Topic: News

The warehouse automation solutions provider appointed Juerg Frefel to succeed Urs Gruetter as chief executive officer after nearly 30 years

Since Advance Lifts’ founding in 1974, the company has provided lifts for retail, package handling, air cargo, food processing, material handling, automotive, manufacturing, warehouses, aerospace, construction, fabricating & metalworking, and other industrial applications.

The report’s benchmark metric, the PMI came in at 50.3 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth), 47.8 reading in March, and contracting after 16 months of declines. ISM added that the overall economy grew, at a faster rate, in March, for the 47th consecutive month. The previous 16 months of contraction through February were preceded by a stretch of 28 consecutive months of growth.

Japanese autonomous mobile robot tech company LexxPluss enters U.S. market, opens demo space at IoT technology facility near Indianapolis.

Solution combines UR's cobot arms with Siemens' SIMATIC Robot Pick AI software, and Zivid's 3D sensors. The robotic picking solution will be presented in depth for the first time on April 4 at a webinar hosted by the trio.

To be held June 2-5 at the Hilton, Anatole in Dallas, the conference is designed to empower logistics professionals.

Applications for the supply chain and logistics scholarship due Saturday, May 18. The scholarship supports high school and college students in their journey to become future supply chain and logistics leaders and innovators.

Organizations using Gather AI's autonomous inventory monitoring drones include NFI, GEODIS, DSV, Barrett Distribution, and DPI Specialty Foods.

C&C Lift Truck is a lift truck dealership based in Edison, N.J.

Cobots, AMRs, and AGVs also rank as top tech investments in Global State of Smart Manufacturing Report, which gauges the impact of emerging technologies across multiple challenges. The global study surveyed more than 1,500 manufacturers across 17 of the leading manufacturing countries.

Product bundle combines topsystem's pick-by-voice solution with wearable scanners from ProGlove.

February imports, at 2.44 million TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) increased 21% compared to February 2023. And when taking into account, the timing of the Lunar New Year, coupled with the impact of ongoing Red Sea and Panama Canal disruptions, the firm explained that U.S.-bound imports over the first two months of 2024, at 5.04 million TEU, posted a 14% annual increase over 2023’s 4.40 million TEU,

Provider of e-fulfillment automation appoints Curt Avallone as co-CEO. Longtime company executive Avi (Jack) Jacoby will remain with Fabric as co-CEO.

NRF is pegging 2024 retail sales to increase between 2.5%-to-3.5% to between $5.23 trillion and $5.28 trillion. Should this forecast come to fruition, NRF said that it would top 2023 retail sales, which rose 3.6% to $5.1 trillion.

HMH recognizes lift truck dealers that exceed goals at reception held during MODEX.

Clark joined the PLA leadership team in 2022 when Propak, the supply chain services company he founded in 1999, was acquired by PLA.

MHI's Modex 2024 saw a record-shattering number of registered manufacturing and supply chain professionals, reaching a total of 48,733.

With over 140+ machines installed nationwide and a dedicated team of 200 field engineers, CMC Packaging Automation North America serves a wide range of clients, including major retailers, e-commerce giants, 3PLs, and logistics companies.

Running March 18-20 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the event is expected to draw 7,000 attendees

Expansion is latest in over $30 million in ABB's robotics investment in the U.S. market since 2019