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Articles & News on Material Handling

Selecting the Right Material Handling Conveyor

  • August 2, 2017
  • Feature

By Zach Arnold, Arnold Machine Material handling conveyors are often a key element of automated manufacturing systems. They safely and efficiently transfer parts across the warehouse floor from station to station or even through other automated systems.

CeMAT to shine spotlight on Logistics 4.0 applications

  • July 26, 2017
  • News

Running the length of CeMAT from 23 to 27 April 2018, this special showcase will consist of some 30 exhibitors showcasing the latest technology involving goods transport, incoming goods, production, warehousing, order picking, packing and outgoing goods.

Pay-as-You-Go Pick-to-Light Redefining Warehouse Automation

  • July 25, 2017
  • Case Study

By Thomas R. Cutler, Manufacturing Media Consortium Until now Pick-to-Light equipment has represented a significant fixed capital expense with little consideration for variable use, often driven by seasonality, warehouse/distribution variance, and project management flux. One company, Texas-based Voodoo Robotics has invented a different model for the new generation of Pick-to-Light.

CeMAT co-location with HANNOVER MESSE in 2018 aims to drive synergy between industries

  • July 24, 2017
  • News

The concurrent staging of CeMAT and HANNOVER MESSE next year will draw more than 220,000 decision-makers to Hannover, anxious to see the potential of integrated logistics and Industry 4.0 concepts for their enterprises, helping drive new solutions and business models.

Prime Vision and Unmanned Life partner to create autonomous sorting solution

  • July 19, 2017
  • News

Prime Vision, a solutions provider for the postal, parcel, logistics and airport markets and Unmanned Life, an AI driven software platform to manage autonomous drone fleets for commercial use, are collaborating to develop this pioneering solution for the broader mail and parcel industry.

Mek partners with Haprotec to fully automate THT inspection

  • July 14, 2017
  • News

The integration of the Mek SpectorBOX with Haprotec’s automated production lines is designed to raise the quality and capabilities of Automated Assembly lines with AOI for THT.

Cimcorp delivers automation systems for Algerian tire plant

  • July 6, 2017
  • Case Study

Cimcorp will supply automated handling systems based on its ‘Dream Factory’ solution for both upstream and downstream manufacturing processes at the Sétif plant.

Meyer Industries announces acquisition by Precision, Inc.

  • June 16, 2017
  • News

The acquisition will better serve the needs of Meyer Industries’ customer-base by providing a larger platform of research, engineering and manufacturing resources

Webinar: How to address Safety, Reliability, and IoT in your Material Handling applications

  • May 31, 2017
  • News

This free June 6 session will explore emerging trends in material handling and the best ways to ensure that equipment is designed and operates reliably and safely.

ASYS Group announces acquisition of Super Dry Totech

  • May 22, 2017
  • News

The objective is to strengthen and further build up the business area of material logistics with the broadened product portfolio. Super Dry Totech offers solutions in dry storage with a broad range of desiccant dry cabinets and the automated Dry Tower handling & storage system.