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WERC Annual Conference to be co-located with 2026 MHI Spring Meeting
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (131+ words) WERC 2026will takeplace May 17-20 in Jacksonville, Florida, and it will be co-located with the 2026 MHI Spring Meeting. Alongside industry-led educational sessions, you'll find networking opportunities, keynote speakers, social events, and tours of facilities in the Jacksonville area. John Frehse Executive Masterclass…...
PMMI, interpack expand global partnership
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (322+ words) Modern Materials Handling PMMI, interpack expand global partnership Agreement establishes the PMMI North American Pavilion and strengthens international market access for packaging and processing companies PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, and interpack have signed a strategic partnership…...
Robot orders hold steady as demand spreads beyond automotive
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (314+ words) North American robot orders were essentially flat'in the first quarter of 2026, but new data from the'Association for Advancing Automation (A3)'show the robotics market continues to expand'far beyond automotive manufacturing. Companies in North America ordered 9, 055 robots valued at $543 million during the…...
Lift Truck Tips: Integrated mobile devices
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (479+ words) Mobile devices connect operator, equipment and software to create more efficient operations and standardize workflows across high-volume, fast-paced and dangerous work environments. This capability is a big deal in today's warehouses as operations continue to move toward increased automation and…...
Comau and Omron Robotics to collaborate on expanding advanced industrial automation solutions
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (369+ words) Modern Materials Handling Comau and Omron Robotics to collaborate on expanding advanced industrial automation solutions The collaboration will focus on high-growth sectors including electronics, semiconductors, medical manufacturing and light industrial intralogistics COMAU and OMRON Robotics (Omron) have signed a strategic…...
The State of AMRs: From early adoption to scaled deployment
1+ week, 46+ min ago (202+ words) Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have moved from early experimentation into mainstream warehouse operations, with fleets now supporting picking, transport, and replenishment across a growing range of environments. In this roundtable webinar, industry experts will examine how the AMR market is…...
Packaging Corner: The box that protects a billion-dollar buildout
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (316+ words) Walk a data center floor, and you'll see how little room there is for anything to go wrong. Servers, racks, power gear and networking equipment are all packed in tight and expected to run as soon as the "on" switch…...
Ocado puts AI to work across warehouse operations
1+ week, 1+ day ago (153+ words) Ocado Intelligent Automation (Booth B10119) is debuting Ocado IQ, a cloud-based fulfillment execution software that manages activity across the warehouse. The system directs picking, movement, and task priorities from inbound through outbound within the Ocado Mobile Robot System, including Chuck and…...
Joseph Dzierzawski named president and CEO of Beumer Corporation
1+ week, 2+ day ago (243+ words) Christoph Beumer, chairman and CEO of Beumer Group, has announced that Joseph Dzierzawski has been named president and CEO of BEUMER Corporation. Dzierzawski will be fully responsible for the business of Beumer Group in the North American market in alignment…...
Robotics, AI and humanoid innovation converge at Automate 2026 in Chicago
1+ week, 2+ day ago (215+ words) Modern Materials Handling Robotics, AI and humanoid innovation converge at Automate 2026 in Chicago Automate, to be held June 22-25, will highlight emerging humanoid technologies with a new NVIDIA-sponsored pavilion As artificial intelligence and robotics accelerate across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, energy and…...