In December of 1987, Easton Sports opened an automated warehouse in Salt Lake City to distribute its line of hockey gear, baseball bats and other sports equipment. It was a noteworthy achievement featuring extensive use of conveyors and a sophisticated tilt tray sorter. The facility pushed the company's distribution efforts to new levels and was covered by Modern Materials Handling in a July, 1988 story. But, as anyone who has been in distribution for awhile can attest, things change.
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