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Fleet of stockpickers capitalizes on narrow aisles
Distributor’s new warehouse storage system calls for safer, more versatile forklifts.

Collaborative robot supports smart manufacturing capabilities
Manufacturer deploys flexible tool for low-volume production.

Fleet management solutions as monitor and mentor
In the quest to identify and control maintenance costs, fleet-tracking devices can support the goals of the operator and manager.

60 Seconds with: Todd Farwell, Automation Solutions Group (ASG)
Modern Materials Handling sits down with General Member, Automation Solutions Group (ASG) and Innovation Manager at Caterpillar.

Using AGVs at LEDVANCE
The lighting manufacturer reaped savings by reducing maintenance costs and product damage, and using labor more productively. The bottom line: A two-year ROI.

Going lean with AGVs: Inside look at the LEDVANCE distribution center
Automatic guided vehicles have reduced lift truck traffic, created a safer environment and fully automated the movement of finished goods from production to storage in LEDVANCE’s Kentucky plant.

Lift Truck Series: A new technician vision
The demographics of technician hiring and retiring do not paint a pretty picture for the near- or long-term future of the technical workforce. The lift truck industry is attacking the shortage head-on with improvements and initiatives designed to grow the technicians of tomorrow—today

2017: Innovate, adapt & evolve
It’s a vast understatement to say that e-commerce has changed the way the supply chain game is played.

60 Seconds With: Bill Leber
Modern Materials Handling editors sat down with Vice chair, Automation Solutions Group (ASG); business development at Swisslog, Bill Leber

Lift Truck Tips: Changing the current of lift truck maintenance
Electric equipment offers more data, which is only as good as the practices to apply it.

Rugged handhelds reduce maintenance time for hardware and software
A migration from Windows to fully rugged Android devices frees up time and money for business growth

Technician Spotlight: Kevin Elmore, Service Technician at Arbon Equipment Corporation
Modern's Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) team sat down with Kevin Elmore, Service Technician at Arbon Equipment Corporation

60 Seconds With: David Krebs, VDC Research
Modern Materials Handling sat down with David Krebs, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Mobility & Connected Devices, to talk about mobile technology and it's use in the warehouse environments

Insulated curtain wall manages temperatures for organic produce
LEED-certified building can now adjust the sizes and temperatures of storage spaces.

Branded, versatile packaging system replaces cardboard
New packaging helps hurricane-resistant windows and doors stand up to shipping and punishing weather.

New software suite with optional modules boosts picker effectiveness
Hardware distributor accommodates growth and more flexible ordering and shipping options for customers while cutting costs.

Lift Truck Tips: Reducing the capacity for risk
Attachments can impact a forklift’s rated capacity, but by how much? Too many equipment users don’t know the answer. Lift truck safety equipment to help reduce risk. Forklift safety features

REI’s Innovative Warehouse Offers One-touch Production
REI’s new Arizona LEED Platinum, Net Zero Energy facility brings together two automation technologies to manage store replenishment and e-commerce fulfillment at the same workstation.

Automated storage scales with rapid growth
Distributor keeps fulfillment in house with fewer workers and less space.

Telematics add degrees of efficiency to cold storage
Freezers are often separate both physically and from a fleet management perspective, but some of the biggest savings lie inside those insulated walls.


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