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End-of-Line Automation

Why End-of-Line Is Often the First Automation Win

As fulfillment and manufacturing operations face increasing pressure from labor shortages, rising customer expectations, and tighter shipping windows, warehouse automation has moved from a long-term idea to a near-term necessity. When these conversations begin, many teams instinctively look upstream—storage, picking, or retrieval systems. In reality, some of the fastest and most reliable returns on investment often come much closer to…
January 15, 2026
Uncategorized

Turn Peak Season “Lessons Learned” Into Next Year’s Competitive Advantage — Partner with PeakLogix Now

Now that the 2025 peak season is officially behind us, warehouse and operations leaders have earned a moment to breathe. You navigated the intense surge of volume, the shifting retail priorities, the supplier hiccups, the labor constraints, and the relentless pressure to hit service levels. If you’re in retail-focused fulfillment, you likely also dealt with last-minute promotional spikes, unpredictable order…
January 8, 2026
ROM

Why a Rough Order of Magnitude Belongs in Every Warehouse Automation Budget Conversation

As Q4 closes and organizations begin mapping out capital plans for the year ahead, warehouse automation often re-enters the discussion. Labor availability remains uncertain, customer expectations continue to rise, and many operations are feeling the strain of systems and processes that were never designed for today’s demand. Most leaders agree automation will play a role in the future. The challenge…
December 30, 2025
Robotic Palletizers

Boost Holiday Fulfillment Efficiency: Why Robotic Palletizers Are the Peak Season Solution for Safety, Speed, and Savings

🎄 ‘Tis the season … for heavy lifting. But as retailers and manufacturers hit their busiest time of year, don’t let your team — and your bottom line — feel like Santa’s overloaded elves. This holiday peak, there’s a smarter way to give yourself a hand — and save your back — by automating palletizing with robotics. At PeakLogix, we’ve…
December 23, 2025
Picking

Smarter Picking with PeakLogix + HAI Robotics

In today’s supply chains, picking is often the most labor-intensive and costly part of order fulfillment. Labor shortages, rising wages, and increasing SKU complexity make it harder for warehouses to maintain throughput and accuracy. That’s why PeakLogix partners with HAI Robotics, whose HAIPICK Systems redefine goods-to-person automation. The Challenge: Traditional Picking Manual picking presents several ongoing challenges: High labor costs…
December 12, 2025
vertical lift modules

Unlocking Vertical Efficiency: SSI Schaefer LOGIMAT® VLM and PeakLogix

One of the biggest surprises for first-time users of a VLM is the level of picking speed and throughput these systems are capable of achieving. That level of performance is exactly why it’s important to match the right technology to the right application, ensuring each system delivers maximum value. At PeakLogix, we believe the best warehouse automation solutions come from…
December 9, 2025
Canada

Cross-Border Logistics: What U.S. Solutions Providers Must Know About Canadian Supply Chains

Canada and the United States share one of the largest trading relationships in the world. Every day, billions of dollars in goods move across the border. Yet while the connection is strong, the operational realities in Canada are very different. Warehouses and distribution centers in Canada face challenges that don’t always exist south of the border—vast geography, stricter cold-chain regulations,…
December 2, 2025
pallet storage

Optimizing Pallet Storage with Movu + PeakLogix

As warehouses and distribution centers face growing order volumes, limited space, and rising labor costs, pallet storage is often the first area to show stress. Traditional racking systems—dependent on forklifts—can’t always keep up with the pace of modern supply chains. That’s why PeakLogix partners with Movu to deliver the 1D Pallet Shuttle system, a smart solution for high-density storage that improves…
November 18, 2025
Service

How to Maintain and Optimize Your Automated Warehouse

Got an Automated Warehouse? Here’s How to Protect Your Investment and Keep It Running Like New If you’ve just stepped into a new role managing an automated warehouse—congratulations! It’s an exciting opportunity, but it can also feel like a big responsibility. Between robotics, conveyors, sensors, and software, there’s a lot of new technology to understand and manage. Maybe you’re still…
November 5, 2025
Canada

The Top 3 Challenges Canadian Distribution Centers Face (and How to Solve Them)

Canadian distribution centers are operating in an environment defined by rising costs and rising expectations. Customers demand faster delivery and greater accuracy. At the same time, facilities must contend with higher labor costs, expensive industrial real estate, and increasing energy expenses. The path forward is not incremental improvement, it’s transformation. Challenge 1: Labor Costs and Workforce Shortages Labor costs in…
October 28, 2025