Equipment Report

No longer content to order from a catalog and let operators figure out the rest, more customers are working closely with suppliers to develop custom overhead handling solutions that elevate safety, productivity and equipment longevity.

With intelligent circuit boards, dexterous handling and ultra-low maintenance, new technologies illustrate how what’s underneath the product can help a company stay on top.

As customers navigate an increasingly capable array of robotic hardware and software, they are learning that results are not automatic.

Automatic guided vehicles provide precise and traceable product movement in Raytheon’s missile assembly facility.

New technologies, and creative uses of old ones, are enabling the dock to keep up with the rest of the warehouse as it transitions from brute force to efficient allocation.

Racks and shelves are not standing still as efforts to improve speed and productivity reshape traditional approaches to storage.

As lean sensibilities migrate from the production floor to the warehouse, carts and casters prove a pivotal tool for enhancing the mobility of product, people and processes.

New distribution requirements are driving dramatic changes in the way end users deploy conveyor and sortation systems. Here are a few of the most important trends impacting on today’s systems.

Mini-loads and shuttles are the engines driving new order fulfillment processes.

Once the cobwebs of a legacy WMS have been cleared, it’s easier than ever for customers to stay current and competitive without breaking the bank.

Voice customers are finding they can leverage existing voice infrastructure to extend the technology’s benefits throughout the facility.

Automatic guided vehicles are not new to materials handling, but the focus on where they’re being used is changing.

From manual devices to robotic arms, there’s more than one way to build a pallet. Here’s a look at how palletizing equipment improved productivity at these five operations.

From unit loads to mini-loads and now micro-loads, automated storage and retrieval systems are evolving to effectively manage the changing needs of today’s order fulfillment operations.

Today’s smarter sortation systems are handling the complex task of moving product through our warehouses and distribution centers faster and more accurately than ever.