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DMW&H, a leading provider of integrated material handling and automation solutions, is proud to announce the successful achievement of SOC 2® compliance, marking a significant milestone in the company’s ongoing commitment to cybersecurity, data protection, and customer trust. SOC 2® compliance validates that DMW&H has established and maintained rigorous controls to safeguard customer data against

Strong Industry Partnerships Make a Difference What stood out most to you at MODEX 2026? MODEX 2026 highlighted that having the expertise to integrate complex systems and being able to use effective partnerships are critical to bring the best value and the best solution to the user. The number of partnerships highlighted at the show

MODEX 2026 has officially wrapped and what a year it was. As the largest event for manufacturing and supply chain professionals, this year’s show delivered record-breaking attendance, expanded global participation, and an unmatched showcase of innovation across the industry. With more than 50,000 registered visitors and 1,057 exhibitors spanning 630,000 net square feet, MODEX 2026 marked its most

In today’s fast-paced supply chain environment, technology evolves faster than most facilities are built. Fulfillment systems that once operated efficiently can quickly become outdated as customer expectations shift, automation advances, and data-driven decision-making becomes standard. To remain competitive, companies must design their fulfillment systems not only for current needs but with a clear strategy for

Automation is known for accelerating distributor performance, but success isn’t automatic. It requires strategy built on best practices, discipline and strong partners. These factors are especially important at a time when many organizations are weighing automation approaches for improving speed, flexibility and accuracy in facilities, according to a panel of experts in an education session

Fairfield, NJ – October 1, 2025 – DMW&H, a leading provider of advanced material handling and warehouse solutions, is proud to announce it has been ranked #53 among medium-sized companies on the 2025 NJBIZ Best Places to Work in New Jersey list. This marks the 12th consecutive year the company has received this prestigious recognition,

Efficiency and precision are paramount in the complex world of modern warehousing, making the role of a systems integrator incredibly important. For companies seeking to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and reduce costs, a warehouse integrator brings the expertise needed to seamlessly merge technology, equipment, and processes into a cohesive, high-performing system. What is an Integrator?

In the modern supply chain, speed, accuracy, and efficiency are paramount. Warehouses and distribution centers are under constant pressure to process more orders, handle more SKUs, and adapt to constantly shifting consumer demands. As businesses strive to meet these challenges, material handling systems have become increasingly sophisticated—blending conveyors, sorters, robotics, software, automated storage and retrieval

Key Points & Highlights from the ProMat 2025 seminar with Michael Roe (Vice President – Sales, DMW&H) & Gary Ritzmann (Sales Director, Movu Robotics) A Faster, Smarter Future for Warehousing At ProMat 2025, Michael Roe, Vice President – Sales, DMW&H and Gary Ritzmann, Sales Director, Movu, unveiled a joint solution that fuses high-density, modular automation

What is your number one takeaway from Promat 2025? We were all pleased to see the large number of exhibitors at this year’s ProMat but more notably, the record number of visitors attending the show. Compared to previous years where attendees were primarily just looking to learn about new automation solutions, we felt that this

Attending a professional trade show or conference can be a game-changer for networking, learning, and business growth—if you plan strategically. To get the most out of the experience, it’s critical to start by researching the event in advance and develop a clear game plan. This ensures you maximize your exposure to subject matter experts, potential

In the article, Ernie provides valuable insights into how warehouse software solutions are evolving to address challenges like SKU proliferation, efficiency, and safety in modern beverage operations. “Each additional SKU, independent of volume changes, increases the storage space required, pick face availability and logical tracking through a software solution.” Bocchino shares. Read Full Beverage Industry’s

DMW&H is excited to announce that Jim McLafferty has been promoted to Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Solutions Development, effective January 1, 2025. Formerly the Director of Sales for Post & Parcel, McLafferty steps into this role with a wealth of experience and a demonstrated history of success, positioning him to drive continued growth

DMW&H Celebrates 11th Consecutive Year as One of New Jersey’s Best Places to Work, Ranking #38 in 2024 DMW&H, a leading provider of advanced material handling and warehouse solutions, is proud to announce its recognition as one of the “Best Places to Work in New Jersey” by NJBIZ for the 11th consecutive year. In the

