Modern Materials Handling Magazine Archives

December 2021 Modern Materials Handling

In this Issue:

  • Palletizing robots level up NorthShore Care Supply
  • Big Picture: On-demand warehousing
  • Special Report: Top 20 Warehouses
  • Information Management: Lift Truck Series, Telematics
  • Equipment Report: Automation totes
  • Supplement: Materials Handling MRO
Robotic palletizing is speeding up receiving at NorthShore Care Supply and minimizing the risk of worker injury.
The distributor of incontinence products was already using autonomous mobile robots in its picking operations. Now, robotic palletizing is speeding up receiving, taking labor out of the process and creating a safer work environment.
This month in Modern, we offer the second of back-to-back System Reports that take the temperature of where we are in the continuing tale of the application of robotics inside the warehouse/DC operations of small to mid-sized companies.
With e-commerce fulfillment as a catalyst, both the third-party logistics and cold storage warehousing market in North America continue to post healthy gains.
With e-commerce fulfillment as a catalyst, both the third-party logistics and cold storage warehousing market in North America continue to post healthy gains.
Getting more out of lift truck telematics involves looking beyond basics and starting to incorporate analytics fed by integration with other systems. By marrying up telematics data from the trucks with operations data, or with real-time location feeds, users stand to benefit.
Quickly becoming a centerpiece in DC operations, these totes are designed with flexibility and durability in mind.
In all likelihood, the future profile of maintenance technicians is not what you’re thinking. At least, that’s what two women at GE Appliances say. This is their story of how they got here.
This equipment brings a strong blend of solid hardware and advanced data management capabilities to keep MRO parts secure, in-stock and readily available to techs.
Modern editors sat down with Carol to discuss the industry and other related topics.
There’s not a lot of room for error when shipping olives 100 gallons at a time. These bulk containers are even more impressive when their attention to sustainability is considered, too.
A retailer of luxury and collectible watches wanted to bring fulfillment in-house right when Covid-19 hit. Remote implementation allowed for successful deployment, and now the WMS ensures high customer service levels.
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Agility Robotics brings on CSO, expands other leadership roles
Daniel Diez joins as Chief Strategy Officer, Melonee Wise and Pras Velagapudi take on expanded product and technology roles for robotics company known for its bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR), Digit.

Robotics integrator RobotLAB partners with Cyngn for tugger AMRs
Under the agreement, RobotLAB will add Cyngn’s autonomous DriveMod Tugger vehicles to its portfolio.

ALAN prepares for Atlantic hurricane season
The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is battening down the hatches ahead of what’s predicted to be an “extremely active” Atlantic hurricane season this year

MHI launches cybersecurity workshop for September
MHI is hosting a one-day Cybersecurity Workshop on September 17 at its office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Warehouse technology company Synergy Logistics promotes Brian Kirst to Chief Commercial Officer
Synergy, which offers the cloud WMS SnapFulfil, also will have its Chief Product & Delivery Officer, Smitha Raphael, take on a more global role

Seegrid names Abe Ghabra as Chief Operating Officer
Ghabra will lead Seegrid's operations and services as market adoption of AMR lift solutions accelerates rapidly.

GRI appoints Ydo Doornbos as its director for North America
As Director of North America, he will lead GRI's efforts to expand and drive GRI’s success in delivering sustainable agriculture, material handling, and construction tires to the North American market.

ISM May Semiannual Report signals growth in 2024, at a reduced rate
As was the case in its previous edition in December, the manufacturing and services sectors remain on diverging paths, to a certain extent, in May. One common theme the sectors share, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) May 2024 Semiannual Economic Forecast.

11th annual National Forklift Safety Day to be hybrid event, on June 11
The event serves as an opportunity for forklift manufacturers to highlight the safe use of forklifts, the value of operator training, and the need for daily equipment checks

PAC Machinery announces leadership transition
Greg Berguig named company president, effective May 1, for the provider of packaging machinery and materials

Motion Industries to acquire automation company
The company will join Motion’s business unit, Motion Automation Intelligence, enabling expansion in the Mid-Atlantic.

Automate 2024 heavy on smart warehouse robotics
Move over production cell robots, smart pick and place robotics for materials handling, mixed-SKU palletizing solutions, smart parcel handling robots, AMRs, were out in force at A3’s Automate, which set an attendance record.

Automate & Accelerate: Replacing Pick-to-Light with the Next Generation of Automation
Berkshire Grey and S&H Systems present a webinar showcasing how their Robotic Put Wall systems offer a cost-effective solution to aging pick-to-light systems, delivering significant labor savings, space efficiency, minimal IT impact, and up to 30-40% batch pick efficiency gain, with seamless integration into existing infrastructure and scalable automation.

MHEFI awards record-breaking $231,700 in scholarships to 61 students
This marks the highest amount ever awarded by MHEFI.

ALAN opens nominations for 2024 Humanitarian Logistics Awards
The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) has officially opened nominations for its eighth annual Humanitarian Logistics Awards

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