Topic: Crown Equipment

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The Time to Automate Is Now, Explains Crown E-Book

May 17, 2023 · Crown Equipment explains why warehouse operations of all sizes can overcome hurdles to adopting automation and benefitting from robotics in a new e-book.

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Your telematics data to-do list

May 8, 2023 · From real-time operational data to fleet right-sizing, lift truck telematics have a strong role to play in everything from safety to maintenance and even operator training. If at first it seems overwhelming, step back, take a deep breath and go small.

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DHL Supply Chain Facility Demonstrates How Automation and Humans Can Coexist

April 14, 2023 · DHL Supply Chain offered Supply Chain Management Review a peek at the technologies it's using at a Carhartt facility in Central Ohio, including mobile robots, pallet unloaders, and more.

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Inside the Parts Town fulfillment center: Built for simplicity, speed and growth

April 11, 2023 · Parts Town’s distribution center was designed from the ground up to speed parts out the door while laying the foundation for growth. Take a closer look at the various areas of the fulfillment center.

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Your lift truck telematics data to-do list

March 16, 2023 · From real-time operational data to fleet right-sizing, lift truck telematics have a strong role to play in everything from safety to maintenance and even operator training. If at first it seems overwhelming, step back, take a deep breath and go small.

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Autonomous Lift Trucks: The human equation

August 15, 2022 · Operations are deploying autonomous lift trucks to offset pressures like rising order volumes and the inability to secure enough skilled operators. The ironic tinge here is that even though industry needs robots, it turns out the robots need people.

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Lift Truck Series: Lift truck safety gets proactive with sensors

June 7, 2022 · Managing lift truck safety is daunting in today’s hectic materials handling environments, but safety-related technology is advancing rapidly, with sensor-driven solutions available that promise to avoid incidents before they happen.

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Lift Truck Series: Lift trucks on the path to autonomy

March 9, 2022 · Once considered the purvey of the far-off future, autonomous lift trucks have arrived. Here’s what they can offer.

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Maintaining robotic lift trucks

February 2, 2022 · Sensors must be kept clean, but safe and steady autonomous operation should minimize unplanned repairs.

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DHL Supply Chain deploys its first autonomous lift trucks in North America

November 10, 2021 · The installation features Crown R 1000 Series DualMode reach trucks fitted with JBT Automated Systems robotics technology.

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Lift Truck Technology Can Improve Operator Productivity and Safety as Well as Add Autonomy

August 19, 2021 · Not only can advances in lift truck technology provide full autonomy, but they can also make operations easier and safer for human workers.

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Turning fleet data into savings

August 6, 2021 · Telematics helps the Chicago Tribune’s printing center operation reduce lift truck impacts by 30% and gain vital fleet information.

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Crown Equipment marks National Forklift Safety Day by emphasizing comprehensive safety

June 2, 2021 · Holistic forklift safety spans training, compliance management, equipment design, connectivity, and analytics.

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Automotive builds a new path

April 13, 2021 · Transportation of parts and assemblies in auto plants is taking on a new look with its increasing use of guided vehicles and carts as well as autonomous mobile robots. In a word, it’s all about flexibility.

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Get a Fuller Picture of Your Lift Truck Fleet

April 13, 2021 · Advancements in lift truck telematics and fleet software can help fleet managers keep a close eye on hours of use and task environment.

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Lipari Foods’ solution eliminates damaged rack replacement

November 30, 2020 · The wholesale distributor now has 100% uptime, every single day.

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Crown Equipment rolls out new online store adding thousands of forklift parts

November 11, 2020 · New e-commerce site for U.S. customers offers more than 4,000 forklift parts and supplies

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GECOM Corp’s next-generation automatic guided vehicles (AGV)

October 14, 2020 · A leading auto parts manufacturer turned to AGVs using next-generation navigation and control technologies to automate lineside delivery and pickup. The result: A 73% reduction in materials handling resources and a two-year ROI.

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MRO: Planning for peak demand season

September 9, 2020 · There’s no time quite like peak, regardless of how long it lasts. Upfront maintenance planning is essential to making it through with as little downtime as possible. And so is ownership of the challenge by your tech teams to keep all equipment—from lift trucks to automated systems—humming when the orders never seem to stop.

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Will robotics reshape lift truck leasing?

September 2, 2020 · The robotics-as-a-service model for automated lift trucks could emerge over time, but for now, leasing remains a popular option.

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