How To Automate Your Warehouse In Phases: A Modular Approach to Automation
Automated warehouses can provide impressive improvements in efficiency and throughput, but these achievements are preceded by multiple investments: updated infrastructure, complex integrations, and employee training, to name a few. Amid resource constraints, enterprises may be reluctant to adopt solutions when the ROI remains unclear. A modular approach to warehouse automation can help to alleviate these […]
RFID and Machine Vision Are Having a Moment in Automation
Radio frequency identification (RFID) has been touted for decades as the “next big thing” to drive greater accuracy and efficiency in supply chain, logistics and transportation. Unfortunately, the economics, especially cost per chip, rendered it unfit for broad-scale adoption. In recent years, however, a confluence of technology advances has helped RFID realize its long-promised potential. […]
What Is a Digital Twin in Manufacturing? How It Reduces Automation Risk
One of the biggest challenges with manufacturing automation is knowing how a new system will perform before it is installed. Digital twins help reduce that uncertainty by creating virtual representations of physical systems that can incorporate historical and operational data. These models give manufacturers a clearer view of how automation may perform under real-world conditions, […]
How Does Automation Technology Improve Warehouse Safety?
Today’s warehouses face stringent demands amid tight profit margins that prompt considerable pressure to move products quickly. Throughput may be impressive, but fast-paced warehouses can place hardworking employees at risk. Workers may be exposed to forklift and pallet jack traffic, conveyor hazards, improper stacking, repetitive material handling, and slips or falls. Over time, frequent lifting, […]
AI in Warehouse Management: Benefits, Use Cases & How To Implement
Rapid AI adoption is transforming the supply chain. Many organizations have already deployed AI in supply chain management, and many more are preparing to implement AI-powered solutions in the near future. The warehouse environment is especially well-suited to AI-powered solutions, as it’s a data powerhouse. Every warehouse produces continuous operational data after all: each scan […]
Why Automation… and Why Now? Interview with Tony Rivers
What’s driving companies to invest in warehouse automation today? Tony Rivers, chief executive officer of Peak Technologies, describes how they’re coping with the tech evolution. Rising consumer expectations of delivery speed and timeliness are driving companies to invest in warehouse automation, Rivers says. The trend is taking multiple forms, as facilities strive to apply the latest […]
Peak Technologies Partners with Jacobi Robotics to Deliver Next-Generation Mixed-Case Palletizing Automation
The OmniPalletizer physical AI platform intelligently adapts to mixed-case variables and eliminates upstream complexities to save time and money Littleton, MA (April 16, 2026) – Peak Technologies , a global provider of smart technologies, automated supply chain and mobile workforce solutions, is proud to announce its partnership with Jacobi Robotics. The collaboration brings AI-powered mixed-case palletizing to complex […]
Peak Technologies introduces Peak Automation Intelligence at MODEX
New offering combines AI and machine vision to transform supply chain performance Littleton, Mass. (April 13, 2026) – Peak Technologies, a global provider of smart technologies, automated supply chain, and mobile workforce solutions, today announced the launch of Peak Automation Intelligence, an integrated AI-powered platform designed to help manufacturers and operators of warehouses and distribution […]