Automate 2026: Raymond to showcase latest automation advancements

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The Raymond Corporation will continue building on its 100+ year legacy as a global intralogistics technology leader with its Automate 2026 exhibit.

The company said that it will showcase its technologies and products that are revolutionizing material handling at the event in Chicago.

Automated material handling technologies

Raymond said that it offers comprehensive, integrated automation offerings designed to optimize supply chain, warehousing and material handling operations aimed at improving productivity and labor efficiency.

“Raymond is committed to serving as a comprehensive intralogistics solutions provider supporting our customers in their automation journey to help improve their operations,” said Shawn Donahue, product marketing manager, The Raymond Corporation, a brand of Toyota Material Handling North America. “Raymond offers intelligent intralogistics solutions, from automated guided vehicles and robotics to automated storage and retrieval systems, that will support our customers’ specific material handling needs. At Automate, we look forward to showcasing how attendees can optimize, connect and automate their operations.”

The company said that its Automate booth will include the following automated material handling technologies:

• An exclusive preview of the new Raymond Courier line of automated trucks
  • The company said that Courier will debut in the second half of 2026
• Raymond Automated Swing-Reach Truck
• Radioshuttle Storage and Retrieval System

Integrated intelligent warehouse technologies

Additionally, Raymond provides integrated warehouse technologies through the iWAREHOUSE Intelligent Warehouse Solutions suite, combining telematics, automation and labor management tools. Raymond said that iWAREHOUSE helps enhance efficiency by collecting and reporting vehicle and operator data to help drive productivity across operations, to create an optimized and intelligent warehouse.

The iWAREHOUSE connected technologies to be demonstrated at Automate include:

• iWAREHOUSE FieldSense (iW.FieldSense)
  • Designed to be a robust proximity notification system, iW.FieldSense alerts pedestrians and lift truck operators when they come within a predefined distance between properly equipped lift trucks and pedestrians. 
• iWAREHOUSE ObjectSense Detection & Notification System (iW.ObjectSense)
  • Developed to reinforce operator training and best practices, iW.ObjectSense is a flexible and reliable way to alert operators with audible and visual notifications of objects within the lift truck’s approximate travel path and provides slowdown or stop functionality based on application needs and environment.
• iWAREHOUSE Real-Time Location System (iW.RTLS)
  • The next-generation iW.RTLS supports lift truck operation by slowing a Raymond lift truck down or bringing it to a controlled stop within a facility’s defined zones, designed to help keep operators and lift trucks in the right place at the right time and pedestrians secure.
• iWAREHOUSE Integrated Tether System
  • Raymond said that the Integrated Tether System is a first-of-a-kind operator assist tool designed to alert operators and managers and to limit lift truck functionality if an operator is not properly tethered. The wireless connection in the Integrated Tether System is compatible with Raymond lift trucks and can be paired with iWAREHOUSE technologies.