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Pallet Logistics of America acquires Pal-Serv
Addition of Pal-Serv's four owned-and-operated pallet management facilities expands Pallet Logistics of America's asset-based footprint, strengthens nationwide service capabilities.

OPEX expands warehouse automation business in Benelux by partnering with Vanas Engineering
Vanas Engineering offers intralogistics solutions and software throughout Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) region.

Food traceability market size to reach $9.75 billion in 2028
Study by Emergen Research estimates global food traceability market will grow at a CAGR of 10.2% through 2028, from $4.5 billion in 2020.

USNR implements VLMs to save floor space
OEM manufacturer recovered 92% of its floor space.

VARGO designs ship-from-store solution for Old Navy store in Dallas
VARGO's "SPS" solution enables a micro-fulfillment site inside a store.

Honeywell to open advanced warehouse automation R&D center In Czech Republic
New facility to establish Central and Eastern Europe as a major warehouse automation hub for Honeywell

EY names Jim Rock of Seegrid as an Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 national finalist
Ernst & Young business awards program recognizes the endeavors of entrepreneurs who create products and services that define how we live, work, and play. The Ernst & Young nomination follows a year of growth and momentum for Seegrid, in which the technology company was named the leading US mobile robot provider for its industry-leading autonomous mobile robots and intelligent automation solutions.

PMMI welcomes new member companies
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, announced continued membership growth, adding 36 new companies this Fall, bringing active membership to 961.

Regal Rexnord acquires Arrowhead Systems
Move expands conveyor offering into subsystems, palletizing.

ELFA index: equipment leasing new business volume for October up 16% month-to-month
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index also up 16% for October on year-over-year basis.

Nimble Robotics details uptake for its AI-enabled picking robots
Nimble robots have picked more than 15 million objects, across 500,000 unique products, in production for several well-known brands.

Flux Power donates 723 pounds of food to the North County Food Bank
Make of advanced lithium-ion battery packs makes donation to food bank in Southern California

Automate 2022 opens for registration
Association for Advancing Automation (A3)’s Automate expected to draw more than 20,000 attendees to Detroit June 6-9, 2022, with 500+ exhibitors centered on robotics, machine vision, motion control and AI.

Steve Barbosa named president at Blue Giant Equipment
Blue Giant, which supplies loading dock and material handling equipment, promotes Barbosa to president position

Jungheinrich to expand production capacity with new plant in Czech Republic
Jungheinrich Group plans to start construction of the roughly 37,000-square meter facility in 2022, with production of reach trucks there commencing in 2023

project44 launches women’s development program to amplify diversity
Supply chain visibility platform vendor aims to empower women through community, coaching, learning and conscious growth.

New testing on ORBIS plastic pallet shows it can withstand 400 cycles
Virginia Tech life-cycle analysis used to test durability of ORBIS's Odyssey plastic pallet

TIE Kinetix partners with EDI Support LLC on EDI integration
Partnership takes aim at integrating EDI with any ERP solution

ModusLink named BigCommerce certified technology partner
ModusLink’s supply chain management services are now available to over 60,000 BigCommerce customers via BigCommerce App Marketplace

SVT Robotics announces $25 million in Series A funding found
SVT Robotics, which offers a software platform to simplify integration and deployment of robotics, will use the funding to advance the platform and its orchestration capabilities.


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