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 ...
Managing Expectations During Warehouse Robotics Implementation
Warehouse robotics can improve efficiency, throughput, and workforce flexibility, but implementation is rarely as simple as installing new equipment and flipping a switch. Successful deployments require coordination across operations, IT, maintenance, leadership, and frontline staff. Many implementation challenges stem not ...
Things to Consider Before You Automate
When a solution provider evaluates an opportunity for automation, the process begins long before any technology is selected. The first step is understanding the client’s current operation: the processes in place, how people and products move through the facility, and ...
Add it Up: The 5 Calculations of ASRS ROI
When calculating ROI, ASRS not only provides a quick return, it can also save in other ways. See how it all adds up. Whether it’s upgrading an existing warehouse or building brand new, one factor can make or break the ...
Maximizing ROI with Mobile Automation: What the Data Shows
As labor shortages persist and pressure mounts to improve operational efficiency, many modern industrial organizations are leaning into mobile automation to future-proof their operations. Technologies like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are helping companies bring autonomy ...
When a Battery Becomes a Razor: Using Lithium-ion Batteries in ...
Since energy consumption makes up a significant portion of a warehouse facility’s operational costs, material handling companies are always searching for ways to reduce energy usage—because using less energy means saving big money. One way to offset high energy costs ...
Recalculating: Including Productivity Gains in Total Cost of Ownership
As businesses transition from traditional power sources like fossil fuels and lead-acid batteries to new energy technologies like hydrogen fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries, it’s easy to get caught up in the dollar signs. It’s a big check. But when ...
Podcast: Maximizing ROI and Mitigating Risks in Robotics Investments
In this episode of the MHI Industry Leadership Podcast, hosts Christian Dow and Frank Schwartz welcome two industry veterans, Matt Bush, VP of Technology, Innovation, and Research, and Chris Lingamfelter, Founder and Managing Partner at Robot Advisors. Together, they bring ...
Justifying Robotics, Part II
It can be easy to overlook the more human piece of the ROI equation when looking at justifying robotics and automation in general, but for the long-term sustainability of an organization made up of people, it is the most important ...
ROI of Energy Sources: Automation
By combining modern automated equipment with modern power sources, you can drive warehousing efficiencies. The ecommerce boom that exploded during the pandemic is showing no signs of slowing, and along with it, warehouses remain hubs of activity. The pressures to ...