Topic: Automation

With its new Texas DC, the world’s largest distributor of alcoholic beverages has built one of the most automated facilities in its network and continues to lead the way in automation adoption.

From traditional storage units to ultra-density storage grid systems, automated storage offers new capabilities and a different return on investment than in the past.

As operations deploy larger or even multiple mobile automation fleets, many foresee the need for updated wireless networks and wireless charger platforms. New networks and charging won’t take hold overnight, though some companies are diving in to modernize the communications and charging infrastructure that mobile robots and AGVs need to keep running smoothly.

Fully autonomous lift trucks are advancing, but so are other innovations including remote operation, as well as safety assist technologies, aimed at aiding or expanding the human workforce.

As demand for North American warehouse space soars, third-party logistics providers find new ways to serve their growing customer bases.

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Project at Las Vegas, DC, for an automated reserve storage system to begin in 2024, with a design based on four storage and retrieval machines (SRMs). The system will also leverage Westfalia's software.

Listen in as GE Appliance’s Alison Seward discusses how the appliance maker is using 3D technologies to transform its operations, improve quality and upskill its workforce.

Following the spinoff of J&J’s consumer brands, Kathy Wengel is strengthening the pharma and med device business’s core technical operations and building a framework for risk management.

Experience the latest innovations in automation and see why even skeptics are starting to embrace the future of logistics.

From robots to WES and everything in between, learn how warehouse and DC operations are adapting to the modern world. Don't get left behind.

Following a slowdown in revenues in 2023, the global warehouse automation market will experience some growth in 2024 and return to high growth in 2025, market intelligence firm predicts.

Walmart plans to break ground for the new facility later this year, with the project scheduled to be completed in 2025. The retailer worked with Swisslog on systems for its first milk processing facility in Fort Wayne, Ind., in 2018.

A newly automated warehouse for Beckhoff USA features an AS/RS from OPEX Corp., which enables the company to stock more inventory and ship product faster.

Johnson brings a wealth of operations consulting experience to Tompkins, with a strong background in distribution, fulfillment, transportation and technology implementations.

One of the world’s leading generic drug manufacturers turned to AS/RS technology to optimize its pallet-centric operations and enable growth.

The AS/RS system at a pharmaceutical warehouse has automated and streamlined pallet handling processes.

Modern’s 2023 Salary Survey offers an inside look into the average salaries, educational levels and career aspirations of today’s materials handling professionals.

This year’s survey found increasing levels of use for various automation and software technologies, while technology budgets held fairly steady. However, operations face continued challenges around labor scarcity, inadequate warehouse space, and the pressure to perform in line with customer expectations.