Modern Materials Handling Magazine Archives

June 2019 Modern Materials Handling

In this issue:

  • System Report: Pastrami, with technology on the side
  • Big Picture: On-demand delivery on your doorstep
  • Best Practices: Masters Gallery puts safety first
  • Equipment Report: 7 alternative pallets for greener operations
  • Information Management: Solving the palletizing puzzle
After 30 years of paper-based distribution, Nassau Provisions implemented a WMS to distribute specialty and kosher foods from its 80,000-square-foot distribution center.
The latest iteration of last-mile delivery is rapidly changing not just how quickly we take delivery of our latest purchase, but the picking and packing of orders in the distribution center.
After experiencing steady organic growth in an industry where regulatory oversight expands every year, a food manufacturer puts worker safety and ergonomics first in its new 175,000-square-foot plant and warehouse.
Alternative materials and hybrid combinations in pallets target improved sustainability.
Palletizing presents an interesting microcosm of digital transformation, where data about products, machine performance and manual labor must work in concert.
Modern's editors sat down with Don DeLoach Co-founder and co-chair, The ITA Midwest IoT Council; co-founder and CEO of Rocket Wagon Venture Studios
As sensors and ergonomics blend into equipment, the optimal forklift spec will be informed equally by the capabilities of technology and the operator.
Cargo securement straps should be carefully selected based on your load characteristics.
Scaled-up operation incorporates larger-capacity cart units to improve productivity and throughput.
Low-level orderpickers eliminate the risk of ladders and the battery issues of the previous equipment supplier.
Fulfillment center streamlines logistics and warehousing while improving customer service.
Administrative, sales, operations and management personnel can easily access real-time info with a Siri-style voice assistant.
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AutoStore to launch U.S. headquarters in greater Boston region
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Trew expanding manufacturing and development campus in southwest Ohio
Automated material handling solutions provider receives grant and Job Creation Tax Credit extension to fuel third round of expansion to campus, research and development, manufacturing, and workforce.

IFR: Robot installations by U.S. manufacturing companies up 12 percent last year
Preliminary figures from the International Federation of Robotics show total installations of industrial robots across U.S. manufacturing segments reached 44,303 units in 2023.

Geek+ and System Teknik deploy PopPick solution for pharmacy group Med24.dk
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Beckhoff USA opens new office in Austin, Texas
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Manhattan Associates selects TeamViewer as partner for warehouse vision picking
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ASME Foundation wins grant for technical workforce development
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Consultant and industry leader John M. Hill passes on at age 86
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