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FlexQube adds to its dealer network
McGee Storage & Handling joins the FlexQube dealer network in the USA

EnerSys expands partnership with Industrial Battery & Charger
EnerSys expands partnership with Industrial Battery & Charger

Duravant launches nVenia, a Duravant operating company offering packaging solutions
Duravant launches nVenia, a Duravant operating company offering packaging solutions

CSCMP President & CEO Rick Blasgen announces retirement
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) President & CEO Rick Blasgen announces retirement, with board tapping Mark Baxa, previous CSCMP board chairman, as Interim CEO

ISM report highlights manufacturing and services sector growth in 2021
Coming off of 2020, which saw myriad ebbs and flows related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 is expected to point in the direction of economic improvement, for both the manufacturing and services sectors, according to the new edition of the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Semiannual Economic Forecast.

Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association announces virtual annual meeting
CEMA Annual Meeting will be a Virtual Event held on March 12 & 15 - 17 of 2021

Reusable Packaging Association announces new board leadership for 2021
The RPA begins 2021 with new executive committee members and additions to its board of directors.

Ibeo and SICK partner on LIDAR sensors for industrial applications
Ibeo and SICK partner for development of large-scale industrial 3D solid-state LiDAR sensor

Rockwell Automation acquires CMMS vendor Fiix Inc.
Rockwell Automation completes acquisition of CMMS vendor Fiix Inc.

NTT DATA Business Solutions acquires SAP consultancy My Supply Chain Group (MSCG)
NNT DATA Business Solutions acquires US-based SAP consultancy My Supply Chain Group (MSCG)

Survey on retail trends: expect more automation, microfulfillment, and ‘pop up’ DCs
Second part of survey from Blue Yonder details automation and fulfillment trends among retailers

Dematic announces 2020 winners for FIRST/Dematic scholarship
Inaugural scholarship recognizes promising high school students pursuing careers in STEM-related fields

SDI and Kindred partner to automate retail fulfillment and augment human labor
Partnership will integrate SDI's materials handling systems and technology with Kindred’s pick and place robotic solutions

Hytrol announces Fort Smith, Ark., as site of second facility
Hytrol names Fort Smith, Ark., as site of second facility focused on manufacturing its parcel product line

Gartner identifies 4 capabilities CSCOs can build to compete with industry disruptors
Gartner shares four tips on how chief supply chain officers can help their companies compete with industry disruptors

Beckhoff welcomed into key MHI Industry Groups
By joining the MHI Solutions Community and CSS groups, Beckhoff further commits to supplying innovative automation technologies for intralogistics

Goodway Technologies announces sale of SpeedClean to DiversiTech
Divestiture allows Goodway to focus on commercial HVAC, cleaning, and sanitation solutions

U.S.-bound shipment activity finishes 2020 strong, reports Panjiva
Total December Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEU)—at 2.76 million TEU—headed up 20.4% annually, which Panjiva said marked the fastest rate of expansion going back to August 2010. And, for all of 2020, total import volume hit 29.25 million TEU, representing a 1.7% annual gain and also setting a new record.

Tompkins Robotics appoints Mike Futch as CEO
Futch, who has served as the company’s president since 2017, will retain that position and continue to lead the design and forward movement of Tompkins Robotics and its core system, the t-Sort autonomous mobile robot solution

Varcode partners with PL Developments on cold chain monitoring for pharma
Varcode partners with PL Developments on cold chain monitoring for pharma to rack and measure product safety and quality from production through delivery


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