Automation

Survey of industry experts shows 50% expect market to increase over the next six months, 10% bracing for a decline.

The importance of reducing energy consumption and better management of energy utilization becomes a more critical issue as energy costs escalate and logistics operations are pressured to lower operating costs without loss of productivity.

Modex 2018 to feature first-ever Smart City Logistics and Connected Supply Chain Solution Centers.

In this webcast a panel of supply chain technology analysts demystify some of today's "buzz" terms and share practical insight into how to better apply the existing technologies that will create a more "intelligent" logistics operation.

The 2017 Innovation Awards were given to ProMat exhibitors in three categories: Best New Innovation, Best IT Innovation and Best Innovation of an Existing Product.

International Society of Automation exercise designed to prepare for and defend against industrial cyberattacks.

Manufacturers that have successfully transitioned to automated, highly-efficient processes certainly did not make these investments without giving careful thought to their supply chains and their ability to seamlessly move both supplies and finished goods.

U.S. manufacturers continue to invest in world-class technology and innovation, as a growing number of businesses choose to expand U.S.-based production — or return manufacturing from Asia.

Highly automated solutions and workflow adjustments can bring maximum speed and accuracy to an operation.

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has announced that the Automate 2017 show and conference broke all previous attendance records with show attendance of 12,960 people, which is a 37% increase over 2015.

With less need for fixed infrastructure and the ability to work collaboratively with humans to scale up output, robotic solutions are less costly and more flexible to dynamic e-commerce fulfillment needs than the automation of the past.

Automation is happening, and it will bring substantial benefits to businesses and economies worldwide, but it won’t arrive overnight, a new McKinsey Global Institute report finds realizing automation’s full potential requires people and technology to work hand in hand.

This report contributes to McKinsey Global Institute’s mission to help business and policy leaders understand the forces transforming the global economy, identify strategic locations, and prepare for the next wave of growth.

Innovation, new business models and new alliances were on display at Promat. It’s a whole new world.

Today’s distribution centers are under increasing pressure to reduce costs and increase margins. But higher productivity and lower errors cannot be achieved by simply layering new software and hardware on top of inefficient processes