What Does Your Carrier Expect from You? Parcel shippers have specific expectations from their business customers to ensure smooth, cost-effective, and efficient shipping operations. These expectations align with the need for streamlined processes, accurate information, and clear communication. The details are usually included in the carrier’s service level agreements (SLAs), but, in general, adhering to certain requirements will help streamline

“In today’s rapidly changing food and beverage industry, automation has become essential in overcoming labor shortages and ensuring operational efficiency. As Michael Roe of DMW&H explains, ‘People just don’t want to work in a warehouse anymore, and even when they do, retaining those individuals is difficult. This creates an opportunity for companies to look at

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A strategic push to implement a data analytics program can play an important role in optimizing your facility operations including your outbound parcel planning. A robust data analytics plan empowers your team to make data-driven decisions, optimize operations, and ultimately can enhance customer satisfaction while reducing costs. The key to success is to identify which

MMH: What is your number one takeaway from MODEX 2024? Haggar: To me, MODEX is always a leading indicator on the state of the material handling industry. The record number of attendees combined with the many detailed conversations we had at the show symbolize an industry that’s poised for an increase in volume during the second

DMW&H a prominent provider of cutting-edge material handling and warehouse solutions, proudly announces its latest partnership with Movu Robotics, an innovative warehouse automation brand distinguished for delivering simplified logistics solutions to warehouses worldwide. This collaboration aims to empower DMW&H’s customers with the advantages of Movu’s robotic technologies, focusing on enhancing operations related to pallet and

“All of us at DMW&H are honored to be ranked as one of the Best Places to Work in New Jersey,” stated Ray Haggar, President of DMW&H. “This is our 10th consecutive year being recognized, which demonstrates the consistency of the passion, teamwork, and respect we have for each other. We are excited to continue

Setting the Scene Inflation and a host of geopolitical issues have made for some interesting developments in the shipping world over the last 18 months. To start, there are a few distinctions to make before we can make sense of some of the recent data. The first concerns the difference between spot prices and contract

Businesses of all types are continuing to learn valuable lessons in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It may be tempting to think that a lot of this information is simply related to how we can better react to future pandemics, but in fact many of these lessons can be applied more generally. Many of

Each year the MHI Annual Industry Report provides valuable incites and useful data for businesses working across all areas of the supply chain. The 2023 report, authored jointly by MHI and Deloitte Consulting, was released at this year’s ProMat event which was hosted in Chicago from March 20-23. The results of industry-wide surveys are always

As more and more individual parts of our supply chain have become automated over the last decade, the shipping logistics industry has seen massive increases in efficiency. Modern software, autonomous machines, and time-saving scheduling are now the norm for many of our customers at DMW&H. But as this modernization has spread across the field, we

In our last DMW&H blog, we delved into some specific engineering questions related to the physical movement of items—conveyors, automated sorters, motors, etc. Of course, in today’s world, these physical components are only as good as the systems that allow them to operate and coordinate in digital space. As important as it is to ensure

April 2023 | Modern Materials Handling Logistics and supply chain professionals attended ProMat 2023 with some key goals in mind as they work to set their companies up for success. Q: What is your number one takeaway from ProMat 2023? Colletti: We saw a lot of pent-up demand among show attendees, who came to the table

The world has watched the rise of automation over a wide range of industries in the past few decades, with machines and digital programs slowly taking up a larger share of the work that used to be done by humans. One obvious reason for this trend is that the technology has slowly come of age,

If we think about all of the ways that home delivery of goods has changed over the past five, ten, or fifteen years, there is a lot to take in. We are not simply seeing more products bypass brick and mortar stores, we are also seeing new types of products make their way directly from

On our DWM&H blog we talk a lot about different strategies to help improve warehouse logistics. A lot of the time, these approaches involve implementing solutions to help get a leg up on the competition, reduce inefficiency, and take advantage of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and automation—they are essentially proactive. They come from asking

October 2022 | Beverage Industry In the 1952 “I Love Lucy” episode “Job Switching,” popularly known as the Chocolate Factory episode, Lucy and Ethel try to prove to their husbands that a job outside of home is easier than housework, so the couples “switch.” As the guys stay at home and end up burning clothes

