Topic: Crown Equipment

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Crown Equipment launches Build My Truck feature for lift trucks

September 15, 2025 · Crown Equipment introduced a Build My Truck feature on its website, allowing customers to generate lift truck configurations to meet their application demands.

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Crown Equipment releases lidar-based ProximityAssist integrated operator assist system

June 14, 2025 · Material handling company Crown Equipment releases ProximityAssist, a lidar-based integrated operator assist system to aid forklift operators.

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Conventional warehousing finds the sweet spot

October 1, 2024 · By and large, most warehouses operate with a low level of technology. And when approached correctly, there’s nothing wrong with that.

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Automation where it counts at Barrett

September 5, 2024 · By deploying a drone-based inventory monitoring solution at its Hillsborough, N.J., facility, Barrett Distribution Centers, a growing 3PL, has taken license plate accuracy to the next level, helping with order picking and eliminating time spent on manual cycle counts.

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Next-level inventory accuracy from drone monitoring at Barrett Distribution Centers

September 5, 2024 · Barrett Distribution Centers' Hillsborough, N.J., warehouse manages Stadium Goods' consignment sports footwear through a specialized process involving authentication, automated packaging, and drone-assisted inventory tracking.

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Boscov’s Distribution Center: Speed regained in retail distribution

September 1, 2024 · A complete modernization of the sortation and conveyance at Boscov’s DC, along with updated software and a new order processing area, have transformed the ability of the department store chain’s DC to move more cartons in less time, while permitting more frequent replenishment shipment for stores.

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Big ideas for lift truck batteries

August 5, 2024 · Here are some expert recommendations for keeping your lift trucks powered up and running cost effectively.

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Lane Automotive automates pick and pack

June 5, 2024 · Online wholesale/distributor of performance automotive parts links robotic AS/RS with automated packaging line to gain speed and accuracy needed to hit service levels.

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Modernization at Boscov’s

May 6, 2024 · Boscov’s Department Stores DC makes gains from new sortation, controls and software plus racked order processing area.

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Pan Pacific Pet’s new distribution center: Building operations around automated order fulfillment

February 6, 2024 · A new goods-to-person robotic technology is the heart of Pan Pacific Pet’s order fulfillment strategy.

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Retail distribution closes in on the customer

January 11, 2024 · Form factors continue to evolve as retailers look for the right mix for meeting consumer expectations from the DC to the store.

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Lithium Transition: It’s all about the outcomes

January 9, 2024 · Lithium power is seen as the fastest growing motive power choice for electric trucks, though it has competition from options including thin plate pure lead and hydrogen fuel cells. For end users like City Furniture and Hamilton Beach Brands, motive power has to deliver on outcomes like space savings and uptime.

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Industrial Mobile Robot Safety Standard Now Available, A3 Announces at Pittsburgh Conference

October 9, 2023 · Industrial mobile robot deployments will get more clarity with the latest safety standard, which covers safe systems integration.

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Conventional warehousing update

October 4, 2023 · From racks to lift truck power utilization and safety, conventional warehouses have many options to maximize productivity.

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UPS Uses Robots and AI to Strengthen Network Capabilities, Enhance the Employee Experience

September 28, 2023 · UPS is working with robotics suppliers including Fortna, Geek+, Locus Robotics, Pickle Robot, and more to improve working conditions and increase productivity.

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Top 20 lift truck suppliers 2023

August 16, 2023 · It was another solid growth year for most of the Top 20 manufacturers of lift trucks. The pandemic was clearly the trigger for some pent-up demand in 2021, but continued growth in 2022 speaks to the value OEMs bring to the table not just with trucks, but with technologies and automation to improve operational performance.

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NA and VNA trucks: Jumping on the narrow aisle trend

August 15, 2023 · It seems so many roads lead to smaller warehouse footprints, increased storage density and flexibility to meet order fulfillment needs. Narrow aisle and very narrow aisle trucks are addressing these needs while maximizing operator safety and trust while working at elevated heights.

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The Time to Automate Is Now, and Hybrid Mode Can Help, Notes Crown Equipment

July 10, 2023 · Crown Equipment has published a series of e-books to demystify the process of adopting automation and to help warehouses review forklift safety.

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Sensors give lift truck safety a boost

June 12, 2023 · Operator-assist technologies that use sensors and cameras to alert lift truck operators of potential collisions with other trucks, pedestrians or obstacles aren’t new, but they’re progressing in capabilities and can be paired with telematics for further insights.

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Other Voices: Maintain a vibrant safety culture with a holistic approach and meaningful training

June 8, 2023 · Training, connectivity, communication and continuous improvement are some of the fundamentals for lift truck safety.

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