Topic: News

Carlos Milan, Manager of Business Development for MHI member company Oceaneering, will be serving as the new chair for the group.

PMMI awards three scholarships totaling $15,000 for processing, mechanical and electrical engineering

Company increases knowledge of ESD control to help customers protect sensitive electronic parts

Commerce reported that June retail sales, at $519.9 billion, were up 0.4% compared to May and up 3.4% compared to June 2018. NRF reported that June retail sales were up 0.6% in June on a seasonally-adjusted basis compared to May, and up 2.3% annually on an unadjusted basis.

Cat lift trucks, Mitsubishi forklift trucks and Jungheinrich warehouse products Maine, Rhode Island, Eastern Massachusetts, the Eastern half of New Hampshire and the majority of Vermont.

North American distributors of Universal Robots are now opening Authorized Training Centers, offering classes spanning basic to advanced programming of UR cobots. The first four Training Centers have launched, with another nine to follow by end of 2019.

The American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN), a philanthropic, industry-wide organization that provides free logistics assistance to disaster relief organizations before, during and after catastrophic events, this week issued a statement, calling on United States Gulf Coast residents to follow local advisories and warnings­­––and asking logistics professionals to be at the ready––with Tropical Storm Barry continuing to intensify.

Business conditions for the equipment finance industry softened in the first half of the year, and investment growth in several key verticals is expected to slow or contract in the second half of 2019.

May 2019 booked orders decreased 12.2% when compared to May 2018 orders.

Augeneder is former CEO, Central Europe, of TGW Logistics Group.

Leading global provider of intralogistics solutions and a European market leader for lithium-ion battery system solutions forge strategic alliance, with each to hold a 50% stake in the joint venture: KION Battery Systems.

Majors in machine tool technology, structural and pipe welding, mechanical engineering and precision machining technology prepare students to fill manufacturers' openings in skilled trades and engineering.

​Business leaders advised to look beyond immediate wins and align R&D and innovation efforts with long-term strategic goals.

Honeywell devices integrated with intelligence-driven digital workspace platform that manages any app on any device by integrating access control, application management, and unified endpoint management.

Nationwide initiative seeks to recruit 600,000 Americans into manufacturing careers.

43 new members bring active membership to 897.

Ochoa will share her experiences as a history-making astronaut, including thoughts on driving change and building diverse, effective teams during her keynote address, “Exploring New Territory,” at Pack Expo.

The 2019 Material Handling & Logistics Conference is themed "The Predictive Revolution — Embracing the Smart & Connected Future," and will be held September 8–11 in Park City, Utah.

U.S. manufacturing technology orders rose to $378.4 million in May, an increase of 7.3 percent over the previous month, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

The index ISM uses to measure non-manufacturing growth—known as the NMI—slipped 1.8% to 55.1 (a reading of 50 or higher indicates growth is occurring). This reading represents the 113th consecutive month of NMI growth, with June’s NMI down 2.8% compared to the 12-month average of 57.9. June’s reading is the lowest over that span.