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Automation Top Stories

New Goods-to-Robot Systems Take E-Fulfillment to the Next Level
Over two decades ago, the internet made its way into households, retail, and manufacturing environments, providing a foundation for commerce to occur in a more rapid and convenient fashion; since then, ecommerce has undoubtedly become the platform of choice for procuring everything from household products…
Precise Fine Positioning for Single and Double-Deep Racking
SICK’s new Rack Fine Positioning app and InspectorP 2D vision sensor provides a more efficient method to accomplish fine positioning tasks.
Industry’s First Voice Directed Vertical Storage Units for Picking Automation
Numina Group's RDS Voice is an integral component of the vertical storage inventory management and control software increasing the speed and accuracy of e-commerce and order fulfillment picking.
Amazon’s Big Bet on Kiva Systems Needs a Big Payoff
Will Amazon's $775 million purchase of Kiva Systems Inc., payoff as their fulfillment costs continue to rise?

Automation Resources

How Roaming Shuttles Improve Order Fulfillment Operations
Implementing this goods-to-person automated storage and retrieval technology improves customer experience, optimizes operations, and maximizes profitability.
The Warehouse of the Future
The following White Paper seeks to paint a picture of the ideal warehouse of the future and highlight...


Automation News

How Roaming Shuttles Improve Order Fulfillment Operations
Implementing this goods-to-person automated storage and retrieval technology improves customer experience, optimizes operations, and maximizes profitability.

Talking Materials Handling: The State of Robotics
Listen in as Crystal Parrott, chair of The Robotics Group at MHI, discusses the state of warehouse robotics and MMH’s annual robotics survey, Executive editor Bob Trebilcock hosts.

SnapControl easily integrates any robotic device or system
SnapControl is a multiagent orchestration platform that provides a device agnostic, unified approach to automation.

Talking Materials Handling: What’s up with Private Equity
Listen in as THL's Jim Carlisle discusses the investments his firm has made in supply chain, and his outlook for the future. Executive editor Bob Trebilcock are hosts.

The Warehouse of the Future
The following White Paper seeks to paint a picture of the ideal warehouse of the future and highlight how the warehousing and automation industries can unite to overcome challenges and achieve positive advancements for the entire warehouse sector.

The Blue Dot Consumer: A Discussion with Ken Hughes
How the shifting values of today's modern consumer will impact the warehouse solutions of tomorrow.

Automate Your Warehouse With Low Risk
At its foundation, customer satisfaction means speed and simplicity. Only automation can meet both these challenges and future-proof systems to ensure consistent operations and place distribution as a strategic lever. Download this doc to learn more about warehouse automation.

Improve your Order Fulfillment Operation with Roaming Shuttles
In this special podcast, Vanderlande’s Jake Heldenberg, discusses the role shuttles can play in optimizing warehouse operations and reducing the cost of labor.

3 Questions To Evaluate When Choosing Warehouse Automation for Vertical Space Utilization
Modern innovations in warehouse robotics have led to an emergence of Vertical AMRs (also known as shuttle AMRs). Consider these 3 questions to help you evaluate the right automation technology for the best utilization of vertical space with flexibility and without compromising throughput.

E-Commerce Automation for a Post-Pandemic World
Robotic based automation solutions enable the flexibility to effectively manage both seasonal and sustained growth.

Matching Shuttle Technologies to Applications
Implementations of shuttle-based automated storage and retrieval systems for goods-to-person order fulfillment - particularly in direct-to-consumer e-commerce applications - are on the rise.

Robotic Piece Picking Solutions
Bastian Solutions SmartPick™ reimagines order fulfillment with artificial intelligence and robotic technology.

New Goods-to-Robot Systems Take E-Fulfillment to the Next Level
Over two decades ago, the internet made its way into households, retail, and manufacturing environments, providing a foundation for commerce to occur in a more rapid and convenient fashion; since then, ecommerce has undoubtedly become the platform of choice for procuring everything from household products to industrial equipment.

How Goods-to-Person Automation Addresses Variable Retail Fulfillment Challenges
The future is not guaranteed; if retail warehousing and distribution operations hadn’t figured that out before the pandemic, then they definitely know it now.

6 Ways FASTPICK Future-Proofs Retail Fulfillment Against the Unpredictable
Among the many global shortages, you’ve probably noticed there’s been a distinct lack of reliable crystal balls to help retailers and their warehousing and distribution operations gain better insights into a wildly varied and unpredictable future.

