Business Technology | Industrial Distribution

Grainger Adds Image Search to Mobile App

Just snap a photo and the app provides options for matching products in Grainger's inventory.

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Home Depot to Pay $17.5M to Settle 2014 Data Breach

The company also agreed to employ a full-time chief information security officer, among other measures.

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Retailers Push for Warehouse Robotics as Solution to E-Commerce Boom

New warehouses laden with the latest industrial robotic technologies will play an important role moving forward.

EU Files Antitrust Charges Against Amazon Over Use of Data

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How COVID is Pushing the Convergence of Operations and IT

Amazon Business Officially Launches Its Dash Smart Shelf

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Epicor Launches Latest Version of Prophet 21 ERP

The 2020.2 release of Epicor Prophet 21 is geared for distributors to modernize processes as they pivot and adapt to a rapidly-changing market.

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What Manufacturers Need to Know about the Industrial Internet of Things

Start small and cheap. Then expand.

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Study: COVID Speeds Up Human Vs. Machine Labor Standoff

The World Economic Forum expects work to be split equally between machines and people by 2025.

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Research: US Manufacturers Digitizing at Twice the Rate of Other Businesses

A new Alibaba.com survey of 5,000+ businesses found an accelerating pivot to digital among B2B firms, especially manufacturers.

High Efficiency Right Angle Gear Drive

Worm gear drives are generally not as efficient as helical gears and become less efficient the higher the ratio.

CARGO Cases

Lockable latches and integrated tie-down plates make for easy mounting.

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Q&A: Balancing 'Big Brother' Tech with Worker Safety

How COVID is shining a light on opportunities for connected worker technology that could not only improve plant safety, but operational efficiency.

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Combatting the Rise in Industrial Cyber Threats

Simultaneous trends within business and cyber-criminal organizations have transformed security risks for the manufacturing sector.

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Automating for a Touchless Supply Chain

The ability to reallocate resources towards revenue-generating activities instead of manual labor is driving the shift.

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Distributor Trademark Considerations for Your Domain and Business

Fred Mendelsohn discusses key takeaways from a recent landmark US Supreme Court decision regarding Booking.com.

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Editorial: Down Time or Development Time?

Distributors make big moves as they position themselves to emerge stronger from the recession.

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AI and Automation - Post-Pandemic

Unparalleled challenges are propelling even cautious companies to adopt disruptive tech in dealing with irregular demands and the resulting need for production agility.