Opportunity Gained: Busting Old Myths About Advanced Energy Forklifts in ...
While lithium-ion battery technology has been around for decades, its use in rechargeable electric forklifts has been widely available for less than 10 years. Initially, those lithium-powered forklifts were required for high-hour, high-intensity warehouse applications, with budgets to match. Early ...
Is It Time to Upgrade Your WMS Systems?
If the answer is yes, here’s what to consider. Warehouse management systems (WMS) have been around for decades. They continue to play a critical role in daily warehouse operations. Over time, warehouse management systems have become more connected, more cloud-focused, ...
What is Advanced Energy?
Advanced energy is a broad category of technologies that supply electric power in a variety of ways. In the material handling industry, advanced energy refers to the rechargeable battery systems that power forklifts, robotics, and energy storage systems providing reliable ...
What Material Handling and Fleet Managers Need to Know: California ...
This year California updated its Fuel Producer Credits Regulations, affecting all material handling companies that are located in or do business with the state. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed new regulations in 2024 that recently went into effect ...
Choppy Waters Ahead: Navigating a New Wave of Tariffs
On August 1, a new round of international tariffs went into effect, impacting nearly every foreign trading partner of the United States. These tariffs target advanced technologies such as electric vehicles and lithium batteries—industries where certain foreign manufacturers have historically ...
Second Acts: How Used Lithium-ion Batteries Can Continue Performing in ...
The end of a lithium-ion battery’s forklift usefulness isn’t the end of the show. In the circular economy, a battery’s lifecycle can have several acts. Act I – Introduction As discussed previously, the transition from lead-acid to lithium-ion battery (LIB) ...
Charging Forward: What’s Next in Advanced Energy
Mass adoption of advanced energy electric vehicles in the material handling industry is in the early stages, though, it’s been increasing in fits and starts since the turn of the century. With battery science and technology continuing to improve, the ...
Tamping Down Conveyor Noise Levels
For all the good they do, conveyors also come with noisy parts. Here’s how to reduce the decibels. For decades, one of the most efficient methods for moving materials from point A to point B has been conveyors—and that’s not ...
Putting the Horse Back in Front of the Cart: Navigating ...
Q&A with the Advanced Energy Council panel at MODEX March 2024 As the winds of change blow in the advanced energy industry, the standards and certifications around new energy technologies also continue to change. This MODEX 2024 panel discussion with ...
Building Sustainability Through Mobile Automation
Reduce emissions and resource consumption by adding AGVs or AMRs to your operation. Many issues are top of mind for manufacturing, warehouse and logistics managers – sustainability being one of the biggest. There’s pressure from all sides to make operations ...