warehouse technology

It’s time to talk about voice tech in the warehouse

Voice-enabled solutions are set to become the next big tech adoption in warehousing

Warehouse workers are finding their voices. Earlier this month, a group of Amazon employees at a fulfillment center in Staten Island voted 2,654 to 2,131 to unionize, the first time that an Amazon facility successfully formed a union in the company’s 28 years of operation.

But warehouse workers are making themselves heard in more ways than one. As warehouse labor dwindles while inventory growth hits all-time highs, operators are turning to voice-enabled warehousing to fill in the gaps. With proje...

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Zebra Technologies unveils 2 warehouse offerings at Modex 2022

Zebra Technologies launched a new wearable Android computer and ultra-rugged RFID sled at Modex 2022

Zebra Technologies, the maker of tech-enabled solutions for warehouses, distribution centers and other supply chain touch points, announced on Monday a pair of new products geared toward boosting the efficiency of warehouse workers.

The company demonstrated its new WS50 wearable Android computer and RFD90 sled at Modex 2022 in Atlanta, where materials handling companies from around the country and the world gathered to show off the latest in warehouse technology.

The first of the two products,...

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Industrial Internet of Things is remaking the retail supply chain

The traditional supply chain is slowly receiving a makeover, thanks to Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies that are bringing connectivity, and scalability, to more participants. For retailers, especially small and midsized ones, to remain engaged with the various moving parts of the supply chain and shifting consumer demands, that connectivity is becoming more important than ever.

“It is forever changed because people are buying anything and everything, and it is making it more...

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Locus Robotics expands warehouse offerings with acquisition of Waypoint Robotics

Locus Robotics acquires Waypoint Robotics

Fresh off another $50 million investment in the company, Locus Robotics on Monday morning announced the acquisition of Waypoint Robotics.

Nashua, New Hampshire-based Waypoint manufactures omnidirectional autonomous mobile robots for material transport. Its flagship products are the Vector and MAV3K, industrial-strength flexible mobile robot platforms that feature omnidirectional mobility and can be fitted with a wide variety of modules and attachments. The robots are interoperable with other...

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Kroger partnering with KNAPP to automate Great Lakes Distribution Center

Kroger Co., America’s largest grocery retailer, announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement with KNAPP, one of the world’s largest innovators in the intelligent automation space, to overhaul its Great Lakes Distribution Center in Delaware, Ohio.

Amy McCormick, Kroger’s corporate affairs manager, said the move “will more than double our capacity and allow us to better serve our customers in the Columbus division of Kroger.” The expansion will add 130,000 square feet to the warehouse...

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Warehousing gets a tech boost — Point of Sale

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This episode of Point of Sale is sponsored by ArcBest. ArcBest is more than logistics. Whatever you do, whatever you ship, ArcBest makes it easier for you to do business. ArcBest combines reliable capacity, innovative technology and trusted relationships to take the complexity out of your supply chain and keep your shipments moving. That’s what makes ArcBest more than logistics.

Warehouses of all sizes are seeing a technology revolution and COVID-19 increased the need for tech implementation as...

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5 warehousing sustainability trends for 2021

Warehousing trends include sustainability and automation.

Warehouse and logistics companies are trying to shore up their sustainability efforts as they struggle to change their inventory strategies from just in time to just in case during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are five trends in sustainable warehousing to look for when the dust settles.

Automation

As warehouse labor gets progressively tougher to find and the pandemic continues, warehouses are shifting to technology and automation to do some of the work. Wearable devices, such as those provided by...

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On-demand warehousing startup raises $70M Series C

The money spigot keeps on flowing for supply chain technology companies, with the latest beneficiary, FLEXE, an on-demand warehousing and fulfillment company, announcing the close of its $70 million Series C funding. 

The round, revealed Tuesday, was led by T. Rowe Price, and includes follow-on investments from Activate Capital, Tiger Global, Madrona Ventures, Redpoint Ventures and Prologis Ventures. 

FLEXE will use the new funding to invest in its team and technology, expanding solutions that...

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Augmented reality could solve unskilled labor problem in warehouses

Augmented reality could solve unskilled labor problem in warehouses (Photo: Kinemagic)

Over the last decade, technology disruption within the warehousing industry has been telling. The need for expediting supply chains, compounded by the rise of e-commerce, has led warehouses to embrace workflow digitalization and process automation to a significant extent. That aside, there have been technologies that have not yet gained mainstream adoption but have great potential — like virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). 

Though AR and VR are technologies that have been around for...

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