Topic: Warehouse

Modern staff sat down Kyle Ous, Senior Manager of Packaging at Chainalytics to discuss E-commerce trends and other topics.

Association to host Innovation Stage Sessions, Learning Center Education Sessions, and the 2020 Excellence in Reusable Packaging Award Presentation at PACK EXPO Connects.

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, announced the continued growth of its membership, adding 21 new companies this Fall, bringing active membership to 943.

As we do every year at this time, we push the ever-growing importance of pallets and packaging into the spotlight in our annual Packaging Issue. This year the issue coincides with PMMI’s Pack Expo Connects, the association’s virtual event running Nov. 9-13. You can use our pages as a primer before you scroll through the products on display this year.

The manual pack out station can be an afterthought when it comes to optimal material flow. When equipment is configured to meet the ergonomic needs of operators and blend automation process flow and presentation of goods with efficient process steps at the station, it’s an opportunity to make pack out more productive and safer.

With the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continuing to change myriad aspects of everyday life, holiday season shopping is not an exception, according to the 2020 U.S. Retail Holiday Trends Guide, which was issued this week by industrial real estate firm CBRE.

This award recognizes 15 young professionals who have demonstrated outstanding achievements and leadership potential in the packaging and processing industry.

Distributor of first-responder supplies outfits new DC with a custom-painted, two-level catwalk archive racking system with a 12,385-square-foot mezzanine deck on the third level.

The new board members will represent the members of the recently acquired Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC).

In its monthly Manufacturing Report on Business, ISM reported that the report’s key metric, the PMI, came in at 55.4 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), which was nearly even with August’s 56.0 reading. And it added that the overall economy was up for the 131st consecutive month. The September PMI is 5.6% above the 12-month average of 49.8 and stands as the second-highest monthly reading over that period, behind August.

With the addition of the PDQ “Super D” pallet and containment drum pallet, this new product line helps complement the returnable offering in the Perfect Pallet family of pallets.

The Class of 2020 will be acknowledged virtually, during the web-based PACK EXPO Connects event, produced by PMMI Media Group.

The Clear Stream program is launching as part of the 50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders initiative, which SSI Schaefer has been selected as the only global material handling company to participate.

Reusable IoT pallet supplier expands network to serve increased demand for hygienic pallets

Download the report to learn how the right inventory management system can help your business survive in challenging times and thrive during good times.

The STEP Ahead Awards are part of the MI’s STEP Women’s Initiative, which promotes the role of women in the manufacturing industry through recognition, research and leadership for attracting, advancing and retaining strong female talent.

Deal expands ProMach’s portfolio of industrial label applicator solutions

Hänel announced that it will relocate its US headquarters to a new facility in Warrendale, Pa.

Gary Forger, who spent 23 years on the Modern editorial staff, offers us a terrific history of Modern through the years and reflects on the evolving composition of the materials handling equipment, technology and automation markets that the publication continues to invigorate and inspire.

While you may not think of Modern Materials Handling as a startup, it was exactly that 75 years ago. Here are some of the highlights in the life of the industry and the magazine that has been chronicling what happens inside the four walls for the past 75 years.