If you don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the logistics of supply chain management, you might think that automation has become a bit overhyped. Sometimes it feels like we see new story after news story about drone delivery or autonomous trucking, but we don’t actually see these advanced machines making a difference. Interestingly,

Signs of the coming automated future are all around us these days. You may see a driverless car on the highway, or visit a restaurant with an automated kiosk, or see a delivery drone fly overhead. These new developments in robotics and automation have been a long time coming, but now their adoption in a

In our last blog, we wanted to inform our DMW&H clients about the increased demand for warehousing services in recent months. A key theme of this piece was the uncertainty that has come as the industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Simply put, we are still waiting to see what changes from the pandemic are

One of the things we continue to strive for at DMW&H is to work with our clients to find unique and pragmatic solutions that are right for them. It has become exponentially more difficult over the last five to ten years to keep pace with the advancements in both products and solutions that have become

Excess inventory has always been a focal point of efficient shipping and receiving. Good logistics mean keeping items on the shelf or in the warehouse for a minimum amount of time so that we can avoid excess inventory. There are many ways to address this that we continue to emphasize with our clients at DMW&H,

July 2022 | ISE Magazine Labor pains reveal a ‘systems change’ for workforce In an age when advanced automation is changing the way people work, the supply chain industry is facing a new and unforeseen disruption: Even with robots and other high-tech devices to help perform tasks, there often aren’t enough people to work alongside

July 2022 | DC Velocity In Person: Joe Colletti of DMW&H In our continuing series of discussions with top supply-chain company executives, Joe Colletti discusses the effect of the e-commerce explosion on DC design and the challenges posed by supply chain bottlenecks. Joe Colletti has over 30 years of experience in executive management, business development,

It is going to take some time before we fully understand all the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, if we are able to do so at all. One of the biggest issues has been trying to distinguish between short term reactions to the pandemic, and longer-term trends that are here to stay. The recent focus

June 2022 | Beverage Industry New beverage facility builds trend toward continued efficiency Architectural-led designs help beverage warehouses build for the future As the industry continues to navigate a new “normal,” including the lasting effects of the coronavirus pandemic, supply chain issues, labor shortages and inflation, major beverage players are finding innovative ways to weather

The labor market has gone through some wild swings in the past decade, not to mention the last two-and-a-bit years of a global pandemic. Time and time again we meet with our clients at DMW&H and hear the same question: “What can I do to hire the right people for distribution?” It doesn’t matter the

Not many of us understood global supply chains in detail before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic—at least not their vulnerabilities. That has all changed as suppliers have been forced to adapt to shutdowns, labor shortages, and other problems over the last two years. The good news is that in the face of this unprecedented

April 2022 | Modern Materials Handling Keeping Pace with Exponential Supply Chain Growth Troy Donnelly – Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Application – DMW&H Q: What is your number one takeaway from Modex 2022? Donnelly: The show exceeded my expectations. Going into it, I think a lot of us were kind of uncertain as to whether

A lot of the recommendations that we see today for improving distribution and storage efficiency are geared towards large businesses operating buildings with large footprints. These techniques and tips are great, but sometimes they just don’t make a whole lot of sense if you are working with a smaller space. A lot of shipping and

Understandably there is a lot of focus on environmental sustainability for modern businesses. In the past large facilities like warehouses and retail centers were not necessarily designed with these concerns in mind, but there is plenty that can be done with modern construction and retrofitting to reduce carbon footprints and promote the health of nearby

These companies are providing smart warehousing solutions to big alcohol companies and changing the face of the supply chain. Smart warehousing is simply defined as the culmination of the automatic components in the warehouse. It helps in contributing value by integrating technology and automation that enables cost savings and efficiency. The smart warehousing market has

The expectations of consumers and suppliers have ebbed and flowed over the past 24 months of the global COVID-19 pandemic, taking the marketplace on some wild swings. We have hit low valleys of supply chain disruption and scarcity, and high peaks of overabundance and strong inventory. One thing has become clear for both our staff

February 2022 | Beverage Industry With the rising number of online shoppers following the outbreak of COVID-19, sales in eCommerce has exerted immense pressure on businesses to deliver a vast number of products within a stipulated time. Whereas many warehouses and distribution centers operate on the principle of operator-to-goods, where the operator must travel to

