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Swisslog to deploy micro-fulfillment centers for Texas grocery chain

Swisslog partners with Texas retailer to deploy micro-fulfillment centers

Material handling automation provider will implement AutoStore powered by its SynQ software and pick stations to speed fulfillment for curbside pickup and delivery.

September 15, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Material handling automation provider will implement AutoStore powered by its SynQ software and pick stations to speed fulfillment for curbside pickup and delivery.

AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS

E-commerce growth sparks demand for warehouse automation

An AS/RS project in Europe shines a light on the need for fully automated, robotic fulfillment centers in the competitive online grocery market.

September 15, 2020

Victoria Kickham

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An AS/RS project in Europe shines a light on the need for fully automated, robotic fulfillment centers in the competitive online grocery market.

Attabotics raises $50 million for robotic storage and retrieval system

CEO Gravelle says design can “rid the world of conveyor belts and cardboard boxes.”

August 18, 2020

Ben Ames

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CEO Gravelle says design can “rid the world of conveyor belts and cardboard boxes.”

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.

In Person

Interview: Markus Schmidt of Swisslog Logistics Automation – Americas

In our continuing series of discussions with top supply-chain company executives, Markus Schmidt discusses automation’s role in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

May 16, 2020

David Maloney

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In our continuing series of discussions with top supply-chain company executives, Markus Schmidt discusses automation’s role in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Global AS/RS market to reach $4.6 billion by 2027

Pharmaceutical industry demand for automated systems drives growth worldwide, report shows.

April 6, 2020

DC Velocity Staff

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Pharmaceutical industry demand for automated systems drives growth worldwide, report shows.

material handling

Back in business (and better than ever)

After being derailed by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, manufacturer Pepperl+Fuchs' newly automated DC is now up and running—speeding customer deliveries and streamlining the manufacturer's North American supply channel.

February 13, 2020

Victoria Kickham

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After being derailed by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, manufacturer Pepperl+Fuchs' newly automated DC is now up and running—speeding customer deliveries and streamlining the manufacturer's North American supply channel.

newsworthy

Dematic teams with Dot Foods on fully-automated warehouse

December 17, 2019

DC Velocity Staff

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Illinois facility to boost efficiency in frozen food distribution with AS/RS, robotics, firms say.

big picture

The mothers (and fathers) of invention

Some of our most important material handling technologies have surprising origins.

December 10, 2019

David Maloney

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Some of our most important material handling technologies have surprising origins.

material handling

Flexible fulfillment at its best

October 15, 2019

Victoria Kickham

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Pharmaceutical industry 3PL J. Knipper and Co. expands its material handling toolbox with a scalable, high-tech goods-to-person picking system that is speeding operations and providing room to grow.

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