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Coles shops big for automation
The Australian grocery chain’s highly automated DC in Queensland brings labor efficiencies and safety gains in replenishing ambient goods to hundreds of stores across a sprawling region, while enabling more frequent replenishment and product availability for consumers.
Make your plans for ProMat 2025
After a successful Modex 2024, MHI is now gearing up for ProMat 2025—the industry’s premier supply chain event. ProMat will once again be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, March 17-20, 2025.
Modex: 2024 Innovation and StartUp award winners announced
The winners of the 2024 MHI Innovation Award were announced yesterday at Industry Night at Modex 2024.
Student Day: Students unlock their futures at Modex 2024
On Wednesday, high school and university students and educators will be introduced to career opportunities in material handling, supply chain and logistics through hands-on learning and networking with industry professionals.
Modex 2024 is open for business
Modex just keeps getting bigger and bigger every year and 2024 is no exception.
Cardinal Health at-Home Solutions automates from shelf to patient
In a new Ohio DC, Cardinal Health at-Home Solutions is leaping into automation with on-demand packaging and robotic storage and picking. The result is a game-changer.
2024 Warehouse/DC Outlook Survey: Cautious, but seeking efficiencies
If you thought our annual survey on the outlook for warehouse and DC equipment and systems spending would indicate off-the-charts spending plans, think again. However, you will find interest in goods-to-person robotics, labor management, as well as more…
MRO Survey: Finding and keeping the best technicians
Our annual maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) survey shows it’s become a little easier to do both, but challenges remain.
Pan Pacific Pet learns new trick
In Canada, a new robotics goods-to-person fulfillment system is transforming distribution at one of the largest suppliers of pet-related products.
Modex 2024 show planner
Conference to feature more than 1,100 exhibitors, 165 sessions and keynotes from Nick Saban, AI expert Gerd Leonhard and UPS’s Bill Seward.
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits: Proof positive innovation
With its new Texas DC, the world’s largest distributor of alcoholic beverages has built one of the most automated facilities in its network and continues to lead the way in automation adoption.
Automating pallet handling at Aurobindo
One of the world’s leading generic drug manufacturers turned to AS/RS technology to optimize its pallet-centric operations and enable growth.
Four tech directions to shape distribution center (DC) performance
Yes, warehouse robotics are the biggest thing in automation, but they’re not the only tech to drive efficiencies. Orchestration software, better robot/human collaboration, and the application of computer vision to inventory accuracy all play a role…
Van Meter optimizes with vertical lift modules (VLMs)
Vertical lift modules save space, reduce travel and speed goods in distributor’s Iowa distribution center.
Robotics as a service (RaaS) catching fire
Not only do some autonomous mobile robot suppliers see robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) as their go-to way of providing solutions, the model is starting to catch on for other, larger forms of robotic systems with more fixed infrastructure.
Industry to celebrate Manufacturing Day 2023
Manufacturing Day, or MFG Day, strives to inspire the next generation, positively shift perceptions about the industry, and build the foundation for the manufacturing workforce of the future.
Predictive maintenance: Ready to launch
You may not be on a path to predictive maintenance, but it’s worth a look. Predictive requires new habits, but has great promise. Don’t tell anyone, but there’s even a ChatGPT angle here.
The Pallet Report 2023: Shape shift underway
New report reveals the types and sizes of pallets that companies are using, mechanisms used to secure the loads on the pallets and the broader role pallets are playing in global supply chains.
Dates set for ProMat 2025
ProMat 2025 will be held March 17-20, 2025 at Chicago's McCormick Place.
Automated packaging makes noise at Crutchfield
A leader in the home audio distribution space, Crutchfield is using on-demand packaging to get packages out the door and to save on labor and packaging costs.
