
Roberto Michel
Senior Editor at Modern Materials Handling
senior editor, Modern Materials Handling magazine
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3 weeks ago |
mmh.com | Roberto Michel
Manhattan Beer & Beverage DistributorsSuffern, N.Y.Products handled: Beer and beveragesNumber of SKUs: About 1,000 unique SKUsNumber of employees: On average, about 150 associates in fulfillment roles, not counting other staff who work from the site.
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3 weeks ago |
mmh.com | Roberto Michel
To streamline operations and expand capacity, Manhattan Beer & Beverage Distributors implemented a new 50-foot-high automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) at its Suffern, N.Y., distribution center. The Westfalia unit-load AS/RS connects two formerly separate buildings, doubling storage capacity to over 1.5 million cases and eliminating inefficient interbuilding transfers.
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1 month ago |
mmh.com | Roberto Michel
A common thread on the show floor at A3's Automate in Detroit last week was the pressing need to stand up high-performing robotic solutions quickly, and make them easily adaptable over time. Sure, there were new robots being touted, but many exhibitors stressed deployment speed and system flexibility, over and above new robots.
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1 month ago |
materialhandling247.com | Roberto Michel
A common thread on the show floor at A3's Automate in Detroit last week was the pressing need to stand up high-performing robotic solutions quickly, and make them easily adaptable over time. Sure, there were new robots being touted, but many exhibitors stressed deployment speed and system flexibility, over and above new robots.
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1 month ago |
mmh.com | Roberto Michel
Ford’s Monroe Packaging Center, or MPC, repacks automotive parts from suppliers into Ford and Motorcraft branded packaging for distribution to dealers and authorized aftermarket outlets, sending planned allocation shipments to a downstream network of 28 DCs across North America. It also parcel ships some parts for vehicles requiring urgent repair direct to dealers.
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https://t.co/7od0rd6LFq Warehouses and DCs still rely on "material handlers" but that might be shifting to "robot wrangler."

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