The Future of AMRs and AGVs in Material Handling
In December 2022, OTTO Motors hosted “The Best of Both Worlds: Unlocking the Productivity of AGVs and AMRs”: a webinar that analyzed the differences between AMRs and AGVs, from their technology to their applications. This webinar introduced the idea of Graph-based Planning, an algorithm that enables manufacturing facilities to achieve the benefits of both AMRs and AGVs…
Budget Considerations When Selecting an AMR Solution
Autonomous material movement technologies, specifically autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), have gained popularity as the answer to labor shortages, supply chain disruption and employee safety concerns in manufacturing facilities around the world. As you research options, you will want to understand what technologies are available, how they differ, and the related costs, to implement them. Every…
Trash Removal
Robotic lift trucks have the best return on investment when they are continuously working. A robot can be used in many ways, but instead of sitting idle it should have other low priority tasks to complete. One of these tasks can be bringing trash from multiple locations in a facility to a compactor or drop…
Dock Leveler and Truck Restraint System Support and Sales
Having high-quality, dependable dock equipment is important for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is safety. Eastern Lift Truck Co.’s Dock & Door Division sells all different types of dock equipment, including a variety of dock levelers and restraint systems, and provides the routine maintenance and emergency repair service needed to keep…
Benefits of Material Handling Equipment Solutions
Warehouses and distribution centers are busy work environments that require a steadfast focus on efficient layout and workflow to optimize productivity and remain competitive in their market. Thankfully, forward-thinking facility operators have a variety of material handling equipment and design solutions at their disposal to improve dock-to-stock cycle times and order-picking capacity, reduce product damage,…
Trash Removal
Robotic lift trucks have the best return on investment when they are continuously working. A robot can be used in many ways, but instead of sitting idle it should have other low priority tasks to complete. One of these tasks can be bringing trash from multiple locations in a facility to a compactor or drop…
Work In Progress Goods
One task in a manufacturing process is moving work in progress goods from one working cell to another. This is typically done by conveyor systems, manually driven tuggers with a train of carts or manual pallet jacks. All these solutions require labor or expensive transport systems. Robotic lift trucks can provide multiple solutions to these…
Empty Pallet Removal
Within a manufacturing cell, pallets containing materials come in, and empty pallets need to be returned. These pallets can contain anything from packaging material, work in progress goods, or raw materials. Once the product is used up, and more is required, empty pallets need to be removed, or stored for future disposal. Robotic lift trucks…
Should You Rent, Buy or Lease a Forklift?
Forklifts fulfill critical material handling applications each day by helping workers lift and move products and raw materials across varying applications, distances, and heights. Choosing the right forklift for your operation involves careful thought and consideration. After you determine what type of forklift you need, you still have a crucial decision to make — how…
End of Aisle to Outbound Staging
Inside a warehouse, material needs to be removed from racking and be brought to some form of outbound staging areas. This is done with reach trucks not only taking pallets from height but then doing long distance horizontal transport or reach trucks placing product in a local staging area where another manual operator does the…
Press Release: Combilift Celebrates 25th Anniversary with a Forklift Donation.
Our partners at Combilift have reached another milestone: 25 years of lifting innovation. To celebrate, during ProMat last week, Combilift announced their 75,000th truck, an Aisle Master articulating forklift would be donated to Convoy of Hope, a humanitarian organization that helps the communities throughout the world. Read the press release.
Inbound Receiving to End of Aisle
Whether you’re in a manufacturers warehouse or a distribution center, pallets need to be moved from inbound to racking. Many instances have manual operators moving single or multiple pallets at a time with a pallet jack and bringing them to aisles for vertical lift trucks to put them into racks. Robotic lift trucks can be…
