vegas trade show. Honeywell Intelligrated is part of Honeywell’s Safety and Productivity Solutions business group, a global leader in products, software and connected solutions that improve productivity, workplace safety and asset performance.

Online sales show no sign of slowing and the growth is driving demand for fulfillment operations to pack and ship all those ordered goods. Watch three new innovative UR robot powered piece-picking solutions for e-commerce retailers developed by RightHand Robotics, Accutech Packaging and EuroSort.

Company welcomes more than 200 visitors to its new strategically placed Tech Center.

July shipments up nearly 18% from July 2016.

Predictive maintenance, operational and supply chain improvement, and enhanced customer experiences top the list of objectives driving nearly universal interest in the Industrial Internet of Things.

Supply chain organizations must make it a priority to build a resilient talent acquisition team that can weather turbulence and help sustain a positive bottom line.

13% have collaborative systems already, and another 15% expect to have collaborative robots at work within the next 12 months.

A proactive approach to reverse logistics can prevent labor costs from skyrocketing, while also improving customer service.

Just because maintenance processes and procedures are in place, it doesn't mean they are relevant or providing any value.

Association for Advancing Automation reports the first half of 2017 saw growth of 33% in units and 26% in dollars over 2016.

Partnership gives Incedo access to cognitive power of the IBM Watson IoT platform for industry solutions.

In the slightly modified category "Integrated Warehouse Solution," the focus is not on the vehicles but on planning and implementation expertise.

Pack Expo Las Vegas to feature new package designs, machinery technology and automation solutions to meet consumer demands and help achieve business goals.

Kardex Remstar has announced the recent purchase of the Services Operations of Alternative Handling Technologies (AHT Services Group, LLC) from Bob Hutson.

On Long Island, the country’s premier distributor of wine and spirits turned to shuttle and case dispensing technology to add new life to an old DC.

Modern Materials Handling staff sat down with John Reichert Chairman of Integrated Systems Solutions Group (ISSG) at MHI

Self-driving mobile robots improve cycle times and reduce floor space at GE Healthcare’s new repair operations center in Wisconsin. General Electric operations center layout, General Electric Healthcare warehouse

Traditionally, warehouse automation has been about bringing optimal efficiency to specific processes in warehouses. Learn why new technologies like mobile robots and AR glasses promise breakthroughs in adaptability, even as more conventional systems become more modular and flexible.

With yet another record automotive sales year expected in 2017, the popularity of materials handling automation and technology is increasing at a steady pace.