From illuminating education to next-generation technology and equipment in action, MODEX lets you see what’s coming — and take advantage of it to “future-proof” your supply chain for years to come.
Eleven technologies work together to create NextGen supply chains that are digital, on-demand and always-on.
April 11, 2018
In this fifth annual survey report on supply chain innovation, MHI, Charlotte, N.J., and Deloitte Consulting LLP, New York, teamed up to better understand the critical shift toward next-generation (NextGen) digital supply chains.
The collaboration will combine t-Sort and RightPick.
April 10, 2018
Tompkins Robotics, a Raleigh, N.C.-based division of Tompkins International, and RightHand Robotics, Somerville, Mass., announced a collaboration that will combine t-Sort, what is dubbed to be the world’s first portable, automated sortation system, with RightPick, a robotic piece-picking system, to provide flexibility and throughput for e-commerce and omni-channel fulfillment.
Tompkins Robotics’ t-Sort robots combined with SI Systems’ broadest portfolio of Robotic A-Frame dispensing technologies creates optimized order flow.
April 9, 2018
Tompkins Robotics, a Raleigh, N.C.-based division of Tompkins International, partnered with SI Systems, Easton, Pa., to create faster, space-optimized, ''no-pick-labor-required'' solutions designed for the emerging uni-channel fulfillment ecosystem.
Mobile robot platforms and industrial robot manipulators will drive the largest market growth during the forecast period.
December 18, 2017
The demand for robots and the supply of matured robotic solutions for the optimization of logistics processes have created a tipping point that, according to a new report from Tractica, Boulder, Colo., could lead to widespread acceptance and presence of robots in warehouses and logistics operations.
The McLane Findlay distribution center will utilize employees, robotics and artificial intelligence to deliver over 325,000 picks of items per day at peak operation.
December 8, 2017
McLane Co., Inc., Temple, Texas, celebrated the opening of its new, $150 million, 417,338-square-foot grocery distribution center in Findlay, Ohio.