Ben E. Keith Co., Fort Worth, Texas, broke ground on a new foodservice distribution center in Albuquerque, N.M.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, opened a new, expanded sales and service center in Springfield, Mo., to help Crown meet growing customer needs in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas, including Springfield, Joplin, Branson and Lebanon.

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.

To find efficiencies, warehouse managers are investigating the benefits of alternative energy solutions technology that may better support their needs.

Softeon, Reston, Va., released advanced simulation capabilities as part of its warehouse execution system (WES) solution.

The new Kelley Digital Master Control Panel from Kelley Entrematic, Carrollton, Texas, is said to be the next generation of integrated dock equipment controls.

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, introduced a larger, more robust display module for its forklifts equipped with Crown’s InfoLink fleet and operator management system.

Hänel Storage Systems, Pittsburgh, Pa., collaborated with information technology specialists at MAN to link two Hänel Lean-Lift systems to SAP and enable storage system operation via smartglasses.

Check out why this lineup of palletizers and warehousing equipment offer automation, flexibility and efficiency for today’s refrigerated and frozen food processors.

Hänel Storage Systems, Pittsburgh, Pa., implemented “smart picking” into its WLAN-enabled devices.