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UPS launches smart warehouse technology
UPS and supply chain solutions provider Softeon created the WES which allows UPS to define specific customer requirements to ensure highest priority orders are worked first without manual intervention, resulting in more than 50% productivity gains for some customers.

CEMA reports February orders up 8.4% from January
February shipments up almost 22% when compared to January 2020 billed sales.

S&H Systems partners with Exotec Solutions
Growing customer demand for ecommerce and online retail leads S&H Systems to partner with French-based system manufacturer to deliver high-density warehousing.

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) adds 5 certified system integrators to network
MiR’s global network of CSIs ensure proper installation and service of MIR’s fleet of user-friendly, powerful and robust AMRs for heavy and light internal transport.

Inside Varner’s distribution center: Automating fashion distribution
The 500,000-square-foot distribution center in Sweden handles fast-fashion store replenishment and e-commerce fulfillment in a highly automated setting.

System Report: Building the world’s best warehouse
It's truly a showcase for where automation is going next

Yale robotic reach truck wins gold Edison Award
Robotic reach truck can perform at 30 feet and reach into double-deep storage locations, enabling operations to automate new processes beyond floor-level, point-to-point transportation.

Bastian Solutions becomes global distributor of AutoStore
Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, has recently signed an agreement to become a global AutoStore integrator.

A conversation with Rob McKeel
Fortna's new CEO focuses on clients as they manage through a crisis

What does innovation mean to you?
Modern talked to six companies in our industry to find out how innovation is influencing the market today and how they expect it to affect the future.

GlobalData: Industrial automation paying the price for failing to think big and invest bigger
Despite much hype over the years, advanced factory automation has not been substituted for human workers at scale.

Soft Robotics
Soft Robotics unlocks robotic automation for large, meaningful markets and labor starved industries such as food and beverage, advanced manufacturing and e-commerce and retail. Leveraging patented material science and AI algorithms, Soft Robotics designs and builds automation solutions and soft robotic gripping systems that can grasp and manipulate items with the same dexterity of the human hand.

Other Voices: IBM assesses COVID-19 and shattered supply chains
Intelligent workflows challenge siloed processes, uncovering efficiencies across a network of processes and partners.

Berkshire Grey offers RaaS options
RaaS can unlock the value of robotic fulfillment for retailers and etailers both struggling to keep up with current demand and those planning for future surges.

Vargo and Körber announce alliance
Together, companies will conquer supply chain complexity through latest WMS, WES, system design, MHE, and automation solutions


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2023 Automation Study: Usage & Implementation of Warehouse/DC Automation Solutions
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Warehousing Outlook 2023
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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.
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Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
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