- VSP sees the solution
- Annual industry outlook
- Integration platforms take on DOM
- Rack, shelving and storage go vertical
- Manufacturing automation
Modern Materials Handling Magazine Archives
March 2016 Modern Materials Handling
In this issue:
VSP Global turned to automated storage and robotic piece picking to increase the throughput of its state-of-the-art optical lab in California.
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.
Capital expenditure plans for materials handling solutions are ebbing overall, but restrained spending on hardware is balanced by steady investment in IT solutions that tie equipment together.
Integrated platforms for supply chain execution apps are folding in distributed order management (DOM) solutions and processes, which often need data from systems for inventory management or store labor to arrive at optimal fulfillment options for customers and retailers.
Focused on gaining efficiencies, maximizing available space and keeping workers safe while they’re up in the air, companies are integrating more rack, shelving and storage into their facilities.
By refining materials handling activities between work areas, manufacturers are finding ways to piece together islands of automation into a coherent whole.
Bottling facility meets and exceeds safety and hygiene standards with barriers, gates and bollards.
Candy company protects temperature-sensitive materials while allowing for seasonal peaks.
LED fixtures improve conditions in facilities, offices, parking lots and the yard.
Fortune 50 company’s regional DC improves efficiencies and reduces tardiness.
Optimal fleet management is only possible when those responsible for operators and assets are on the same page.
A new composite pallet offers reusable, returnable benefits to new markets.
Modern spends 60 seconds talking to regional director of Bastian Solutions about the Young Professional Network and the future of the industry.
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