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Dematic Acquires NDC Automation In Australia And New Zealand

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NDC Automation will operate under the trade name NDC Automation for a transition period locally, and globally as Dematic, and will continue to deliver the highest quality AGV solutions for Dematic customers.

Dematic Corp., a global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain, has agreed to acquire Reddwerks Corp., provider of warehouse execution software (WES) that gives customers real-time decision engines to optimize material and information flow in the supply chain.

Featured In Food Logistics: Warehouse Automation Shifts Into High Gear

The cover story of the January/February Food Logistics examines these challenges and opportunities and how warehouse operators, automation equipment manufacturers and integrators are responding.

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Warehouse Automation Shifts Into High Gear

Meeting the demands associated with omni-channel fulfillment, SKU proliferation, and increased efficiency is generating more interest in the benefits of automating the warehouse.

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Dematic Considers Moving Grand Rapids, Mich. Facility To Mexico

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The company has 1,200 employees in Grand Rapids is considering closing its plant in the city and moving 300 manufacturing jobs to Mexico.

Dematic Corp., a global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain, has agreed to acquire Reddwerks Corp., provider of warehouse execution software (WES) that gives customers real-time decision engines to optimize material and information flow in the supply chain.

Warehouse Barcode Scanners Pick Up Speed

From “rings” that workers wear on their hands to modified smartphones, companies are testing alternatives to the “brick on a stick” scanners that have been the industry standard for decades.

James Bonner, general manager of Exel Logistics, a unit of Deutsche Post DHL, said his employees make roughly 3,000 scans each during a 7.5-hour shift. He said that in a three-month test of Zebra’s new device his employees had 10 percent to 20 percent improvement in picking rates—or the speed of assembling orders—in part because they no longer had to push buttons.

Emerging Technologies

Featured In Food Logistics: The Top 10 ‘Must Reads’ Of 2015

Big data and analytics have become a necessary tool for every business involved in every stage of the global food supply chain. The same can be said for publishing too.

Robots build pallets at the Coca Cola Co. warehouse in Grand Rapids, Mich.

E-Commerce Solutions

E-Commerce Drives Warehouse Super Sizing

Industrial real estate analysts say that in recent years, an increasing number of massive distribution centers have popped up in response to growing e-commerce.

ES3’s facility in York, Pennsylvania serves as both a manufacturers’ mixing center and a retailers’ distribution center.

Material Handling Equipment

Jungheinrich AG To Acquire MIAS Group

Jungheinrich AG, an intralogistics service and solution provider with manufacturing operations, has agreed to acquire the MIAS Group, an equipment manufacturer in the fields of warehousing and transportation technology.

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Material Handling Equipment

Featured In Food Logistics: How Robotics Will Tackle Changing F&B Demands

Robots, specifically defined as machines that resemble humans and perform tasks on command, remain rare in f&b facilities in the U.S., but technology solutions continue to evolve, hastening robotic deployments.

AGVs such as the Swisslog AGV Pick are deploying for mixed case picking in more food warehouses.

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How Robots Will Tackle Changing F&B Demands

As smaller SKU quantities challenge the food supply chain: robots and automation have a role.

A Wynright robotic truck unloader palletizes in a warehouse.

Material Handling Equipment

Featured In Food Logistics: In Pursuit Of The Commerce-Ready Enterprise

Inventory and network optimization tools rank as the most widely used and most likely to deliver a competitive advantage, according to the 2015 Material Handling Institute (MHI) Annual Industry Report.

The INSIGHT visualization module allows a supply chain manager to visualize which customer markets are served by which warehouse.

Distribution Warehouse Technology Marches Forward

F&b supply chains find use for mobile computing, data visualization, automated equipment and more.

A warehouse worker uses Crown's QuickPick Remote to move the lift truck ahead in the aisle, eliminating the need to step up and down off the truck to move to the next pick position.

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