As today’s warehouses face widespread labor and safety issues, and with workforce shortages expected only to rise, experts note that lift truck technology has become a crucial component to the success of beverage operations.

As automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are one type of technology to help overcome labor shortages in the warehouse, experts note the technology provides operators a means to fill the resource gap, allowing human labor to be allocated to more complex tasks.

Technology and software company Emerson updated its distributed control system (DCS), DeltaV. The new version, which is the 15th, helps plants digitally transform operations through improved production optimization, the company says. 

As SKU proliferation, eCommerce and labor shortages continue to impact beverage operations, experts note that advanced storage systems can help meet the many challenges today’s warehouses are facing.

Endress+Hauser recently redefined the 4-20mA RTD temperature transmitter with its newly-developed iTEMP TMT31 temperature transmitter for analog 4-20mA signals, it says.

For Reyes Beer Division, a business unit of Reyes Holdings, L.L.C., based in Rosemont, Ill., it’s the emphasis on employee engagement that it credits for fostering the “succeed as one” culture that it values so much.

Many warehouses are shifting toward the use of robotic lift trucks (RLTs), with recent industry surveys showing that the adoption of RLTs has increased 14% during the past year.

The labor shortage impacting the warehouse and transportation sector is resulting in operations managers turning more to automation solutions like automated guided vehicles.