Material Handling
25 posts tagged with “Material Handling”
Electric Lift Trucks Are Gaining Share—Build the Fleet TCO Model Around the Duty Cycle
A practical framework for comparing electric lift-truck fleet costs using duty cycles, charging constraints, downtime, maintenance, and telemetry.
CXTMS InsightsOctober 5, 2026 · 6 min read
Material-Handling Awards Are Not a Buying Case: Build a Forklift Vendor Evidence Scorecard
Turn forklift vendor claims into a duty-cycle evidence scorecard covering uptime, service coverage, energy, safety telemetry, integrations, and shipment risk.
CXTMS InsightsOctober 4, 2026 · 6 min read
Toyota Automated Logistics Unifies Three Brands: Test the Warehouse Support Model Before Buying
Toyota Automated Logistics brings Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande warehousing, and viastore under one brand. Buyers should test how its support model works before committing.
CXTMS InsightsSeptember 10, 2026 · 5 min read
Autonomous Lift Trucks Are Creating a New Warehouse Job: Material-Flow Supervisor
Autonomous lift trucks are shifting warehouse labor toward fleet supervision, exception recovery, safety governance, and continuous material-flow improvement.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 31, 2026 · 6 min read
Battery-Electric ReachStackers Need a Container-Move Energy Ledger
Turn electric ReachStacker telemetry into an energy ledger that protects container throughput, charging windows, and terminal resilience.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 18, 2026 · 6 min read
Electric Lift-Truck Charging Needs a Shift-Level Energy Schedule
A shift-level charging schedule keeps electric lift trucks available while controlling charger congestion, electrical peaks, and battery risk.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 14, 2026 · 6 min read
Stryten's C&D Trojan Acquisition: Protecting Industrial Battery Continuity Across Warehouse Fleets
Learn how warehouse operators can protect battery availability, compatibility, warranties, and service continuity as Stryten acquires C&D Trojan.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 13, 2026 · 6 min read
Electric Forklift Demand Justified a $100 Million Factory: Warehouses Need an Energy-Capacity Plan
Electric forklift adoption is accelerating, but trucks alone do not create capacity. Learn how to align chargers, utility service, shifts, and throughput.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Hardware Still Takes 42.6% of Material Handling Integration Spend—Budget the Interfaces Too
Hardware commands 42.6% of material handling integration demand, but controls, interfaces, testing, training, and support determine whether automation delivers reliable flow.
CXTMS InsightsAugust 2, 2026 · 5 min read
FORMOVA's Rebrand Shows Why Automation Assets Need Vendor-Identity Master Data
The JBT Automated Systems rebrand to FORMOVA shows why warehouses need vendor-identity crosswalks for parts, warranties, service, and lifecycle costs.
CXTMS InsightsJuly 31, 2026 · 6 min read