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The Modern AGV
Guest Blog by Laura McConney, JBT Corporation Since the mid-1950s, AGVs (automated guided vehicles) have been a mainstay in the materials handling industry. Their ability to increase productivity, reduce labor costs, and improve safety made them no-brainer investments for many facilities […]
New Video on MHI View: 3D Printing and Technology Convergence
As part of MHI’s ongoing video program, this new episode focuses on: 3D Printing and Technology Convergence 3D printing is no longer a technology of the future. Companies are using it now to blur the boundaries between manufactures and distributors. This technological revolution […]
Automation Adds Safety
When Bob Hoffman began working with integrated robotic welding systems in the early 1980s, there were limited safety precautions. “The robot cell safety equipment would be a waist-high railing with a sign on a gate warning of the dangers, no […]
Automation Creates Jobs and Raises Wages
In December 21, 2016, the New York Times ran an article titled, “The Long-Term Jobs Killer Is Not China. It’s Automation.” It repeated across its 1,250 words the assertion that automation is bad news for the worker. This is demonstrably […]
Walmart Looking to Deploy In-store Drones
Walmart has recently filed a patent to use drones in-store to fetch product. The patent describes the vision of the drones being used as: “dispatching an airborne drone to an item located within a retail shopping facility, securing that item […]
Three Considerations When Evaluating New Autonomous Warehouse Transportation Solutions
Guest blog by Lou Micheletto, Director of Integrated Solutions, MHI Member, Yale Materials Handling Corporation Today’s operations face an ever-changing, increasingly demanding world, with growing SKU counts, the desire for faster delivery times and a labor climate characterized by high turnover, […]