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With so many different options, it can be hard to know what type of conveyor systems to use in your warehouse. Here are 20 common types of conveyors. If you need help choosing systems for your warehouse, contact DCS. Belt…

What is Material Handling Equipment? From the simplest shelf to the most complex lights-out facilities (warehouses so heavily automated they can operate in the dark), warehouses use a lot of material handling equipment. It’s hard to remember all the different…

Lessons Learned from My First Day in Material Handling Imagine you’re a brand-new project manager on your very first material handling project. It’s time for your very first site visit.  How excited you must be to get out into the…

Warehouse Automation By: DCS  Recently, you’ve felt the increasing demands. More complicated orders. Exacting customer expectations. Rising prices of land and labor.   Perhaps you’ve considered warehouse automation, but the price tags on those massive, complicated systems have scared you…

Where Are Your As-Builts? by Meg Culler As-builts (or redline drawings) are important pieces of documentation that detail the as-constructed system in your facility. This documentation can include layout (or plan view) drawings, elevation drawings, building & equipment details, electrical…