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Industrial wire containers find use in new applications
Embraced by a variety of industries beyond traditional materials handling, wire containers are durable and provide visibility.

Vertical lift modules support military-grade parts management
Air force base reclaims space further shortening response time for critical logistical support operations.

Packaging partnership helps brewer accommodate growth and cut costs
On-demand packaging saves warehouse space and increases production and service levels.

Scalable WMS keeps pace with exponential growth
Distributor climbs from manual to automated operations while reducing errors and elevating productivity.

Packaging Corner: Capture length, width and height without a tape measure
Dimensioning app uses mobile phone’s internal sensors to accurately determine parcel volume.

Lift Truck Tips: Narrow aisles require broad thinking
Increasing density, storage locations and efficiency requires harmony between racking, processes and forklift equipment.

This Month in Modern: Everest spice company takes one huge step forward
This month in Modern, executive editor Bob Trebilcock offers us the first in a series of three articles on distribution center operations around the world, including visits to India, South America and Europe. “Think of it as the National Geographic approach to materials handling,” he says.

Automotive processes advance and adapt
Although the total sales of cars and light trucks declined by roughly 1.8% in the United States in 2017—down to 17.25 million, thereby ending a seven-year streak of year-over-year increases, according to Automotive News—2018 has so far been a positive year for the automotive industry.

Ergonomics system replaces guesswork with numbers and complaints with compliments
Food manufacturer measures improvements in worker safety and satisfaction.

Rolls-Royce optimizes production with lifting technologies and maintenance services
Precision manufacturer of complex, massive and heavily regulated products seeks reliability.

60 Seconds with Kent Savage, Apex Supply Chain Technologies
Modern spends 60 seconds talking with Kent Savage, founder and CEO at Apex Supply Chain Technologies, about the evolution of the materials handling industry and birth of Apex.

Accommodate retail-ready secondary packaging
Modular, automated system packs items in shelf-ready or corrugated secondary packaging.

This Month in Modern: Investment and innovation are alive and well
This month in Modern, we find a couple early indications that this positive wave will continue, and the buzz at Promat 2019 could be even louder.

Lift Truck Tips: All features great and small
No two applications are the same, so mobile computer deployments should be equally detailed.

60 Seconds with John Hill, Director at St. Onge
Modern's editors sat down with John Hill, Director at St. Onge he has 50 years in the materials handling and automatic identification industries.

Manufacturer builds in-house robotics expertise to close the skills gap
Collaborative robots tackle mundane work so existing staff can add more value.

Global manufacturer ensures accurate, high-volume labeling
Integrating labeling with SAP improves supply chain performance.

Stretch wrapper eliminates product damage in transit for metal fabricator
After replacing manual pallet wrapping with automated orbital wrapper, the shipping department became a one-person operation.

Lift Truck Tips: Attachments work smarter, not harder
Parallel to advances in lift truck sophistication, attachment manufacturers have worked to make their products more intelligent efficient and user-friendly. Fork Lift Accessories make lift trucks more efficient.

Modex 2018: Positive vibes abound
By all reports, the majority of the U.S. leading economic indicators are pointing to a fairly robust year, as manufacturing is growing; consumer confidence continues to climb; and the National Retail Federation just projected 2018 retail sales to head up 3.8% to 4.4%, adding that e-commerce sales are projected to jump up 10% to 12% during the next 12 months.


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