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Movilitas Expands Asset Management Expertise with msc mobile Team Addition
Addition of msc mobile team boosts enterprise mobility experience and strengthens cloud innovation portfolio for delivering digitalized maintenance processes.

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Bergen Logistics: Not your father’s 3PL
A New Jersey-based 3PL puts high levels of technology and automation to work in its e-commerce fulfillment operations. The showcase is a robotic solution for storage and goods-to-person picking.

This Month in Modern: Startup buzz is accelerating technology investment
As this level of accelerated innovation continues to evolve, we’re going to start seeing more System Reports like this month’s featuring Bergen Logistics , an operation benefiting from early robotics and automation investment.

Bergen Logistics: Putting robots to work in a multi-tenant facility
Bergen Logistics uses a variety of order fulfillment solutions in its New Jersey location, depending on the client, including a goods-to-person robotic system.

Dissecting the startup buzz
Investors place big bets on young startups offering tech like robotics for DCs. For investors, it’s attractive because of e-commerce growth and the efficiency gains that can be realized by flexibly automating labor-thirsty tasks. For end-users, they offer innovative technologies that can bring clear gains with small investments.

2021 Productivity Achievement Awards
Modern’s annual Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made exceptional operational improvements through materials handling systems.

Reader survey: The struggle to find and retain techs continues
A new survey shows that the problem of finding the right people to maintain lift trucks and automated systems remains. But the introduction of some new certification programs is likely to ease the burden.

CMMS takes aim at predictive maintenance
Computerized maintenance management systems are emerging as the backbone for leveraging data about materials handling equipment on the road to predictive maintenance. Key words here are: digital, data analytics and Internet of Things. If that sounds futuristic, it is. But you also need to get on board.

Next-level cold storage efficiencies
High-density, deep lane racking and a pallet shuttle system bring major gains in space and fulfillment efficiencies for Indiana-based Merchandise Warehouse.

60 Seconds with Rick Blasgen, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
We sat down with Rick Blasgen, CEO of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, to discuss his career and more.

Analyst study: global TMS revenues to nearly double to $31 billion by 2025
ABI Research pegs TMS market revenues to grow from S$16 billion in 2020 to reach over $31 billion in 2025

MHI announces finalists for 2021 MHI Innovation Awards
Ten finalists were chosen as the most innovative products in each category - Best New Innovation; Best Innovation of an Existing Product; and Best IT Innovation based on concept, value, and impact.

Gap Inc. to build new DC in Longview, Texas to meet demand for digital shopping
Gap Inc. to build new DC in Longview, Texas to meet demand for digital shopping.

Robotics company Berkshire Grey announces combination with Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp
Robotics company Berkshire Grey announces business combination with Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp. The planned merger with special purpose acquisition company or "SPAC" will lead to a publicly listed robotics and automation solutions company

FANUC and Rockwell Automation form coalition to address manufacturing skills gap
FANUC and Rockwell Automation apprenticeships will provide more people with fulfilling careers and help companies to bridge the demand for skilled workers

U.S. scholarship launched for veterans and active U.S. military to study manufacturing automation
Halter CNC Robotics will be awarding a $2,500 scholarship to a U.S .veteran or active service member who wants to study manufacturing automation, engineering or robotics

January retail sales start 2021 off strong, reports Commerce and NRF
Commerce reported that January retail sales—at $568.2 billion—were up 5.3% compared to December and were up 7.4% annually, and NRF reported that its calculation of January retail sales, which excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations, and restaurants, pointed to a 5.9% gain, for the month, on a seasonally-adjusted basis compared to December and were up 10.7% annually on an unadjusted basis.

Fortify Your Operational Resilience
If we learned anything in 2020, it’s that distribution and fulfillment (D&F) companies will need to utilize all available tools, technologies and fulfillment strategies to prepare for a new era of omnichannel fulfillment


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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Empowering Your Workforce: Integration of Wearables and AMRs to Increase Picking Productivity
Join us on June 20 to discover how integrating wearables and AMRs can revolutionize picking productivity and operational efficiency in your warehouse and manufacturing environments.
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2023 Automation Study: Usage & Implementation of Warehouse/DC Automation Solutions
2023 Automation Study: Usage & Implementation of Warehouse/DC Automation Solutions
This research was conducted by Peerless Research Group on behalf of Modern Materials Handling to assess usage and purchase intentions forautomation systems...
How Your Storage Practices Can Affect Your Pest Control Program
How Your Storage Practices Can Affect Your Pest Control Program
Discover how your storage practices could be affecting your pest control program and how to prevent pest infestations in your business. Join...

Warehousing Outlook 2023
Warehousing Outlook 2023
2023 is here, and so are new warehousing trends.
Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
Today’s robotic and data-driven automation systems can minimize disruptions and improve the life and productivity of warehouse operations.
Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
Download this white paper to learn more about how both systems compare.