E-commerce and all it Entails has Given Birth to the Internet of Goods
November 28, 2017
Introducing the “Internet of Goods,” the rapid digitization of the production, sorting and movement of physical products.
NextGen Supply Chain: Time to pay attention to autonomous vehicles
November 22, 2017
Don't look for completely autonomous vehicles on your local roadways in the next few months unless you live in the Phoenix area. But do expect this unprecedented corporate R&D...
Vanderlande invests in collaborative robot specialist Smart Robotics
November 21, 2017
Cobot solutions used in order picking and placing, palletizing and depalletizing, and kitting and bagging alongside human operators.
Behind the Koerber Group/HighJump acquisition
November 20, 2017
With its second U.S. acquisition in six months, European technology leader, Koerber Group pushes further into the North American market.
Self-Driving Technology for Commercial Trucking
November 19, 2017
Embark is working to make the self-driving future a reality, and while most of the spectacle has been around passenger vehicles, Embark believes that commercial trucking, the backbone of the...
Seegrid partners with Bell and Howell to expand service support for self-driving industrial vehicles
November 14, 2017
Bell and Howell to service autonomous pallet trucks and tow tractors for Seegrid customers across North America.
Why You Need to Think Twice About Flying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Transportation
November 10, 2017
The dream of personal aerial transport appears tantalizingly within reach, as investors from Silicon Valley to Dubai vow to deliver the future of urban mobility, but rather than embracing that...
Amazon Drone Deliveries Get a Lift from the Transportation Department FAA Pilot Program
November 3, 2017
President Trump's executive order to speed the approval of drone flights over crowds and for longer distances has prompted the Department of Transportation to officially launch a pilot program that...
Walmart Robots Scan Shelves and Restock Items Faster
October 30, 2017
Walmart is testing automation to handle tasks that are repeatable, predictable and manual, like scanning shelves for out-of-stock items, incorrect prices, and wrong or missing labels.
Robotic Industries Association announces new alliance with OSHA, NIOSH
October 25, 2017
Alliance aims to enhance robot expertise within OSHA and NIOSH, improve awareness of workplace hazards of traditional industrial robots and emerging collaborative systems, and identify needed research.
New Supply Chain Technology Best Practices
October 18, 2017
New breakthrough developments, such as drones and driverless vehicles, seem to be everywhere.
The Big Picture: Business as Unusual
October 11, 2017
A selection of innovative new business models illustrates how the warehousing, distribution and supply chain industries are finding creative ways to ensure success.
60 Seconds with John Santagate, Research director for service robotics at Manufacturing Insights
October 10, 2017
Modern Materials Handling staff sat down with John Santagate, Research director for service robotics at Manufacturing Insights to talk about the current state of the industry.
500 Michigan students to tour 35 manufacturing facilities for Manufacturing Day
October 4, 2017
Students will tour facilities and participate in interactive presentations of in-demand skills and advanced manufacturing jobs throughout Metro Detroit.
IAM Robotics awarded first patent for warehouse picking robots
September 27, 2017
Robotics industry moves further into robotics for warehousing and distribution applications
NextGen Supply Chain: The future is now on display
September 18, 2017
Robots and Google Glass may be here sooner than you think, according to DHL
Solving a $45 Billion-Dollar Per Annum Retail Problem with RFID-Reading Warehouse Drones
September 8, 2017
By coupling airborne drones with smarter RFID systems, MIT researchers have developed a system that enables small, safe, aerial drones to read RFID tags in large warehouses, possibly making missing...
Körber Acquires Supply Chain Software Specialists HighJump, Reinforces Its Business Area Logistics
September 2, 2017
International technology group Körber reinforces its Business Area Logistics Systems with the acquisition of the US-American supply chain software specialists HighJump.
ABI Research: Manufacturer adoption of collaborative robots is strong
August 31, 2017
13% have collaborative systems already, and another 15% expect to have collaborative robots at work within the next 12 months.
Automation: What’s at the heart of your system?
August 30, 2017
While automated equipment at today's warehouses can be at the heart of their success, any single piece of automation needs to be balanced with upstream and downstream processes, raising the...
