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Catch Weight in Case Picking: Turning Compliance into a Competitive Advantage for Foodservice Distributors

Lucas Systems, Inc.

When implemented correctly, catch weight capture becomes a foundation for track and trace, inventory integrity, and regulatory compliance, without slowing down the picker.

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Material Handling Equipment

Leading Beverage Distributor Doubles Throughput and Scales for the Future

Dematic Corporation

Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits streamlined a complex, high-volume distribution network by consolidating two facilities into one automated DC. Partnering with Dematic reduced bottlenecks, improved pick rates, and scaled capacity for future growth.

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits branded cardboard boxes on automated conveyor belt in fulfillment warehouse

MBody AI, Check-Cap Merge to Advance AI-Powered Robotics Automation

The merger creates a newly public company focused on advancing AI-powered robotics automation across hospitality, foodservice and commercial operations.

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Cold Storage Market Faces First Negative Absorption Since 2007

While major new facility announcements have continued in 2026, incremental investment is likely to skew toward retrofit expansions within existing footprint.

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5 Critical Design Factors for Successful Warehouse Expansion

Whether you’re designing a greenfield or an expansion, here are five overlooked details that can make a facility more flexible or more fragile than expected.

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Robotic Picking Market Poised to Triple by 2030 Amid AI Growth

Interact Analysis

Robotic palletizing and depalletizing remain the largest opportunities throughout the forecast period, and together made up the largest share of the market in 2025.

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Manufacturing & Processing

The True Price of Unplanned Downtime in Food Manufacturing

The prediction is only ever as good as the history behind it, which is why the capture has to come first. There is no shortcut around that step.

Automated vision inspection system monitoring colorful peppers and vegetables on industrial conveyor belt

Geekplus Unveils Tote-to-Person Climbing AMR Solution

RoboShuttle Hyper is engineered for high-throughput operations, including B2C e-commerce order surges, fresh food and cold chain fulfillment, consolidation warehouse operations and micro-fulfillment centers.

Geek+ RoboShuttle Hyper warehouse automation system with 6,000 totes/hour throughput and 800 totes/hour presentation capacity

2026 Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award Celebrates Next Generation of Female Logistics Leaders

This year's winners are making a difference in the supply chain, both personally and professionally. Let's meet the winners from the 2026 Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Award.

Robot Orders Surge 21% as Industries Diversify Automation Investments

Association for Advancing Automation (A3)

Collaborative robots continued to represent a significant portion of automation investment during the first half of 2026.

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Training/Onboarding

Training Beyond Compliance in Cold Warehousing

University of Nebraska Omaha

Hiring people in the cold chain is difficult but retaining them is even harder. Here's why.

Two workers in yellow safety vests reviewing a tablet together at an industrial worksite

Manufacturing and Warehousing Activity Remain Below Long-Term Norms

Warehouse on Wheels

The July reading places the index in the Contraction zone, signaling that overall manufacturing and warehousing activity remain below long-term norms.

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