The Growing Pressure on 3PLs Third-party logistics (3PL) providers sit at the center of the modern supply chain, managing fulfillment for retailers, manufacturers and e-commerce brands that expect both speed and precision. But today, those expectations are growing faster than most 3PL networks can evolve. E-commerce surges, volatile seasonal peaks and constant SKU turnover have stretched manual operations and legacy automation systems to their limits. For 3PLs, the challenge isn’t whether to automate - it’s how to [...]

Manufacturers today face increasing pressure to do more with less — fewer workers, shorter production runs, tighter packaging requirements, and nonstop SKU churn. Amid that complexity, one task remains central to how products leave the factory: palletizing.  But while palletizing has long been a candidate for automation, adoption remains surprisingly low. As of 2025, only 29% of warehouses worldwide had implemented any form of automation, and fewer still had automated palletizing in place. For many facilities, this [...]

A Growing Automation Opportunity, Hiding in Plain Sight Manufacturers today face increasing pressure to do more with less — fewer workers, shorter production runs, tighter packaging requirements, and nonstop SKU churn. Amid that complexity, one task remains central to how products leave the factory: palletizing.  But while palletizing has long been a candidate for automation, adoption remains surprisingly low. As of 2025, only 29% of warehouses worldwide had implemented any form of automation, and fewer still [...]

Mujin's Intelligent Robotics Platform Drives Faster Deployment and Cost Savings for IPM When Integrated Packaging Machinery (IPM) sought to transition their customer’s multi-SKU kit line from manual to automated depalletizing, they turned to Mujin for a solution. The overall challenge was clear: implement a system that could intelligently depalletize randomly stacked cases while incorporating IPM’s project initiatives of 24/7 uptime, high throughput, and reduced reliance on human intervention.   Mujin Intelligence and vision innovatively harnessed IPM’s preferred [...]