Topic: News


Lane Automotive Successfully Integrates Exotec’s Skypod® System
Exotec® announced today that Lane Automotive, a global company that specializes in aftermarket racing and high-performance automotive parts and accessories, has successfully integrated Exotec's Skypod® system to automate its distribution...

Revolutionize Your Packaging with a Central Nervous System for Efficient Shipping
At least part of future packaging success here sits in the cloud. Using cloud for packaging.

ArcelorMittal Trusts Getac Reliable Rugged Tablets to Optimise Productivity
Who says work in steelmaking can't be tech-forward? Getac's rugged computing solutions have been trusted by ArcelorMittal France for three years now.

Staples and Packsize announce partnership towards a more environmentally sustainable future.
Partnering for Sustainability: Staples and Packsize take steps towards a greener future, one optimized package at a time. Materials Handling partnership.

Destination: Loading Dock Safety
Vehicle restraints help prevent the most common dock accident—early truck pull away.

Lithium Transition It’s all About the Outcomes
Lithium power is seen as the fastest growing motive power choice for electric trucks, though it has competition from options including thin plate pure lead and hydrogen fuel cells. For...

What’s New in Totes, Bins and Containers?
From the relatively mundane to the truly innovative, totes, bins and containers are continuously receiving upgrades to make them better suited to the job at hand.

Materials Handling 24/7 - Readers’ Choice Products of the Year 2023 Winners Announced
Readers’ Choice Products of the Year 2023, Material Handling Product News and Material Handling 24/7 is proud to announce the winners of its eighth-annual Readers’ Choice Awards in a variety of categories!

Swisslog ASRS and Software to be Deployed to Support Walmart Milk Processing Facility
Walmart plans to break ground for the new facility later this year, with the project scheduled to be completed in 2025. The retailer worked with Swisslog on systems for its first...

Upping the Health of Distribution Center (DC) Picking
With a voice-directed picking solution, Baptist Health South Florida gained big on throughput and accuracy, while offering workers an intuitive user interface.

Automatic Data Capture (ADC): Accelerating the Process
The push is on to get to the next level of productivity and workflow efficiency with automatic data capture technologies.

Work Platforms Play Key Role in Warehouse, DC Automation
Elevated platforms are a new necessity in distribution center automation.

Conventional Warehousing Updates - Lift Truck Power Utilization and Safety
From racks to lift truck power utilization and safety, conventional warehouses have many options to maximize productivity.

Using Automation to Adapt to Changing Food and Beverage Supply Chain Requirements
The food and beverage supply chain has long faced significant management challenges due to unpredictable commodity pricing, the imperative to maintain freshness and temperature control, and demand volatility.

Loading Dock Safety with New Trailer Designs
Truck trailer manufacturers are continuously modifying designs of their trailers’ RIGs to improve safety based on impact testing.

Zebra study nearly six in 10 warehouse leaders plan to deploy RFID by 2028
Other trends which the study revealed include accelerated timelines for warehouse modernization projects, and returns management as a top operational challenge.

Retailer Otto Group Teams with Boston Dynamics on Warehouse Robotics Deployments
Strategic agreement calls for Boston Dynamics robots, including both its Stretch and Spot robots, to be deployed across more than 20 facilities over the next two years.

ORBIS to Showcase Integrated Products and Solutions that Highlight Sustainability and Efficiency
New pallets, totes and management systems to be highlighted at the ORBIS booth in Chicago, March 20-23.

3 Trends Shaping the Modern Warehouse in 2023
Supply chain disruptions, increasing customer demands, rising omni-channel fulfillment requirements and scarce labor resources are eating into warehouse efficiencies more and more every day.

Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors to Move Heavy Machinery & Equipment
Leading manufacturers of heavy equipment and machinery trust the unrivaled lifting power of vertical reciprocating conveyors (VRCs) for use in their plant operations.