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As the thanksgiving season approaches, so does the start of the busy holiday shopping season. And with that comes a whole lot of expectations for warehouse and distribution facilities in getting holiday purchases out the door to the consumer on time. And what many shoppers don’t see is the ‘behind-the-scenes’ of your warehouse and distribution facility in...

Everything can change with a Vertical Lift Module (VLM)—the ideal storage and picking solution designed to improve the overall picking process. VLM’s give warehouses a high-tech system for storage organization and material handling, saving time, storage space and costs and enabling a much more efficient workflow.

As manufacturers and distribution centers prepare for the holiday peak season, it is critical to make sure that your conveyor systems are ready for the push. Many are feeling the pressure to maximize uptime, thereby minimizing any downtime. According to statistics last year, nearly 141 million consumers shopped online or in stores from Thanksgiving through...

There is quite a bit of talk lately about the retainage of millennials in today’s material handling industry. Finding good employees can be tough…but finding good employees who want to stick around proves to be an even bigger challenge in this millennial age. The days of the 20+ year employee has long since gone. Information that was once stored in file...

With new automation technologies driving advances in the material handling industry, automated solutions are becoming more and more commonplace. And with that, manufacturers are tasked with the ongoing challenge to stay ahead of the game, continuously keeping one finger on the pulse when it comes to automating distribution centers.

For the material handling industry, moving products throughout a facility is a critical process which relies on organization, precision, and best practices in order to a establish a safe and efficient workplace.  Finding and making the right improvements in manual warehouse labor will increase productivity and reduce ergonomic injuries. To do this,...

Routine maintenance contributes to the life of your equipment, thereby diminishing the possibility of downtime in production. But even with preventative maintenance and routine cleaning, there is no guarantee. There is always that chance of a breakdown in your conveyor equipment. With so many different conveyor manufacturers, all using many thousands of...

It’s all in the design. A design that takes shape and transforms into an efficient, cost effective, productive and unique solution for your warehouse or distribution facility.

As the “traffic cop” for warehouses and distribution facilities, a warehouse control system (WCS) is a software application that tracks and guides real-time activities within your facility. The WCS is responsible for keeping everything running smoothly and maximizing the efficiency of your material handling systems.

In a recent article from Modern Materials Handling Magazine, it was suggested that in today’s material handling industry, software is paramount to order fulfillment processes. Furthermore, using that software to find the most cost effective way to deal with the various SKU’s.