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PMMI awards $20,000 in scholarships to students
Scholarships for two-year students to promote the value of technical schools in closing the manufacturing skills gap.

ICWM group creates application photo library
The library is currently free and can be utilized to source casters and wheels for a variety of applications in the Industrial, Institutional and Medical categories.

MHI welcomes 75 new member companies
All 75 companies exhibiting at MODEX 2020.

ABI Research: Robotics industry set for change
Of the 8 million robots shipped in 2030, nearly 6 million will be mobile

ABI Research: Digital factory revenues to jump from $59 billion to $375 billion in 2030
Report indicates "opportunities abound" for both the manufacturing sector and technology vendors.

Interroll distribution center miniaturized in LEGOs to illustrate material flow
Weighing more than 120 kilograms, scale model includes pallet flow storage systems, carton flow applications, belt conveyors, belt curves and sorter with destinations.

Report: Pallet market set to hit $95 billion by 2029
Adoption of smart pallets, block pallets, and plastic pallets will progress at a notable rate owing to their several benefits over conventional pallets, as suggested by a new study report.

2020 Economic Outlook forecasts +1.1% equipment and software investment, 1.7% GDP growth
Equipment and software investment likely to post weakest year of growth since 2016 following the first annualized contraction in more than three years in Q3.

November U.S.-bound waterborne shipments fall, says Panjiva
Coming off of October, which marked the worst performing month for United States-bound waterborne shipments since March 2016, or three and a half years, in absolute terms, when there was a 19.4% decline, imports fell again in November but at a reduced rate, according to data issued this week by global trade intelligence firm Panjiva.

Best Practices in Lift Truck Parts Management
Whether you choose to manage parts on an in-house or contract basis, here are your options to ensure you always have the parts you need when you need them most.

In-House or Contract Maintenance? Making the right decision.
Regardless of the type of materials handling equipment you install, the next big decision will be to go contract or in-house for maintenance. Getting it right requires some thought and typically depends on your circumstances.

MRO Technician Spotlight: Andrew Collier, Papé Material Handling
The MRO editoral staff sat down with Lead field technician/field supervisor Andrew Collier to discuss his career as a technician.

CEMA: October booked orders up 17.2% compared to October 2018
October 2019 billed sales down 18.6% compared to October 2018 sales.

Pelican BioThermal achieves international ISO accreditation
Pelican BioThermal has received ISO/IEC 17025-2017 accreditation following a rigorous certification process.

Soft Robotics announces partnership with FANUC
Soft Robotics, a robotics pioneer dedicated to solving the hardest workforce challenges, today announced a strategic partnership with FANUC, the world’s largest maker of industrial robots, that will accelerate the adoption of integrated soft robotic solutions into high-growth automation markets worldwide.

Professor to improve supply chain systems with smart algorithm
Companies are using customer data for operational decisions, but decision-making can go awry without appropriate analytical method to handle this insight.

ISM report calls for expected manufacturing and non-manufacturing growth in 2020
For manufacturing, ISM is estimating a 4.8% annual increase in 2020 revenue, which is up from the 1.9% increase that was pegged for 2019 over 2018. What’s more, 58.1% of manufacturing respondents expected 2020 revenues to be higher than 2019. And revenue growth in 2020 is expected to see annual gains in all 18 manufacturing industries ISM tracks.

Enterprises that wait to adopt a mobile-first strategy set to fail, report finds
Report authors concerned that 64% of survey respondents cited workplace culture as their leading obstacle to mobile transformation.

North American machine vision market falls 4.6% through third quarter
Just over half of industry experts believe machine vision market will increase in the next six months, 38% believe sales will remain flat. Seven in 10 expect flat performance in the machine vision market, 24% believing sales will increase in the next six months.

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