Material Handling

Cubiscan: Warehouse Dimensioning: Maximizing Profit From Receiving to Shipping

If you operate a warehouse or fulfillment center, here are some suggestions on ways you can improve your margins and increase profit from your current revenue stream.

July 24, 2020

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If you operate a warehouse or fulfillment center, here are some suggestions on ways you can improve your margins and increase profit from your current revenue stream.

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Toyota

The Real Impact of Forklift Financing

Whether you decide to buy new equipment outright or take advantage of leasing programs, how you manage your forklift investment can have lasting impact.

July 23, 2020

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Whether you decide to buy new equipment outright or take advantage of leasing programs, how you manage your forklift investment can have lasting impact.

FedEx retrains employees to supervise robots installed on its parcel sorting line

Robotic arms from Yaskawa America and Plus One streamline fast-growing e-commerce operations, company says.

July 20, 2020

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Robotic arms from Yaskawa America and Plus One streamline fast-growing e-commerce operations, company says.

Walmart Canada launches $2.6 billion plan to upgrade DC operations for omnichannel

Plan includes adding "micro fulfillment centers” in back rooms of retail stores, and warehouse automation upgrades with Vanderlande, Witron.

July 20, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Plan includes adding "micro fulfillment centers” in back rooms of retail stores, and warehouse automation upgrades with Vanderlande, Witron.

INBOUND

Assault on battery: EnerSys subjects NexSys PURE battery to series of “extreme endurance” tests

New video looks at how battery performs after being immersed in dry ice, shoved over a cliff, and shot with .50-caliber bullets.

July 16, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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New video looks at how battery performs after being immersed in dry ice, shoved over a cliff, and shot with .50-caliber bullets.

Podcasts

Logistics Matters podcast: How distributors, freight companies are changing operations post-Covid; the June Logistics Managers' Index | Season 1 Episode 14

Rob McKeel, CEO of Fortna, tells how retailers and other distributors are adjusting to the "new normal." Also: Freight companies change their business strategies in response to the pandemic; a surge in logistics activity.

July 10, 2020

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Rob McKeel, CEO of Fortna, tells how retailers and other distributors are adjusting to the "new normal." Also: Freight companies change their business strategies in response to the pandemic; a surge in logistics activity.

Pandemic pressure pushes warehouse automation demand

Honeywell Intelligrated survey finds investment likely to rise in e-commerce, grocery, and logistics sectors.

July 8, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Honeywell Intelligrated survey finds investment likely to rise in e-commerce, grocery, and logistics sectors.

ABB recycling program refurbishes aging robots

Sending old bots to rehab can add new capabilities like simulation, collaboration, Swiss robot vendor says.

July 6, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Sending old bots to rehab can add new capabilities like simulation, collaboration, Swiss robot vendor says.

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SICK

How AMRs improve safety and productivity in manufacturing

July 1, 2020

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Under certain conditions, autonomous mobile robots can be subject to wear-and-tear. Properly implemented safety systems embedded within robots can help to extend equipment longevity.

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Hyster

Adopting Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Lift Trucks Makes Financial and Operational Sense

July 1, 2020

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What if your materials handling operation could achieve higher operational productivity, eliminate cumbersome battery charging infrastructure and deliver consistently high performance? It's possible, with lift trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells.

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