DMW&H is please to announce they have added to their growing team. Troy Donnelly has joined the executive team as Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Applications. In this role, Donnelly’s responsibilities will encompass sales team leadership, accelerating DMW&H’s revenue through expanding DMW&H’s presence in new channels and contributing to the company’s marketing and

With the holidays just around the corner, retailers around the country are preparing for one of their busiest seasons of the year. The time for gift giving means that order fulfillment, returns, and shipping/receiving logistics will all be run through their paces in the next few weeks. The good news is that Christmas is a

Distribution centers operate like the central nervous systems of modern retailers, connecting everything together in a (hopefully) well-choreographed dance. As such, they are often the place that companies look to implement improvements or retrofits with newer technology. If your business is interested in improving and expanding your distribution center through a retrofit, consider these few

Today the average consumer browsing the Internet has very different expectations of delivery times than they would have had just five or ten years ago. With e-commerce giants like Amazon leading the way to speed up fulfillment times, two and three-day deliveries have become the norm. When it comes to improving this type of efficiency,

There is no more exciting trend in warehouse logistics than the progress being made by artificial intelligence. For good reason, plenty of attention on this front is paid to the back-end software capabilities that have emerged in the last ten years. Putting large data sets to work through adaptive software has allowed for drastic changes

DMW&H has been honored for the 8th year in a row with the ‘Best Places to Work in New Jersey’ award, a prestigious award presented by NJBIZ. DMW&H placed #30 on the medium-sized companies list. The “Best Places to Work in New Jersey” award program recognizes and honors the state’s top employers who show a

More than 1,500 professionals in logistics and supply chain management will be at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP’s) 2021 EDGE Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition, Sept. 19–22 in Atlanta. At this conference, you’ll learn ways to cut supply chain costs, network with colleagues from all over the world, and discover new and

Join DMW&H at PARCEL Forum ’21 Booth #138 – A Monumental Event While most of the world came to a screeching halt due to COVID, the logistics and shipping sectors did anything but slow down. An industry that mostly toiled behind the scenes was now thrust to the forefront. While you were always essential

What is the digital marketplace going to look like in five, ten, or even fifty years? How will consumers purchase the products that they want, and how will order fulfillment take new forms? These are the questions that everyone is waiting to see in the world of e-commerce. Businesses are aiming to prepare for the

Advice about how to improve warehouse operations can get convoluted during the digital era. It is easy to get stuck in the weeds discussing advanced software integration, shipping logistics, and smart storage infrastructure. There is a time and a place to talk about those types of improvements, but plenty of our clients at DMW&H are

The world will look and feel quite different in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and nowhere will these changes be more obvious than everyday commerce. Months of quarantine and increased demand for socially-distanced order fulfillment has sped up many of the trends already in swing when it comes to the online sale of products

In the past five years, the push to convert traditional retail operations and spaces into modern e-commerce businesses has ballooned nationwide. As consumers have turned to easy-to-use online platforms, especially during the midst of a global pandemic, suppliers have looked for ways to make this transition while limiting downtime. If your business is considering a

DMW&H Top Executive Named 2021 SDCE Pros to Know Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments leverage supply chains for competitive advantage Fairfield, NJ – March 29, 2021 – DMW&H, a full-service material handling solutions provider, announces that a top executive has been named Pros to Know by Supply &

The factors likely to determine a business’s competitive edge in today’s world are vastly different than those of ten or twenty years ago. More than ever before, the logistics process underpinning sales, storage, and delivery is a primary driver of growth and development against competitors. Customers have come to expect an internet of things at

When was the last time you assessed the operating costs for your warehouse? Perhaps you negotiated something favorable with an individual service provider or supplier. And, rightfully so, felt good about that success. But, have you looked at the business’s entire operations for cost-savings? Let’s explore some approaches that can help uncover efficiencies. Labor Is

The storage, shipping, and handling systems that are available to modern businesses today represent a vast improvement over those of just five or ten years ago. This rapid pace of change has allowed for increased rates and efficiency of distribution, paving the way for future growth. But this level of advancement also prompts the question,