KNAPP highlights new robotic picking solution
April 4, 2016
In a booth press conference on Monday, KNAPP Logistics and Automation's Kevin Reader, marketing director, discussed the company's newest technologies, including the Pick-it-Easy fully automatic picking work cell. Robot-centric and...
Swisslog Acquires Power Automation Systems
April 4, 2016
Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution Solutions, a leading provider of best-in-class intralogistics solutions, has announced the acquisition of Power Automation Systems, a leader in automated storage and retrieval systems.
The Modex Preshow
April 3, 2016
The Modern team is in Atlanta for Modex. I'll be watching robots, shuttles, software and packaging.
VSP sees the solution
April 1, 2016
VSP Global turned to automated storage and robotic piece picking to increase the throughput of its state-of-the-art optical lab in California.
VSP Optics Group: Materials handling in focus
April 1, 2016
In VSP Optics Group's California lab, automated storage and robotics come together to create a new way of producing glasses and to enable a new approach to the market.
Schneider Packaging Equipment opens training lab for customers
March 30, 2016
Lab replicates real-world applications and will help troubleshoot without slowing or stopping production lines.
ABB introduces online training course
March 24, 2016
Robotics training course to provide the same quality and depth of a class at a training facility.
Dematic Acquires NDC Automation
March 22, 2016
Dematic announces the acquisition of NDC Automation, a leading provider of automated guided vehicles (agvs) and software in Australia and New Zealand.
Collaborative Robots Will Transform Logistics Says DHL Group
March 22, 2016
“Robotics in Logistics” – a new trend report produced by Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL Group) – maintains that robots will soon be standard in warehouses around the world.
Collaborative Robots to Transform Logistics Industry
March 15, 2016
A new DHL report "Robotics in Logistics" provides insights and updates from leading academics and practitioners from the fields of advanced robotics, and has been created as part of the...
Will 2016 Be the Year Warehouse Automation Fixes Your Labor Shortage?
March 7, 2016
Warehouse automation and software usually are touted as solutions to improve productivity and lower costs in a distribution center...increasingly, automation also gives companies new tools for dealing with unrelenting...
Mobility & robotics in the warehouse: How far have we come?
March 1, 2016
A time when autonomous robots navigate the warehouse or DC unattended could be right around the corner. Is your company ready?
Food & Beverage: 4 trends evolving from the inside out
March 1, 2016
To reduce errors and increase profit margins, food and beverage distributors are implementing four key strategies within their warehouses and distribution centers.
Packaging Corner: Palletize without barriers
March 1, 2016
Collaborative robotics is on the horizon for palletizing, but we're not there just yet.
Year in Review: Top materials handling news in 2015
December 30, 2015
Continued consolidation, rapid technological advancements and labor challenges point toward an ambitious new year.
Raymond supported STEM education, contributed to 75 nonprofit organizations in 2015
December 18, 2015
Educational initiatives reached hundreds of high school and college students.
IDC supply chain predictions foretell widespread transformation
December 17, 2015
The next four years are likely to see a re-imagining of the manufacturing supply chain amid changing customer demands and technological innovation.
The Ever Evolving Parcel Handling Industry
December 4, 2015
Distribution centers are handling more parcels than ever, and that's only likely to increase, so here's how materials handling professionals can meet the challenge.
OPEX Corporation Awarded Manufacturer of the Year at National Manufacturing Day
November 19, 2015
OPEX Corporation, a recognized global technology leader in high-speed mailroom automation, document imaging and material handling, is pleased to announce that it is the recipient of the NJMEP/NJBIZ Manufacturer...
Switching from a ‘Person-to-Goods’ to an Automated ‘Goods-to-Person’ DC Operation
October 13, 2015
In its new logistics center, German machine manufacturer Grob installed automated storage technologies and goods-to-person picking to speed materials to the assembly line.
