Topic: Warehouse

December imports, at 2.2 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), increased 9% in December, matching November’s annual percentage gain. For all of calendar year 2023, S&P reported that imports fell 8.5%, to 28.9 million TEU, while the fourth quarter posted an 8% annual improvement.

The “just-in-case” era is over, with operations looking to right-size inventory levels while avoiding stock outs. That may call for layers of technology, starting but not ending with WMS and effective data capture.

At least part of future packaging success here sits in the cloud. Using cloud for packaging.

Collaborative robot enables new palletizing automation for Bob’s Red Mill, hitting the whole grain manufacturer’s needs for speed and safety. Warehouse robotics provide efficiencies in the warehouse.

Author and industry leader Robert Martichenko tapped to succeed Mark E. Richards.

ASCM's board features three new members and eight incumbents.

The Services PMI, at 50.6 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth), fell 2.1% compare to November’s 52.7 reading, growing, at a slower rate, for the 12th consecutive month. ISM observed that the services sector and the overall economy have each been growing, at a slower rate, for the 12th consecutive month, through December. And it added that ISM the services sector has seen growth in 42 of the last 43 months, with December 2022 being the one month with a decline. 

An independent, incorporated trade association affiliated with MHI, MMA members are leading suppliers of patented and enclosed track underhung workstation cranes and monorail systems.

16,000 square foot expansion is the caster manufacturer's fourth since 1995.

Hydrogen generated on site in Colorado will power forklift trucks and help lower emissions.

Automated small parts warehouse solution for Güde will use two Jungheinrich STC storage and retrieval machines, with 12,480 container storage locations in two aisles.

Acquisition expands Concentric’s capabilities to serve mission critical businesses such as data centers, hospitals, financial institutions and other facilities.

For manufacturing, ISM is estimating a 5.6% revenue gain in 2024; while ISM member panelists are calling for 2024 services-based economy revenues to increase 6.9% in 2024.

Gather AI offers AI-powered autonomous inventory management solutions for warehouses using drones.

From traditional storage units to ultra-density storage grid systems, automated storage offers new capabilities and a different return on investment than in the past.

Drawing on his packaging industry and automation expertise, Ruberg will help develop best-practice programs and policies to benefit PMMI members and their customers.

From the relatively mundane to the truly innovative, totes, bins and containers are continuously receiving upgrades to make them better suited to the job at hand.

Sustainability was an issue for the automaker, but bins with higher levels of recycled plastic were just a design change away.

Project at Las Vegas, DC, for an automated reserve storage system to begin in 2024, with a design based on four storage and retrieval machines (SRMs). The system will also leverage Westfalia's software.

ISM reported that 15 of the 18 services sectors it tracks saw gains in November, with Transportation & Warehousing, Retail Trade, and Wholesale Trade among these.