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CEMA reports January booked orders down 17.4% compared to January 2015 orders
Shipments up 1.5% compared to January 2015 sales, down 7.3% from December 2015

Honeywell acquires Movilizer
Company was a pioneer in cloud platforms for field service in maintenance, sales and distribution, and warehousing applications.

Packsize expands service and support offerings for its on-demand packaging systems
New program expands the company’s accessories and consumables offerings and includes new online ordering system

North American machine vision market sets new record in 2015
Leading growth categories for machine vision components in 2015 were lighting (16%), imaging boards (10%), and software (4%).

L’Oreal: To automate or not to automate
Like many global companies, L’Oreal is facing new demands from its customers in a dynamic market. Robotic layer picking and slotting software are two of the tools the health and beauty leader is using to stay competitive.

2016 Productivity Achievement Award winners announced
Modern’s 2016 Productivity Achievement Awards honor companies that have made outstanding strides in improving operations through materials handling and related information systems.

Food & Beverage: 4 trends evolving from the inside out
To reduce errors and increase profit margins, food and beverage distributors are implementing four key strategies within their warehouses and distribution centers.

Robotic system supports e-commerce picking and replenishment
To address growing order complexity, robotic butlers bring goods to workers and savings to the bottom line for a 3PL.

Modex 2016: Discovery begins here
Welcome to Modern’s “Modex Show Issue,” by far the most comprehensive, pre-show listings available of the latest, most cutting edge equipment, systems and solutions that will be presented in Atlanta (April 4-7) by more than 800 exhibitors.

MRO Spare Parts: When spares equal uptime
Automated warehouses increasingly run the risk of derailing hundreds of orders if mechanization goes down at the wrong time. MRO provisioning best practices protect against extended downtime by assessing which spares are most critical and keeping spares up-to-date, organized and accessible.

The Society of Women Engineers to conduct congressional outreach event on STEM
Event to increase awareness of increased diversity and inclusion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, 2-3 March 2016 in Washington, D.C.

Industrial robotics market in heavy industries to grow at 6.2% CAGR during 2016-2020
Material handling robots segment accounted for nearly 47% of the global industrial robotics market in heavy industries in 2015.

Motion Industries acquires Epperson and Company
Southeast supplier of bulk material conveying products and services specializes in belting, idlers and pulleys.

CEMA reports December booked orders increased 31.7% compared to December 2014
Shipments increased by 12.1% when compared to December 2014 sales.

Interroll Group AG appoints new head of communications and investor relations
Experienced in technical and management experience in corporate communications, Erwin Teichmann to expand international communications.


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