Shelving & Racking

From robots to conveyer belts, check out the best images from Day 1 of MODEX.

This whitepaper examines some of the best practices for making the return area of your distribution center as efficient as possible.

Robotic warehouse automation can help meet the demand for space and increase productivity and in the face of real estate and labor pressures, automated warehouses are becoming increasingly necessary.

Operators considering investments in picking technology should evaluate the potential impact of the investment in five areas, labor, cost, service, SKU proliferation and resiliency.

Automation helps businesses to save time and money and to distinguish themselves from their competitors. If you handle large numbers of goods with a high turnover, AS/RS could be the key to your success. Download this doc to learn more.

From storing small to medium sized light weight goods, to heavier duty materials to individual SKUs, there is a vertical storage system built for a variety of storage needs. This guide will explain the differences between three vertical ASRS – the vertical lift module, vertical buffer module and vertical carousel module – as well as provide some considerations to make the best decision for your business.

The mobile pallet racking units are installed over guided bases that slide laterally, eliminating the need for multiple fixed aisles. With Movirack mobile racking and shelving, the aisles open up only when the operator requests access.

SICK’s new Rack Fine Positioning app and InspectorP 2D vision sensor provides a more efficient method to accomplish fine positioning tasks.

Capital expenditure plans for materials handling solutions are ebbing overall, but restrained spending on hardware is balanced by steady investment in the information solutions that tie equipment together.

Enabling a new approach to forecasting, replenishment, collaboration, and S&OP.

The fundamental changes being driven by e-commerce and omni-channel strategies are putting a premium on rapid, efficient replenishment of small quantities picked from many potential SKUs.

How demand driven is your business? And where can you improve?

Augusta engaged FORTE to develop a long-range strategic plan that as manufacturing within the facility was phased out, the storage and picking capacities in the distribution operation would expand in phases.

Perfect Pick is a unique, goods-to-person picking solution that dramatically improves the rate and efficiency that inventory moves through a warehouse or distribution center. Highly scalable and flexible, Perfect Pick is engineered to simplify the complexity associated with other technologies. Perfect Pick’s revolutionary “one-touch” design is based on a single component, the iBOT.

While other automation manufacturers boast of achieving high pick rates, these material handling solutions typically require a substantial footprint and multiple components, or touch points, including elevators, conveyors or lifts.

OPEX's Perfect Pick™ is a unique, automated, high-speed, goods-to-man, piece picking solution based on proven iBOT™ delivery technology. Perfect Pick dramatically improves the rate and efficiency that goods move through a warehouse or distribution center.