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12th Annual Women in Manufacturing SUMMIT to bring leaders together in Atlanta October 10-12
WiM accepting speaker and plant tour host applications for the conference

DoD picks KPMG to assist on 5G application for Marine Corp’s smart warehouse project
5G seen as useful for testing autonomous robotic inventory management, machine learning for inventory tracking, and augmented and virtual reality applications for workforce efficiency.

Tive raises $54 million in Series B funding
Provider of real-time supply chain visibility solution that leverages tracker and sensor technology adds six new investors in its latest round

Hugg & Hall Equipment acquires Southern Material Handling Company
Toyota Material Handling lift truck dealer Hugg & Hall acquires fellow Toyota dealer, Southern Material Handling Company, expanding to provide solutions to Eastern Oklahoma


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Plus One Robotics and Tompkins Robotics partner on automated solution for picking and sorting
Companies combined technologies target efficient ecommerce fulfillment with robotic sortation for parcel and unit-sorting, scaling automation in warehouses across the country

Analyst study: 7,300 automated micro-fulfillment centers to be installed by 2030
Interact Analysis study finds for near future, much of the growth in the automated MFC market will come from the large incumbent grocery retailers, but rapid delivery companies may invest also invest in automated MFCs longer term.

Pack Expo International returns to Chicago this fall
PACK EXPO International 2022 will offer more features than ever before, according to show producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

Hannibal announces acquisition of Elite Storage Solutions
Rack manufacturer Hannibal expands on its capacity and capabilities as a rack and storage solution provider via Nucor's acquisition of Elite, which becomes a division of Hannibal

MHI roars back to in-person trade shows with record Modex 2022
More than 37,047 visitors connected with over 857 exhibitors across 405,000 square feet of exhibit space at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center, according to show sponsor MHI.

Services sector growth eases in March but is still solid, notes ISM
The reading for the report’s key indicator—the Services PMI (formerly the Non-Manufacturing PMI)—at 58.3 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth)—headed up 1.8%, growing, at a faster rate, for the 22nd consecutive month, snapping a three-month stretch of sequential declines. Services sector growth has remained intact for 144 of the last 146 months through March, said ISM.

Symbotic names Michael J. Loparco as CEO
Leads company which offers a robotics and automation-based product movement technology platform to fulfillment centers. Rick Cohen will remain Chairman of the Board and President, and will focus on product development and customer engagement as Chief Product Officer.

Toyota Material Handling honors top forklift dealers
President's Award recognizes the dealers who perform at the highest level in parts, service, equipment sales, finance, customer satisfaction and overall operations.

GCCA and Cold Chain Federation announce new partnership
UK-based Federation and the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) partnership builds on 20-plus year affiliation between the two organizations

Looking back at Modex 2022
Modex, held March 28-31 in Georgia's World Congress Center, was by all accounts a success. Here's a look back at Modern's Show Daily coverage of the event.

MHI announces winners of annual Innovation Awards
On March 30 at Industry Night at Modex, MHI announced the winners of the 2022 MHI Innovation Awards for Best New Innovation, Best IT Innovation, and Best Innovation of an Existing Product.

Modex 2022 Day 4: Note from show sponsor. MHI
Today marks the conclusion of MODEX 2022, four days of comprehensive problem solving and networking to provide solutions to the complex manufacturing and supply chain challenges faced by our industry.

Modex show closes: Make your plans for ProMat 2023
After a successful Modex 2022, MHI is already gearing up for ProMat 2023—the industry’s premier supply chain event. ProMat will once again be held at McCormick Place in Chicago, March 20-23, 2023.

Regal Rexnord displays new Perceptiv wireless sensor and ModSort divert and transfer module
Regal Rexnord Corporation (Booth B9002), a global leader in the engineering and manufacturing of electric motors and controls, power generation products and power transmission components, is displaying its new Perceptiv 2100 Sentry Class wireless sensor alongside its ModSort Divert and Transfer Module at Modex.


May 2024 Modern Materials Handling

A complete modernization of the sortation and conveyance at Boscov’s DC, along with updated software and a new order processing area, have transformed the ability of the department store chain’s DC to move more cartons in less time, while permitting more frequent replenishment shipment for stores.

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