Sam’s Club starts national deployment of automated inventory analytics robots
January 31, 2022
Implementation to leverage scanning accessory which can attach to the almost 600 autonomous floor scrubbers already deployed within Sam’s Club stores nationwide.
Vimaan emerges from stealth, announces $25 million in funding
January 28, 2022
Startup offers solutions based on real-time computer vision, aimed at 100% warehouse inventory accuracy
Texwrap joins the Contract Packaging Association
January 27, 2022
Provider of shrink wrapping and bundling solutions aims to further its connections with contract manufacturers
Diversified Fall Protection announces two acquisitions
January 27, 2022
Acquires California-based Versatile Systems, Inc., and Utah-founded Rooftop Anchor to expand footprint of services nationwide
MiR’s autonomous mobile robot sales up 42% in 2021
January 27, 2022
MiR sees growing sales for its AMRs in the logistics and consumer packaged goods (CPG) sectors, building off its strongholds in automotive and electronics
DHL Supply Chain to invest $15 million to further automate DCs via Boston Dynamics collaboration
January 26, 2022
DHL and Boston Dynamics announce multi-year agreement that begins with equipping DHL facilities in North America with Stretch, Boston Dynamics' newest robot specifically designed to automate the unloading process in distribution centers.
Vecna Robotics gains $65 million in Series C funding
January 26, 2022
Tiger Global Management leads investment round, with aim to bring material handling automation solutions to warehouse operators and manufacturers to help solve persistent supply chain and labor problems.
ELFA equipment leasing index for December shows small year-over-year decline
January 26, 2022
December leasing business volume down 3% year-over-year, up 49% month-to-month, and up almost 9% at year-end
Exhibit sales trending up for PACK EXPO East 2022, March 21-23
January 25, 2022
Total space sales pacing ahead for PACK EXPO East, whose exhibits and content span a range of state-of-the-art packaging and processing solutions.
Supply chain intelligence provider Verusen nets $25 million in Series B funding
January 25, 2022
Funds expected to help provider of AI-based supply management analytics to expand reach into direct materials intelligence
WMS vendor Mantis merges with logistics IT provider ecovium
January 24, 2022
With merger, ecovium Group and Mantis will offer supply chain execution (SCE) solutions on an international level by combining platforms for TMS, shipping, customs and WMS.
Phantom Auto receives $42 million investment
January 21, 2022
Provider of a remote operation solution for lift trucks and other industrial vehicles also gains large orders from ArcBest and NFI
The Association for Supply Chain Management announces 2022 Board of Directors
January 21, 2022
ASCM names 2022 board is comprised of three newly appointed members and nine incumbents.
Caja Robotics and Bastian Solutions to deliver mobile goods-to-person integrations in the USA
January 20, 2022
Bastian will be able to integrate and deploy Caja's mobile GTP automation solution in U.S. market
Equipment finance industry confidence steady in January
January 20, 2022
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's monthly confidence index for January sticks at 63.9, unchanged from the December index.
ShipMonk acquires Ruby Has Fulfillment
January 20, 2022
Deal bolsters ShipMonk's network with eight fulfillment centers spanning 1.3 million square feet of warehouse space
Wynright Corporation names Christoph Schenk president
January 19, 2022
Schenk takes over at Wynright as president to replace Kevin Ambrose, who is retiring
Gartner: by 2026, three-fourths of large enterprises will adopt intralogistics smart robots
January 19, 2022
Gartner analysts also predict that by 2025, 25% of supply chain decisions will be made across "Intelligent Edge Ecosystems."
Miner Limited, an OnPoint Group company, acquires C&M Garage Doors
January 18, 2022
Miner has acquired C&M Garage Doors, a Nevada-based industrial and residential dock, door and gate service provider
New CEO for AMR provider AGILOX
January 18, 2022
Helmut Schmid takes the helm at AGILOX, which offers larger format autonomous mobile robots capable of pallet handling
