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We discuss Descartes’ new study on the challenges of hiring for logistics and supply chain positions. Also: Rail safety one year out from East Palestine derailment; versatile AMRs.

From warehouses to farms, autonomous mobile robots are helping boost productivity, save labor, and continuously improve operations.

Swappable batteries highlight Moog's ZQuip subsidiary's conversion kit to replace diesel power in existing off-highway vehicles.

Businesses are among the most common places where active shootings occur, yet most businesses aren’t prepared to prevent violence. We discuss how companies can better defend themselves against attacks. Also: Automation companies struggle in China; gamification comes to the warehouse.

The low-voltage ac motor market is expected to decline in 2024 after posting years of double-digit growth because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reasons include cost, terminology, government subsidies, and a shift from fixed to mobile automation

The low-voltage ac motor market is expected to contract slightly in 2024, but will grow again in 2025 according to Interact Analysis.

In 2023, the emergence of AI technologies, such as generative AI, captured global attention and dominated headlines. However, the adoption of generative AI for businesses is still in its early stages, and questions around how best to harness this technology remain at the forefront of many minds.

AI is changing the work of manufacturing office workers before it changes production. Yet AI is likely to begin making a difference on the factory floor in 2024.

Interact Analysis’ research found many gearbox suppliers observed a slowdown in 2023 and is expected to continue in 2024.