Automation Articles
Your resource for automation practical insights, emerging technologies and real-world applications shaping the future of material handling. CHC’s articles focus on providing relevant and actionable info to help operators better understand their options and make informed decisions. Whether you are planning a new system, improving an existing facility or are exploring industry developments - CHC is your direct "in-the-know" resource.
Eder Goodman System Case Study | Conveyor Handling Company
CHC integrated a system for Eder Goodman to double overnight distribution throughput with five miles of conveyor, automation, controls, and ...
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Beyond the Barcode: Cognex SLX AI-powered logistics solutions
Cognex's AI readers transform order fulfillment warehouses with the ability to interpret misreads and make on-device scanning decisions in a simple ...
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Bogg Bag Case Study | CHC
Optimizing facility space and product movement by creating 5,500+ pallet positions with a cost-effective and simple striping and signage integration
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Organize & sequence beverage orders efficiently with Block One's WES
Optimize your beverage processing operations with WES software that improves picking efficiency, routing, and loading performance.
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Powered Up Pallets - A short guide to Hytrol's pallet conveyor lineup
A short guide to Hytrol’s pallet conveyor lineup, it’s usage and benefits, and the optimal way to integrate it into your pallet handling operation.
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Home Chef Case Study | CHC
Home Chef chops pick errors by nearly 38% with a mix of flow and flexibility with ergonomic solutions with UNEX and Conveyor Handling Company (CHC).
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Strong Finish, Strong Start: Year-End Material Handling Strategies
The holiday rush tests operations, making now the ideal time to reflect, assess performance, and prepare for a strong year ahead.
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The Power of (Business) Relationships
True success is about the relationships you cultivate.
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Conveyor Maintenance Made Easy: 10 Key Tips
Keeping your conveyor systems running smoothly is critical for the success of any production or distribution facility or warehouse operation.
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Choosing the Right Conveyor System: Where to Begin?
When it comes to designing or upgrading a warehouse or distribution facility, one of the most critical questions is also the simplest: Where to begin?
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Maximizing Your Warehouse Footprint
Your warehouse’s layout shapes how efficiently you store, move, and fulfill orders—directly impacting productivity, costs, and profitability.
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Keeping Cool: Summer Solutions for Safer, Smarter Material Handling
The heat doesn't just affect the weather—it impacts your operation, your equipment, and most importantly, your people.
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From Concept to Completion
Every efficient warehouse or distribution facility begins with a single, powerful element: the design!
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Pick, Pack & Stack: Technologies in Order Fulfillment
E-commerce and logistics industries are under pressure to fulfill customer orders faster, more accurately, and at a lower cost.
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Overcoming Material Handling Challenges
What if you could transform your material handling obstacles into opportunities for growth and efficiency?
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Improving Ergonomics: A Path to a Safer, More Productive Workplace
An employee’s well-being is crucial, as their safety and comfort impact both productivity and operational costs.
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Material Handling Integrated Systems: Retrofit vs. Greenfield Projects
Whether considering a retrofit or embarking on a greenfield project, integrating material handling solutions requires thoughtful planning and ...
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The Power of Scanning and Vision Systems
From barcode scanners to complex vision systems, these tools have revolutionized the way products are tracked, sorted, and identified.
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Why Choose a Systems Integrator: Understanding their Role
Whether you are streamlining operations, enhancing productivity, or integrating innovative technologies, the role of a systems integrator is crucial.
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Conveyors: The Workhorse of the Warehouse
With order fulfillment demands skyrocketing, it is crucial to ensure your conveyor systems are in top shape!
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Racking Solutions in Material Handling
Choosing the right racking solution requires assessing space constraints, inventory types, and handling processes.
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The Importance of Building Customer Relationships
Customer relationships are the bedrock upon which successful businesses thrive.
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Exploring the Material Handling Industry’s Technological Landscape
Technology in material handling plays a pivotal role in enhancing efficiency, safety, and overall operational effectiveness.
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Understanding Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems: The Basics
A look at the ABC's of Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, unraveling their significance in today's industrial material handling landscape.
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Key Considerations for an Automated Sortation System
Automated sortation systems play a pivotal role in enhancing efficiency and staying competitive in diverse material handling industries.
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Automated Technologies in Material Handling: Minimizing Human Error
The integration and implementation of automated technologies has transformed material handling processes, enhancing efficiency, productivity, and ...
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Unwrapping the Takeaways from Pack Expo East
Pack Expo East highlights trends and advancements driving transformative changes in the material handling industry.
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Benefits of Partnering with a Systems Integrator
Seeking ways to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and optimize operations? Parnter with a material handling systems integrator (SI).
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Improving End-of-Line Operations through Automation
Discover how integrating cutting-edge technologies can enhance efficiency, accuracy, and cost-effectiveness in this informative blog post.
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Maximizing Efficiency: Getting the Most out of a Racking System
Racking systems provide a structured and organized way to store goods, materials, and products, maximizing both space and accessibility.
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Top 10 Material Handling Fundamentals
Of the many components, processes, and solutions that drive this industry forward, there are 10 basic fundamentals of material handling.
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The Impact of an Automated Conveyor System
An innovation that has changed the way products are transported within facilities to increase efficiency and productivity is automated conveyor ...
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In the Middle: The Useable Space
Mezzanines are a cost-effective way to maximize that ‘in the middle’ useable vertical space without having to expand outside your building footprint.
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Maintaining Your Conveyor
Regular conveyor maintenance is not only essential, but crucial for the smooth and efficient operation of your facility.
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Utilizing the Vertical Space
One of the best ways to utilize your vertical space is to implement a racking system which will maximize efficiency and insure safety in your ...
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The Landscape of Your Warehouse
VLM's are designed to optimize material handling & storage organization, resulting in time, cost and storage space savings, and a more efficient ...
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The Importance of Optimization
How you align your material handling operations and processes internally will determine its success.
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Innovation & Integration
Innovation is the result of integrating—or merging—new and existing equipment and technologies, to generate an improvement in your daily operations.
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Work Smarter Not Harder
How do you work smarter with your material handling to efficiently and successfully move product?
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It All Starts with the Integrator
It all starts with the integrator—a partner that will work with and for you through every aspect of a project to fulfill your material handling needs.
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Controlling the Narrative
Think of a WCS as the conductor to an orchestra—the software application system in place, orchestrating activity flow within facilities.
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Rolling Out the Red Carpet
A new year is here and it’s time to roll out the red carpet…for automation. Why all the continuous buzz and chatter about automation?
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Finishing Strong
This holiday season has gifted us with the hustle and bustle of a booming material handling industry and it’s time to close the year out solid.
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Getting the Most Out of (Your) Material Handling
The processes, innate and implemented, by which material handling product is moved or stored in your facility dictates its overall comprehensive ...
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Part 3: Implementation & Installation
The final stage in the turnkey system solution process where an idea transforms into a design that is engineered and ultimately implemented and ...
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Part 2: The Engineering Stage
Getting product from one place to the next and mapping out its journey through specific products and solutions is the key to the engineering stage.
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Part 1: The Design Stage
The evolution in how a solution for a turnkey material handling project emerges and materializes can be broken down into three distinct stages.
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Turning the Key
A complete turnkey system, built from start to finish, takes you from point A to point B satisfying the movement of products and materials.
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