Report: Heavy duty corrugated packaging market projected to expand 5% by 2029
June 19, 2019
Study reveals that e-commerce and the growing retail industry plays a crucial role in driving the heavy duty corrugated packaging demand.
North American machine vision orders slow in Q1 2019
June 19, 2019
AIA statistics show 4.5 percent decline in sales over same period in 2018, down to $674 million
Matthews Automation Solutions named inaugural member of Manhattan Automation Network
June 19, 2019
As a leading provider of proven, next generation material handling solutions, Matthews has been certified by Manhattan Associates’ new partnership program.
Study: AS/RS market projected to reach 11 billion by 2024
June 19, 2019
The automated storage and retrieval system market is estimated to be USD 7.6 billion by 2019 and is projected to reach USD 11.0 billion by 2024, at a CAGR of 7.7% according to a study by Markets & Markets.
Zebra study: Six in 10 plan warehouse automation to augment labor by 2024
June 18, 2019
Eighty-seven percent of businesses plan to expand warehouse footprint over next five years
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Panjiva reports U.S. waterborne shipments are up in May
June 17, 2019
May shipments, at 1,078,514, rose 0.8% annually. On a year-to-date basis, shipments through May, at 4,974,896, are up 2.5% compared to the same period a year ago. The firm added that containerized freight was up 3% in May.
Jacob Gaspari named recipient of 2019 Richard C. Ryan Packaging Education Scholarship
June 17, 2019
This $2,000 scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in a two- or four-year program at any of PMMI’s partner schools.
Commerce and NRF data show gains for May retail sales
June 14, 2019
Commerce reported that May retail sales, at $519.0 billion, were up 0.5% compared to April and up 3.2% annually. NRF reported that May retail sales were up 0.5% in May on a seasonally-adjusted basis compared to April, and up 3.2% annually on an unadjusted basis.
UAFS and ABB introduce inaugural Youth Apprenticeship Program
June 14, 2019
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has partnered with ABB to introduce the first Youth Apprenticeship Program for advanced manufacturing in the state of Arkansas.
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) launches “robot as a service” leasing program
June 13, 2019
New option lowers financial barriers for investing in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), enables immediate ROI and offers mobile robots at as little as $5.49 per hour
RIA: North American robot orders down slightly in Q1 2019
June 13, 2019
North American companies ordered a total of 7,876 robots valued at $423 million during the three months, a decline of 3.5 percent in units and 3.2 percent in dollars compared to the first quarter of 2018.
CBRE report presents a bright future for cold storage warehouse growth
June 12, 2019
Entitled “Cold Storage Space: One Size Does Not Fit All,” the report cited a projection from the Food Marketing Institute and Nielsen that there could be demand for up to 100 million square-feet of industrial real estate space over the next five years, with online grocery ordering expected to account for 13% of total grocery sales by 2022, marking a 3% gain from 2018. This level of growth, the report explained, would be the equivalent of another $100 billion in annual online grocery sales.
Steve Miller Band to rock the PACK gives BACK Stage
June 11, 2019
Headlining this year’s event will be the legendary Steve Miller Band known for hits such as “The Joker,” “Livin’ in the USA,” “Take the Money and Run,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Jet Liner,” “Jungle Love” and “Abracadabra.”
Study projects more than $1 billion opportunity for voice-directed warehousing
June 11, 2019
The rapid adoption of voice-directed warehousing solutions in the retail industry to reduce training time, increase customer satisfaction, and high return on investment are among factors that are significantly boosting the retail industry in the voice-directed warehousing market.
PERC unveils new safety resources for National Forklift Safety Day
June 11, 2019
PERC materials aim to educate forklift operators on safety
Brambles, CHEP launches Zero Waste World in North America
June 10, 2019
Initiative focuses on eliminating physical waste, eradicating empty transport miles and cutting out process inefficiencies in the supply chain.
MHI releases Supply Chain Digital Consciousness Index (DCI) tool
June 10, 2019
New online supply chain digital consciousness index assessment tool helps firms benchmark progress toward digital supply chains.
U.S. manufacturing technology orders slow in April to $344.6 million
June 10, 2019
Orders totaled $1.48 billion in the first third of 2019, 11.6 percent short of this point in 2018.