Modern Materials Handling is your best source for materials handling news and products about automated materials handling. Includes news, insight and equipment reviews for automation within warehouses and distribution centers.
As warehouses and distribution centers become more automated, maintenance teams are being asked to support increasingly complex equipment, software and integrated systems—often with limited resources and growing labor challenges.
Yet, many operations find that costly downtime isn't caused by major equipment failures, but by routine electrical and mechanical issues that take too long to diagnose and resolve.
In this MMH Podcast, Group Editorial Director Michael Levans sits down with Ryan Smith, solutions manager at Certus, to discuss the growing maintenance skills gap, the risks of relying on tribal knowledge, and why leading organizations are investing in workforce readiness to improve uptime, boost productivity and support long-term operational performance.
13 Feb 2026
Securing the DC: Why cutting corners on asset management costs more in the long run
Michael Levans, group editorial director of Peerless Media, sits down with Brian Davidson, Business Development Director - Retail and Distribution at Traka Americas, to unpack what’s changing inside today’s warehouse and DC operations.
20 Jun 2025
Inside the Shift: How Automation and Robotics Are Reshaping Warehouse Operations
Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director of Peerless Media’s Supply Chain Group, is joined by Jesse Dupuis, Director of Product Management for Powertrain Solutions at Regal Rexnord, and Yoshi Umeno, Industry Manager for Global Medical and Robotics at Kollmorgen, as they discuss the key steps in identifying the automation and robotics solutions.
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