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EnerSys sponsors FIRST championship for high school students
Company donates batteries to support science, technology, engineering and math education.

Automate 2015 sets show and conference attendance records
Exhibition space was 76% larger, show attendees jumped 61%, and conference participants grew 63% over 2013.

Behind the Swisslog-Forte acquisition
The deal brings together a large global solution provider known for heavy automation with a smaller Midwestern integrator with software expertise.

Upcoming FIRST Championship showcases STEM-gifted young people
Event to host 17,000 people ages 6-18 who will learn about potential career paths in automation.

Swisslog acquires warehouse automation provider FORTE Industries in the United States
FORTE plans, designs and implements material handling automation systems with warehouse execution software (WES) as the core of each solution.

Seegrid names Sid Wiesner as vice president of engineering
Seegrid’s former director of development from 2003-2007 returns to the company.

CEMA reports booked orders for February 2015 up 29.4% from February 2014
February shipments up 7.3% from same month in 2014.

PMMI releases new mechatronics certificate test for motors and motor controls
PMMI currently offers six tests and plans to add Programmable Logic Controllers 2 later this year.

Yaskawa celebrates 100-year anniversary
Founded in 1915 as a producer of coal mining equipment, the company now employs 14,000.

Ohio governor signs transportation bill at Daifuku America headquarters
Bill to direct $5 billion in funding to 1,600 infrastructure projects throughout the state.

AcuSport Corp.: Automation that’s right on target
A goods-to-person picking solution moved AcuSport from conventional to automated DC processes. The result is lower fulfillment costs and better customer service.

AcuSport moves from conventional to automated
AcuSport’s new distribution center features multiple picking methodologies designed to lower the cost of the company’s auto-replenishment program.

2015 Warehouse/DC Equipment Survey: Smarter funding for the future
Though often characterized by feast or famine, this year’s view into warehouse and distribution center spending plans instead strengthens a pattern of deliberate investment. Today, readers are determined to get the most out of every dollar spent.

60 seconds with Jeff Burnstein, A3
Modern spends 60 seconds talking to Jeff Burnstein, president of A3, about automation.

Conveyor systems market to post steady CAGR of 3%-4% until 2020
Demand for solutions in food and beverage applications among growth drivers.


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.
 


Latest Resources

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...
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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.