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50% Spike in Demand for Retail Storage, says Shelving Specialist

Logistics Business Magazine

Its examination of data over five years suggests that the spike in online sales in 2020, which required a further 30 million square feet of space, will increase to 92 million square feet over the next three years, as the trend towards online shopping accelerates, irrespective of the anticipated end to the pandemic.

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ASRS Warehouse Systems: Everything You Need to Know

Conger

Now, we’ve covered warehousing software systems in our article on Warehouse Automation Trends. There are two main types of ASRS systems: Unit-load. Unit-Load ASRS. Unit-load ASRS systems are designed to handle large and heavy pallets and cases, with weights ranging from 1,000 to 5,500 lbs.

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Automation: Paving the way for progress

Automotive Logistics

“In particular, the concept of ‘Industry 4.0’, which encompasses the trend of integrated automation and data exchange within manufacturing environments, seems to be transforming the way that [manufacturing] customers think about production,” says Mark Longacre, applications engineering manager at AGV provider, JBT Corporation. uš explains. “Of