Material Handling & Manufacturing Automation Blog

This is the Abel Womack material handling and manufacturing blog.

Blog: How to Tackle Your Challenges with Robotic Solutions

About the Author

Tim McMahon is an Account Manager focused on building new relationships and helping DC’s and manufacturers improve productivity, efficiency and optimization while using automation and robotics to overcome today’s labor challenges. He also provides material handling equipment and support to customers in northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire areas.

June 12, 2023 -

Year after year, robots are becoming more prevalent in the workplace. Whether it be bridging labor gaps, reducing injuries, increasing throughput, or future planning, robots are becoming an … [Read more...]

Blog: Look Who’s in the Spotlight: Michael Trzpit

June 5, 2023 -

One of our partners, Montel, recently highlighted Abel Womack’s very own Michael Trzpit. Mike has grown our relationship with this leading manufacturer of high-density mobile storage solutions over … [Read more...]

Blog: How to Get Creative During a Slowing Market

May 22, 2023 -

As we continue along here in 2023 with Covid all but in the rearview mirror – it’s amazing to think of the explosion in the Material Handling Industry in 2021 and 2022. Here at Abel Womack, we had two … [Read more...]

Blog: 5 Vertical Solutions You Need for Unique Applications

May 15, 2023 -

For most applications, Kardex Remstar vertical products such as vertical lift modules (VLMs) and vertical carousels (VCs), are installed inside of a manufacturing facility or a logistics center. Most … [Read more...]

Blog: When to Automate? Simple Scenarios That Drive Efficiency

May 8, 2023 -

Full disclosure, although I sell many material handling products and services, my area of expertise lies mainly in forklifts and pallet racking. Therefore, I am not an expert on robots, AGVs, AMRs, … [Read more...]

Even If Your Forklift Is an Oldie But Goodie…: Here’s Why It's Time To Buy a New One

May 1, 2023 -

There are plenty of old model forklifts out there doing work that isn’t too hard and do the job just fine…until they don’t. It’s not a problem if you can stomach the downtime. Do you have a spare … [Read more...]