Prepare for an Unpredictable Retail Future with Goods-to-Person Automation
This white paper explores how retail distribution and fulfillment centers can confidently address the challenges and uncertainties associated with volatile future demand.

AI, Robotics, Micro-Fulfillment and Share Supply Chains
On this episode, we visit with St. Onge Company’s managing partner, Bryan Jensen, to learn what’s up with the latest trends in fulfillment. SCMR's Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

2nd Largest Family-Owned U.S Winery Leverages Swisslog’s ASRS Technology
On this episode, we visit with Kent Mann and Markus Schmidt in Lodi, California about the supply chain side of the wine business. SCMR's Editorial Director Bob Trebilcock hosts.

4 DC Design Focus Areas: Beyond Automated Warehouse Technology
Streamlining the complex processes of getting products from inbound receiving to outbound truck loading requires thoughtful orchestration of functions within the four walls of distribution and fulfillment centers that extends beyond selecting the right automated technology.

Reduce Costs & Setup Time of Package Handling & Conveying Equipment
The smooth flow of products through a fulfillment center is key to ensuring the fast and accurate delivery of goods consumers have come to expect.


Featured Companies

Jervis B. Webb
The Jervis B. Webb Company provides innovative material handling solutions that have become the gold standard in the industry. Our diversified line of products include conveyor systems, baggage handling system, automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) and automated storage and retrieval systems …
Honeywell Intelligrated
No matter where you are in your automation journey, Honeywell Intelligrated can help you boost efficiency, worker productivity and operational visibility while reducing costly downtime. We’ll help you find optimal solutions and achieve new levels of performance optimization by…
NorthStar Automation
NorthStar Automation’s warehouse management system (WMS) is ideal for small and medium-sized businesses and their unique operational requirements.
AL Systems
AL Systems’ market leading Warehouse Control System (WCS) and Order Fulfillment Automation solutions, including modules for Order Management, Pick to Light, Pack to Light, Voice and RF Picking, Conveyor and Sortation Systems Control, Print and Apply, and Shipping and Manifesting,…
Carolina Handling
For 55 years, Carolina Handling has helped customers move more, faster, and with less cost through proven intralogistics solutions. We have the equipment, parts, and strategic insight to help you find your peak efficiency, minimize downtime and get more out of…
Bizagi
At Bizagi we’ve been helping companies to digitally transform since before the term was invented. We know that digital transformation is really about changing the way your business works. That means transforming and automating your processes. Bizagi's industry-leading low-code…
Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff Automation is a provider of advanced and open automation solutions based upon proven technologies for customers to implement high-performance control systems faster and at a lower overall cost than traditional PLC and motion control systems. Beckhoff’s “New Automation…
Advantech
With its 35 years of global leadership as an original design manufacturer, Advantech iLogistics division offers its TREK line of purpose-built vehicle PCs that come with certifications, power handling, and connectivity for demanding vehicle conditions for Supply Chain, Public Transit Agency,…
Witron
For more than 40 years, WITRON has been developing highly dynamic and innovative logistics and order picking systems for retail and industry. Logistics systems that generate sustainable competitive advantages for our customers. Planning and realizing the best solutions is dependent upon…
TGW Systems
TGW Logistics Group is a leading systems provider of highly automated, flexible solutions supporting distribution and fulfillment for leading retailers and global brands in ecommerce, apparel, general merchandise and grocery. Since 1969 TGW has been implementing innovative solutions from small material…
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Featured Downloads

Practices and Benefits of Collaborative Supply Management
Practices and Benefits of Collaborative Supply Management
To improve Supply Chain performance, the time has come for those involved to collaborate and pool their resources, see the details in...
TMS+ Go Beyond Transport to Optimize Cost, Service, & Resiliency
TMS+ Go Beyond Transport to Optimize Cost, Service, & Resiliency
In this paper, we discuss why a holistic, “TMS+” approach is integral to success in the new normal and beyond, outline how...

Best Practices for Selecting the Optimal Order Management System (OMS)
Best Practices for Selecting the Optimal Order Management System (OMS)
In this best practices paper we take a look at what omnichannel executives need to know before, during and after selection to...
Supplier Management Automation
Supplier Management Automation
This ebook is for accounts payable (AP) and procurement professionals looking to leverage AI-driven supplier management automation to improve cashflow, strengthen supplier...
How Roaming Shuttles Improve Order Fulfillment Operations
How Roaming Shuttles Improve Order Fulfillment Operations
Implementing this goods-to-person automated storage and retrieval technology improves customer experience, optimizes operations, and maximizes profitability.
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