Topic: News

Omega Packaging's line of child-resistant (CR) closures and precision mold-building capabilities seen as advancing Comar's strategy to serve healthcare customers

Global provider of case handling mobile robotic solution also gets AI Unicorn nomination by Hurun Report

Data excludes auto sales, but sees online sales up by 11% over last year, and reaching nearly 21% of total retail holiday sales.

GE Appliances continues to grow in Georgia, with plans to add 600 new jobs

Packaging industry education honor from PMMI Foundation, in cooperation with the Garvey Corporation

November new business volume up 8 % year-over-year, down 26 % month-to-month, and up 10 % year-to-date

Effective January 2022, PMMI will provide management support for F4SS adding to its portfolio of Association Partners that includes The Cold Pressure Council, CPA, The Association of Contract Packagers and Manufacturers, The Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) and OMAC, The Organization for Machine Automation and Control.

Total November U.S.-bound containerized freight imports, at 2,854,305 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), were down 4.7% compared to October’s record level, and up 6.3% annually. Additionally, through the first 11 months of 2021, imports are up 19.6% annually.

Founder John Lert becomes executive chairman, while Fritz Morgan, previously COO, becomes CEO.

FedEx and General Motors’ BrightDrop reach major milestone in effort to electrify last-mile deliveries. FedEx Receives First All-Electric, Zero-Tailpipe Emissions Delivery Vehicles from BrightDrop.

Move explained as expanding market reach in Midwest, with complementary product lines and related services

French logistics and supply chain systems provider expands manufacturing capabilities to the United States, opens North American headquarters in Illinois

Three new members named to Roundtable Advisory Committee, other leadership details announced.

Commerce reported that November retail sales—at $639.8 billion—were up 0.3% compared to October, while seeing an 18.2% annual gain. And it added that total retail sales, from September through November, saw a 16.2% increase compare to the same period a year ago.

Autonomous mobile robot provider to leverage best-in-class simulation tools to accelerate delivery of material handling automation solutions

The addition of Tritz grows Kamps’ national presence to over 40 asset-based locations, 4,000 trailers, and 2,500 employees, while strengthening position in Great Plains region

2022 Economic Outlook report from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation forecasts 4.6% expansion in equipment and software investment growth

Bill Finerty will succeed Jeff Rufener as President & CEO on January 1, 2022

Acquisition strengthens Concentric’s footprint in Virginia while expanding solutions like lithium and hybrid power systems to a new customer base.

Symbotic offers a robotics and automation-based product movement technology platform. The SPAC deal is expected to further the company's growth.