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‘The Profit’ abandons the keynote stage in favor of much more intimate approach
'Serial entrepreneur' urges employers and employees to focus on helping one another become better people, not just better workers.

Tompkins International discusses its core competencies ecosystem
Portable, automated unit and parcel sortation system can be implemented within five to seven months.

Datalogic’s range of new products include hand held with autofocus
Company unveils innovations spanning a broad range of fixed mount and hand held products to make people and automated systems more effective.

Open Sky’s new managed support services assist JDA’s WMS and Labor clients
New service focused on getting clients back up and running quickly while ensuring any problems don’t recur.

Humatics announces partnership with Vecna Robotics
Partnership will enable mobile robots to navigate extremely active and unstructured environments -- indoors or out -- down to the centimeter without any delay.

Boston Dynamics acquires deep learning-based vision company
Technology works with leading commercial robotic arms to move boxes off pallets to conveyors or build stacks of boxes on pallets.

Westfalia enhances Firefly fault recovery visualization tool
Newest functions allow an operator to address faults and errors in real-time from any location.

MHI’s annual report sees inflection point, investment spike, for digital technologies
Panelists highlight an industry ready to move forward with the next stages of adopting digital technologies.

JLT Mobile Computers presents the StayLinked SmartTE
New offering creates more reliable operations while simplifying migration to new devices and operating systems.

Locus Robotics launches new hardware and software suite with omnichannel support
Innovation Award nominee now supports all aspects of fulfillment for retail, wholesale, and e-commerce channels.

From MHI: Looking ahead to Modex
Even though ProMat closes today, it continues online at promatshow.com as an on-going resource to exhibitors and attendees.

See you at Modex 2020; ProMat 2021 to debut new Robotics & Automation Solutions Center
With a record number of exhibitors and attendees seen at ProMat 2019, MHI anticipates more of the same at Modex 2020—the industry’s premier supply chain event.

Manhattan Associates highlights WES approach
Supply chain software provider Manhattan Associates (Booth S3979) is continuing to see interest from its user base in its warehouse execution system (WES) capabilities, said Adam Kline, a senior director for product management with the company, during a Tuesday booth visit.

Geek+ brings autonomous mobile robots to warehousing, order fulfillment applications worldwide
Geek+ (Booth N6327) is introducing a variety of autonomous mobile robots for warehousing and order fulfillment—including e-commerce applications—in its exhibit.

Bastian Solutions reveals its latest goods-to-robot each picking
Bastian Solutions (Booth S1603) presented the latest version of its goods-to-robot each picking technology, which has been fully integrated with an order fulfillment system, at a booth visit Tuesday.

Atlatl takes aim with digital selling for manufacturers
Digital transformation is going on inside the four walls of many logistics operations, but all too often, companies that sell complex configured systems to enterprises lack the software needed to create a “side-by-side” digital sales experience for their customers, Marc Murphy, CEO of Atlatl Software (Booth S3968), said at a Tuesday booth press conference.

Gateway system from SICK transmits mobile, stationary sensor data
Used to collect, analyze, store and transmit data by enabling multi-sensor networking in mobile and stationary applications, the new TDC-E gateway system was highlighted by SICK at Booth S4506.

Sliding dunnage system at ORBIS is hassle-free
ORBIS Corp. (Booth S1222) showcased a new bulk packaging dunnage system for handling of large, bulky automotive parts that incorporates frame, rails and hanging fabric bags that slide.

UNEX Manufacturing exhibits SpeedCell
Featuring the booth theme “Save Space. Save Money,” UNEX Manufacturing (Booth S1031) has shown customers how they can save space, time and money in their order picking operations.

JDA survey reveals growth in data-driven insights into customer demand
The 2019 JDA “Voice of the Category Manager” survey revealed that retailers and manufacturers have become more effective at mining data-driven consumer insights to deliver effective merchandising assortments.


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, while permitting more frequent replenishment shipment for stores.
 


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