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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

These driverless machines have replaced some manual labor and forklifts, moving materials efficiently and safely, thus redefining industrial operations. In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety.

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How Automated Guided Vehicles Transform Material Handling

Conger

These driverless machines have replaced some manual labor and forklifts, moving materials efficiently and safely, thus redefining industrial operations. In this article, we explore how these AGVs are changing the warehouse industry by minimizing human error, reducing labor costs, and setting new standards for productivity and safety.

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3 Factors Affecting Growth of Automated Material Handling

GlobalTranz

Automated material handling systems reduce—and sometimes eliminate—the need for human intervention in industrial tasks. It’s for this reason that increasing numbers of industrial organizations are electing to automate as a means to minimize manufacturing costs by reducing human involvement. Plain and simple.

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Three Ways Material Handling Equipment Is Changing with Rise of E-Commerce

Talking Logistics

As online sales become increasingly popular, the growth of e-commerce has impacted every part of the supply chain, and material handling equipment (MHE) and fleet services are no different. With more and more brands looking to develop their e-commerce capabilities, their needs for moving and handling inventory are shifting as well.

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New Distribution Centre has Latest Automation

Logistics Business Magazine

Ground was recently broken for a new distribution centre where Dematic is set to supply the latest warehouse automation technology to parent company KION Group at its site in Kahl am Main near Aschaffenburg, Germany. Fellow KION Group brand, Linde Material Handling, will supply several autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

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Keeping Bakery Distribution Fresh

Logistics Business Magazine

The new facility would need to come online and get up to speed in concert with the repurposing of the previous one – and ultimately produce and distribute four times the volume of output. Opened in the fall of 2018, the La Crosse baking facility produces and distributes 19 types of bread and buns.

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Case Study: Roll Out the Barrel for Tailored Materials Handling

Logistics Business Magazine

Moving loads efficiently in the beverage industry can be a precarious business, particularly for a company such as Marston’s. a brewer which handles kegs, casks, spirits and soft drinks at its 14 depots across the UK. The Yale equipment on-site is tailored specifically to meet Marston’s materials handling requirements.