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Solving the Palletizing Puzzle
Palletizing presents an interesting microcosm of digital transformation, where data about products, machine performance and manual labor must work in concert.

Bring drivers along for the automation ride
As sensors and ergonomics blend into equipment, the optimal forklift spec will be informed equally by the capabilities of technology and the operator.

Sixth Annual National Forklift Safety Day to promote operator training, safe use of forklifts
Industrial Truck Association announces details of NFSD events in Washington, D.C.

EnerSys recognizes National Forklift Safety Day
Industrial Truck Association's sixth annual NFSD provides a platform to educate the industry about the safe use of forklifts and the importance of proper operator training.

IFCO acquisition by Triton and ADIA has been finalized
Valued at $2.5 billion, the transaction makes IFCO a fully independent company and follows Brambles' acquisition of IFCO in 2011.

Other Voices: Blame ecommerce for declining warehouse productivity
Even if AMRs reduce total labor requirements by 10% as predicted by Gartner, the industry will still need 20% more workers in 2021 than it employs today.

BDO Survey: Majority of middle market manufacturers recognize Industry 4.0 opportunity
Yet only 5% are ready to execute, BDO Benchmarking Survey finds.

UniCarriers Americas launches financial program, UniCarriers Capital
The program is funded and administered by DLL and will support all UniCarriers forklift models, including the newly-added Rocla AGVs.

The Raymond Corp. wins IFOY award for virtual reality simulator
International Forklift of the Year award recognizes the virtual reality training tool, which uses an existing Raymond forklift that can be returned to service after VR lessons.

Raymond hosts inaugural Engineering Day event at headquarters
Students from more than nine schools across the Southern Tier of New York learned about career opportunities within engineering and its multitude of disciplines.

Loading Dock Analytics Through IoT
It's time to close the information gap between loading docks and facility operations.

Automation Drives the Next Generation of 3PL Fulfillment
This paper will explore the 3PL landscape in the distribution and fulfillment sector and discuss the range of automation technologies available to help address mounting market challenges and demanding contract SLAs.

Add structure to your warehouse storage goals
Racks are not immune to the constant pressure to adapt, but alterations can present just as many opportunities for risk as reward.

Interroll’s production capacities in Atlanta to double
Expansion will cost $11 million and add 121,500 square feet of floor space, including 15,000 square feet of office space.

Zebra Technologies celebrates 50 years of innovating at the edge
Company now boasts more than 4,400 U.S. and international patents issued and pending based on organic innovation, and has recently made strategic investments in companies including Locus Robotics.

CEMA reports March 2019 orders up 42.2% when compared to February 2019
Shipments up 13.4% year over year, and up 23.1% from February.

Logistyx president Ken Fleming to speak at Gartner conference
Session topics include strategies to adapt to shifts in the supply chain industry and identify areas for improved shipping processes.

Why Your Lift Truck Fleet Deserves a Turnkey Mounting Solution
During this webinar we will walk through and discuss four key questions to ask in order to find you the most complete vehicle mounting solutions.

PERC to launch quarterly e-newsletter for materials handling, distribution market
The first issue of "The Lift" is scheduled to be distributed June 11.

ISM semiannual report predicts manufacturing and non-manufacturing growth in 2019
Forecast of continued growth in both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors is based on feedback from U.S.-based purchasing and supply chain executives.


May 2024 Modern Materials Handling

A complete modernization of the sortation and conveyance at Boscov’s DC, along with updated software and a new order processing area, have transformed the ability of the department store chain’s DC to move more cartons in less time, with fewer labor resources, while permitting more frequent replenishment shipment for stores.

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