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2024 Virtual Summit: Digest a magnificent buffet
Warehouse and DC operations managers are now inundated with new automation innovations aimed at enhancing efficiency, speed, and customer satisfaction,…

60 Seconds with Denise Johnson of Caterpillar Inc.
We sat down with Denise to discuss her career and the Manufacturing Institute’s 2024 Women MAKE Awards.
The power of strapping
Better ergonomics, on and off the lift truck
Automate 2024 heavy on smart warehouse robotics
Vehicle-mounted computers: Beyond rugged
New packaging idea for the cold chain
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Empowering Your Workforce: Integration of Wearables and AMRs to Increase Picking Productivity
Join us on June 20 to discover how integrating wearables and AMRs can revolutionize picking productivity and operational efficiency in your…

Packaging Efficiency: The modern way to reduce freight costs
Join our webcast to discover how Packsize & Paccurate can help your operations and outbound logistics teams cut costs and boost…
Automate & Accelerate: Replacing Pick-to-Light with the Next Generation of Automation
Top 5 Tips to Maximize Forklift Tire Safety and Efficiency
Research Report: 2024 Warehouse Outlook & Trends
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6 Ways to Re-evalute Fulfillment This Year
As 2024 hits its midpoint, shippers must optimize packing processes for peak season, reviewing carton suites, procedures, and costs to avoid…

Materials Handling Robotics: The new world of heterogeneous robotic integration
In this Special Digital Edition, the editorial staff of Modern curates the best robotics coverage over the past year to…
Case study: Optimizing warehouse space, performance and sustainability
Optimize Parcel Packing to Reduce Costs
The Paccurate Report
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2024 Virtual Summit: Digest a magnificent buffet
Warehouse and DC operations managers are now inundated with new automation innovations aimed at enhancing efficiency, speed, and customer satisfaction, prompting a need to thoughtfully integrate these technologies, which will…
60 Seconds with Denise Johnson of Caterpillar Inc.
The power of strapping
Better ergonomics, on and off the lift truck
Automate 2024 heavy on smart warehouse robotics
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Expo Pack México 2024 sets new records
The event attracted nearly 20,000 packaging and processing buyers representing over 40 vertical markets, featured 700 exhibitors, and spanned over 20,200 net square meters (217,600 net square feet) of sold-out exhibit space.

Hai Robotics announces move of its Americas headquarters to Atlanta metro
Provider of Autonomous Case-handling Mobile Robotic (ACR) systems relocates its HQ from California to Norcross, Ga.

Glencore improves recycling plant safety with ELOKON’s proximity detection system
New case study, announced on National Forklift Safety Day, shows how Rhode Island facility uses ELOshield on its lift trucks to increase awareness and hazard perception

National Forklift Safety Day: Yale Reliant operator assistance technology reaches 14 million hours of real-world run time
The award-winning technology reinforces lift truck operating best practices and supports operator awareness to help reduce the risk of accidents and close calls like a pedestrian unexpectedly walking in front of a lift truck or an operator traveling too quickly around turns.

StayLinked’s research examines cost of dropped wireless network sessions
Study finds over 30% of workers experience a dropped session between wireless device to WMS, at least once per hour.

Fluke Reliability partners with Verusen for MRO inventory optimization
Alliance pairs Verusen's MRO parts optimization with Fluke's enterprise asset management capabilities

National Forklift Safety Day 2024
National Forklift Safety Day comes once a year in June, but various sensor and vision-based, ‘operator-assist’ technologies, as well as telematics, are used daily to enhance the level of operator awareness for manually operated lift truck fleets.

Kӧrber celebrates women leaders in supply chain
Seven honorees were recognized this year by Körber for their respective leadership roles in implementations, training, and process improvements involving supply chain execution software systems.

Autonomous lift trucks shipments to grow at a CAGR of 53.7% as warehouse labor issues persist
Study from ABI Research estimates shipments of autonomous lift trucks will double from 2024 to 2025 in North America and Europe

EnerSys commends shared observation of National Forklift Safety Day
Provider of motive power solutions provider notes that National Forklift Safety Day is being celebrated on the same day this year, June 11, in both the U.S. and United Kingdom.

Toyota Material Handling celebrates 25th anniversary of SAS during National Forklift Safety Day
Toyota marks milestone for its stability control technology; promotes lift truck safety

To honor National Forklift Safety Day, Hyundai Material Handling offers free pedestrian detection
Offer demonstrating company's commitment to creating safe working environments runs June 11 and July 5, for new Hyundai electric forklifts and reach trucks.

Combilift launches campaign around National Forklift Safety Day
Campaign from lift truck supplier stresses, "Lift Your Standards by Lowering Your Load”

Equipment Depot announces best safety record in company history
Company celebrates National Forklift Safety Day, June 11, by stressing the importance of safety

NIOSH and partners offer set of best practices to help protect temporary workers
The document from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and multiple partners builds on resources developed under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Temporary Worker Initiative.



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2023 Automation Study: Usage & Implementation of Warehouse/DC Automation Solutions
2023 Automation Study: Usage & Implementation of Warehouse/DC Automation Solutions
This research was conducted by Peerless Research Group on behalf of Modern Materials Handling to assess usage and purchase intentions forautomation systems...
How Your Storage Practices Can Affect Your Pest Control Program
How Your Storage Practices Can Affect Your Pest Control Program
Discover how your storage practices could be affecting your pest control program and how to prevent pest infestations in your business. Join...

Warehousing Outlook 2023
Warehousing Outlook 2023
2023 is here, and so are new warehousing trends.
Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
Extend the Life of Brownfield Warehouses
Today’s robotic and data-driven automation systems can minimize disruptions and improve the life and productivity of warehouse operations.
Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
Power Supply in Overhead Cranes: Energy Chains vs. Festoons
Download this white paper to learn more about how both systems compare.