Quick Hits: Fastenal's New PODs, And Amazon Blimp Warehouses

These first ID Quick Hits of the year look at Fastenal's new PODs offering, or Products-on-Demand, and Amazon's patent for a flying warehouse filled with drones and products.

Jan 4th, 2017

These first ID Quick Hits of the year look at Fastenal's new PODs offering, or Products-on-Demand, and Amazon's patent for a flying warehouse filled with drones and products.

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

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Distributors Are Turning to Business Process Analytics Tools for Structure Amid Disruption

Tony Higgins explains how BPA is helping distributors identify and analyze how work is being performed and the business processes that can be improved.

1sourcevend Expands Inventory Management Options with New Touchscreen

The new display screen offers an upgrade in the size, quality and interactions with 1sourcevending's users and how they locate and select items from machines.

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Additive Manufacturing Poised to Make a Value Impact on Oil & Gas Supply Chain

O&G operators need a way to acquire key replacement parts reliably and quickly.

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Protect Value During M&A Integrations with Better Tech and Real-Time Data

Technology can play a major role in mitigating disruption throughout an integration and beyond — and buyers know it.

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Alibaba Survey Shows Digitization Strategies are Paying Off

Digitized businesses reported higher levels of optimism, stronger sales performance, larger anticipated investments and more global exports.

Beat Supply Chain Issues by Automating Your EDI Systems

More than 80% of warehouses today have no automation whatsoever.

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The State of Manufacturing Cybersecurity in 2022

The growing reliance on digital technology has made manufacturers among the most viable targets for cybercrime perpetrators.

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5 Minutes With ID: Proton's Benj Cohen on AI's Evolving Role for Distributors

We all keep hearing about the benefits of artificial intelligence in production operations, but what about for distributors. We break that down here with Benj Cohen.

Epicor Acquires WMS Provider JMO Business Systems, Expanding in Automotive Aftermarket and OE Parts

It extends Epicor’s portfolio of business growth solutions to virtually every functional area of the automotive parts and service industry.

Distributor Growth Platform Proton.ai Nets $20M in Series A Funding

Proton.ai’s SaaS platform saw its monthly recurring revenue increase by 241% over the past year.

Additive Manufacturing: New Frontiers for Production and Validation

For production applications, "good enough" is no longer sufficient.