Kevin chats with Max Cao, Co-founder and CEO of Jacobi Robotics, and Pete Allen, who wears many hats, including serving as a Board Adviser for Jacobi. Together, they discuss long-standing challenges of tackling mixed-case palletizing in warehouse operations. 

Jacobi Robotics enables robots to handle complex, real-world case flows without requiring massive infrastructure changes. The conversation explores how Jacobi is bridging the gap between research and real deployment, why brownfield environments matter, and how their Omni Palletizer is making automation more accessible across industries.

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In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Jeff Belcher, General Manager at CMC Packaging Automation, and Craig Hall, Head of Sales for North America. Together, they explore how right-sized packaging automation is reshaping fulfillment operations.

CMC, a family-run company with over 40 years of history, has evolved from mailing and wrapping to become a leader in automated e-commerce packaging. The conversation focuses on the shift from manual pack stations to machine-level packaging, the rise of right-sized solutions, and how operators can rethink packout to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and better handle the complexity of modern orders.

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In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Martin Boyd of Big Joe Forklifts about one of the most important shifts happening in material handling today. Big Joe has built its reputation on simple, cost-effective electric equipment and is now pushing deeper into lithium-powered solutions. 

The conversation centers on what it really takes to transition from internal-combustion to electric forklifts. More importantly, it explores why many operations hesitate, what has changed in technology, and how companies can make the transition without overspending or sacrificing performance.

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In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Brandon Page, Executive Vice President and Head of Leasing and Customer Solutions at Link Logistics, and Stephanie Rodriguez, National Director of Industrial Services at Colliers. Together, they break down how the warehouse real estate market is shifting into a more balanced state. 

Link Logistics, with roughly 3,000 buildings and 470 million square feet, represents a massive footprint across the U.S., while Colliers brings a global advisory perspective. The conversation explores changing demand patterns, evolving decision-making, and what warehouse operators need to understand as they evaluate space in today’s market.

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In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Ben Hull, Director of Sales at Item America, about how modular warehouse solutions are reshaping operations. Item America, a German-based company with a growing U.S. presence, specializes in aluminum extrusion systems that allow teams to design and build custom solutions on the shop floor. 

From ergonomic workstations to AMR-compatible carts, the conversation explores how flexibility, customization, and continuous improvement are driving smarter warehouse design. Hull shares how modular thinking helps operations reduce waste, adapt faster, and create solutions that truly fit their needs.

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Kevin chats with Vincent Fletcher of Carton Cloud, alongside Shaun Hagen, live from Manifest 2026 in Las Vegas. Carton Cloud offers a combined warehouse and transport management system built from real 3PL operations. The conversation centers on how 3PLs are navigating rising volumes, labor constraints, and shifting customer demands. 

Fletcher and Hagen share how Carton Cloud is helping operators stay flexible and scale effectively, especially as workflows evolve from traditional B2B models to high-volume e-commerce fulfillment.

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In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Dave Gutierrez, Vice President of Sales at OLIMP Warehousing. OLIMP operates a digital marketplace that connects available warehouse capacity with companies that need fast logistics support. 

The conversation explores the growing demand for on-demand warehousing and why it is becoming an essential tool for brokers, carriers, and warehouse operators. Gutierrez explains how OLIMP helps solve urgent freight problems, particularly when shipments are rejected, damaged, or delayed. 

By connecting warehouses with immediate service opportunities, OLIMP enables businesses to recover disrupted shipments while helping warehouses monetize unused labor and space.

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In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Abby Nawrocki, CEO and Founder of Stock. Abby brings deep experience in operations and logistics, having worked with companies like DHL, Radial, Shopify, and Flexport. Her company, Stock, focuses on solving a growing supply chain problem: excess 3PL inventory. 

Through a marketplace model, Stock connects warehouses and brands with nonprofit organizations that can use surplus goods. The conversation explores how excess 3PL inventory builds up, why traditional liquidation often fails, and how alternative channels, such as donation, can create both financial and social value for modern warehouse operators.

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In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin Lawton speaks with Bill Wappler, CEO and founder of Surgere, live from the show floor at Manifest 2026. Surgere focuses on capturing highly accurate supply chain data and making it usable across complex logistics environments. 

In the conversation, Wappler shares how data-capture technologies are evolving, how massive volumes of supply chain data are reshaping the industry, and why the next frontier may involve mobile data-capture systems and AI-driven analysis.

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In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin Lawton brings together a panel representing every side of the warehouse automation buying journey. The conversation features Christoph Buchmann, CEO of iAutomate; Mert Selchuk, Director of Supply Chain Strategy, Solutions Design, and Engineering at Staples Canada; and Rainer Buchmann, former CEO of Dematic and SSI Schaefer and current CEO of Dynamics Plus. 

Together, they unpack where automation projects truly begin, why many efforts stall before they start, and how buyers and solution providers can navigate complexity with better data, clearer alignment, and stronger partnerships.

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