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AIM North America announces its 2021 North American Industry Award winners
AIM North America, which promotes knowledge and solutions for the automated data capture industry, names top honorees across three categories.

RELiON Battery announces aftersales agreement with Hyster-Yale Group
RELiON's lithium deep cycle batteries will be offered via authorized Hyster and Yale dealers

RightHand Robotics secures $66 million in Series C funding
Provider of autonomous robotic picking solutions for order fulfillment announces funding round led by Safar Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners L.P., and SoftBank Vision Fund 2

Manitou Group announces $80 million investment in two U.S. manufacturing sites
Manitou, which offers materials handling, powered access and earthmoving equipment, is making the investments for its facilities in Yankton and Madison, South Dakota.

DHL Supply Chain taps ReverseLogix for returns management solution for ecommerce customers
ReverseLogix's returns management system is expected to help DHL Supply Chain when it comes to receiving, inspecting, and processing returns and exchanges quickly while following consistent rules and policies

ERP integrator VistaVu acquires ResolvIT to expand mid-market capabilities
Acquisition positioned as deepening VistaVu’s industry experience and SAP Business One offerings

Panjiva report: January import trends show some gains to start 2022
Total U.S.-bound containerized freight imports for January 2022—at 2,669,536 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)—were down 0.2% compared to December and down 1.37% annually. And for U.S.-bound shipments, Panjiva reported that January shipments—at 1,330,698—were off 0.5% compared to December, though up 12.12% annually.

Ease the Labor Crunch With LMS Coaching and Incentives
It's labor crunch time in the distribution and fulfillment (D&F) sector. Although labor has always been among the largest expenditures for distribution center (DC) operators — up to 65% of total expenses — today’s labor scarcities and rising wages are driving these costs even higher.

How to Measure for and Install Rack Safety Solutions
For facilities like yours, knowing how to properly measure for and install rack safety solutions is essential, because the ability to protect your stock, work areas, and employees is often a top concern.

Elevated Flooring Solutions for AGVs and AMRs
With more operations implementing robotic solutions such as autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) to increase throughput and operational efficiency, it’s important to create the optimal environment to maximize the productivity of these technologies.

Ethernet-APL Simply Explained—How Parallel Communications Work
In this blog article we explain in simple and understandable language what exactly Ethernet-APL is, how parallel communication works today and what possible options there are to access data.

Survey on front-line labor: 72% increased pay as part of staff retention efforts in 2021
Survey from Instawork on labor challenges for the warehousing and logistics industry also finds that 75% of respondents don’t feel fully prepared for business demands in 2022

Equipment finance confidence eases in February
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's monthly confidence index for February comes in at 61.8, down from 63.9 index level for January

Retail sales for 2022 start on strong footing even with challenges, note Commerce and NRF
U.S. retail sales began 2022 where 2021 ended—with solid growth—despite issues posed by Omicron variant and high levels of inflation, according to data respectively issued today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF).

Murata Machinery USA expands on AGV lineup, partnering with AGVE Group
AGVE is a leading Swedish manufacturer of AGV systems and controls, and part of Murata Machinery Group

Warehouse robotics startup Addverb Technologies expands into Americas
Coming on heels of $132 million Series B funding round, company names US-based management team, sets its sights on creating fully automated warehouse solutions

Fortna acquires slotting optimization provider Optricity
Move positioned as strengthening Fortna's warehouse optimization offerings, amplifying order fulfillment speed and accuracy

CSS celebrates 50 years of service
The CSS Industry Group is to promote the market growth and effective use of conveyor and sortation systems in manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and other key markets.

Körber to acquire Siemens Logistics’ mail and parcel business for €1.15 billion
With around 1,200 employees, Siemens Logistics mail and parcel business generates annual revenue of about €500 million.

Modex 2022 attendees planning supply chain investments
Attendees are looking for more automation, tech and e-commerce solutions to move their supply chains forward amid continued disruption


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