Articles & News on Material Handling
HARTING awarded German Brand Award
- June 17, 2020
- News
The HARTING Technology Group has been awarded the golden German Brand Award, with the company garnering the prize for its European Distribution Center (EDC) logistics centre. This marks the fifth time the award has been conferred.
12 supply companies unite to form Körber
- April 28, 2020
- News
Together as Körber, the companies are a global supply chain technology provider with a diverse range of capabilities spanning software, automation, voice, robotics and material handling equipment, including the system integration and consulting to tie it all together.
Ultimation Industries releases video on how to build overhead conveyor system
- April 22, 2020
- News
The video shows manufacturers, distributors and others how to build an overhead conveyor system that takes advantage of generally unused vertical space above the working area.
Tompkins announces Denny McKnight as CEO
- April 20, 2020
- News
After 45 years of holding the position, former CEO and Founder Jim Tompkins has decided to shift his focus and continue to actively support the firm by remaining in the role of chairman of Tompkins International.
NiceLabel offers free subscriptions of cloud label software to organizations fighting COVID-19
- April 7, 2020
- News
NiceLabel has launched the non-commercial and non-profit-based initiative in order to help these organizations get much needed deliveries of medical equipment and supplies; respirators, disinfectants, masks or other critical supplies to those in need as quickly as possible.
Industrial Internet Consortium announces newest edition of Journal of Innovation
- April 1, 2020
- News
The latest issue delves into the topic of intelligent transport systems (ITS). In this edition, experts discuss important issues for ITS, including over-the-air updates, security and logistics.
Toyota Material Handling North America announces grant recipients of TMHNA University Research Program
- March 18, 2020
- News
TMHNA announced the recipients of grant funding during a joint press conference at MODEX 2020 held in conjunction with Material Handling Institute (MHI).
MSC partners with Plus One Robotics to support customer fulfillment centers
- March 5, 2020
- News
With Plus One Robotics, MSC has deployed a patent-pending 3D-vision and AI-enabled robotic packing system in its Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, customer fulfillment center and now plans to implement the system across its five major centers.
Kinedyne announces John Seliga as Vice President of Finance
- December 13, 2019
- News
A certified public accountant, Seliga holds a master’s degree in business administration from Cleveland State University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bowling Green State University.
Streamlining the Supply Chain with Industry 4.0
- March 11, 2019
- Feature
By Scott Fawcett, Essentra Components In a world where digitisation and automation are completely transforming traditional processes from the very core, the supply chain can hugely benefit from these developments which will help businesses futureproof themselves in this new world.
Nord Modules announces company launch in the US
- March 6, 2019
- News
The Nord Modules product line includes the Top Mover that mounts on MiR100 and MiR200 robots to deliver material to and from Nord Modules’ gates installed at production lines, storage systems or conveyors.
PPC Flexible Packaging announces acquisition of HFM Packaging
- February 8, 2019
- News
PPC, headquartered in Buffalo Grove, IL, is a specialist in flexographic printing and converting of flexible films, bags, and pouches The firm operates five manufacturing facilities in Buffalo Grove, IL, Mission, KS, Rome, GA, Payson, UT, and Colombia, South America. Its facilities are SQF and ISO-9001 certified.
Magline announces Fran Bridges as Vice President of Engineering
- February 7, 2019
- News
Bridges is responsible for the development, design and innovation of new products as well as continuous improvement of current designs to assist in growing and strengthening the line of product offerings.
KASTO helps German steel merchant implement bar storage and distribution system
- January 22, 2019
- Case Study
The KASTO solution is based on a UNICOMPACT storage system which, with a height of 15 m and a length of 115 m, has space for around 10,000 cassettes. Each cassette can accommodate material up to six metres in length and has a payload of up to 3.4 tonnes.
MonarchFx announces Warren Bishop as Operations Director
- December 19, 2018
- News
Previously, Bishop was the Vice President of Finance, Planning, Analysis, Reporting, and Process Improvement for Macy’s Logistics. He also has experience as the Senior Vice President of Logistics at Levitz Furniture, Vice President of Supply Chain at Giggle, and Director of the East Region Distribution at Toys R Us.
Dematic to help Australian grocery retailer install robotic order fulfillment system
- October 31, 2018
- News
The robotic system will be used to piece pick inventory items for retail store replenishment using a “goods-to-robot” configuration. The order fulfillment system will support replenishment of approximately 50 retail stores and is scheduled to start up during the 2nd quarter of 2019 in a new distribution center building.
Westfalia Technologies helps Heaven Hill enhance warehouse efficiency
- September 6, 2018
- Case Study
The combination of the AS/RS and layer pick system allows Heaven Hill to convey pallets from palletizing to storage and to truck-staging lanes, thereby streamlining the entire order fulfillment process.
Mek announces Jeroen Nagtzaam as Operations & Logistics manager
- July 26, 2018
- News
As part of the Mek team, Jeroen will oversee the delivery and logistics of Mek AOI and SPI systems.
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