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Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Corporation announces a new solution designed to help promote social distancing measures as businesses reopen, using sensors embedded in tags that buzz when personnel get within six feet of one another. Employees can simply wear the electronic tags on a lanyard, similar to building or equipment access cards, offering a minimally intrusive solution that only makes its presence known when providing a proximity alert.
The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) released first-quarter data showing the general major cost structure of operating refrigerated warehouses. The cost of labor was once again the largest share of expenses, followed by property rent/lease/mortgage costs.
The new Elgin facility will provide overnight replenishment to more than 45 branches, and is part of FleetPride’s broader network of regional distribution centers.
FleetPride, Irving, Texas, opened a new 150,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution center in Elgin, Ill., replacing its existing facility in Bolingbrook, Ill.
The study projects that the industry likely won’t experience dramatic job loss over the next decade, though many workers may see the content and quality of their jobs shift as technologies are adopted for particular tasks.
The UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, Berkeley, Calif., released a study that details how the adoption of new technology can (and will) transform the way warehouses operate over the next 5-10 years.
The new Kelley Digital Master Control Panel from Kelley Entrematic, Carrollton, Texas, is said to be the next generation of integrated dock equipment controls.
The Rite-Hite Dok-Guardian XL Safety Barrier from Rite-Hite, Milwaukee, Wis., is designed to help facilities with loading docks comply with walking-working surfaces regulations mandated by OSHA.
With this acquisition, Shopify will add 6 River Systems’ cloud-based software and collaborative mobile robots to its newly released Shopify Fulfillment Network.
Shopify Inc., Canada, announced plans to acquire 6 River Systems, Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of collaborative warehouse fulfillment solutions.