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ELFA’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index up 26% month-to-month
Volume for March index up 26 percent versus February

JSCM Video: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining in Global Supply Chains
In this video, Sarosh Kuruvilla discusses Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining, two fundamental labor rights essential to the achievement of “Decent Work” for workers in global supply chains.

Panasonic to acquire Blue Yonder
Panasonic will purchase remaining shares of Blue Yonder, which offers AI-enabled supply chain solutions and WMS. The Blue Yonder brand will be retained.

Equipment finance industry confidence at all-time high in April
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation's April 2021 confidence index hits 76.1, an all-time high and an increase from the March index of 67.7

Toyota Industries Corporation launches global autonomous vehicle software development company
Main focus of new company, T-Hive, will be to provide a control system encompassing all AVs within TICO, such as automated guided forklifts (AGFs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

Registration opens for AIM - RAIN Alliance virtual conference
Event focuses on automatic data collection industry trends and technologies such as barcode, biometrics, IoT, NFC, RFID, RTLS, and RAIN, including applications, standards, vertical markets, and more.

Menasha Corporation recognized as a U.S. best managed company
Packaging solution provider, parent company of Orbis, receives national distinction for employee excellence

Kroger Delivery Introduces America’s First Customer Fulfillment Center
Kroger introduces first-of-its-kind technology "Customer Fulfillment Center (CFC)" ​in the U.S. developed by Ocado

ProMat 2019 honored with two TSE Gold 100 Grand awards
These awards recognize ProMat 2019 for its net square footage growth over the 2017 expo and for its attendance growth.

Waypoint Robotics introduces collaborative, user-friendly mobile manipulator
Waypoint Robotics teamed with Productive Robotics to make mobile manipulation accessible for small to mid-sized companies.

Seegrid exhibits its first autonomous lift truck
During ProMatDX, Seegrid Corporation is showcasing the Palion Lift AMR, a new autonomous lift truck.

RightHand Robotics introduces RightPick 3 item-handling robot system
RightHand Robotics is debuting the newest generation of its award-winning RightPick system, RightPick 3, for the first time at ProMatDX.

Presto ECOA features its P4 Roll-On Load Leveler
Presto ECOA is displaying its P4 Roll-On Load Leveler with Turntable, a platform that essentially sits flush to the floor when it’s fully lowered, enabling operators to place or remove pallet loads with ordinary hand pallet trucks.

Numina Group Introduces RDS Batchbot to synchronize warehouse operations
Numina Group has introduced RDS Batchbot, a warehouse software application that fully synchronizes people and AMRs’ work tasks across the entire pick, pack and ship operation.

Matthews Automation Solutions unveils new WES
On Thursday at ProMatDX, Matthews Automation Solutions demonstrated its NEXUS warehouse execution system (WES).

JBT unveils its Warehouse Freezer AGV
JBT is exhibiting its Warehouse Freezer AGV, which can operate in an array of temperatures, from -10ºF to 110ºF.

Packsize showcases latest addition to the Right-sized Packaging On-Demand Suite
Packsize is showcasing the latest additions to its full suite of Right-sized Packaging On Demand systems.

Demag demonstrates DCBS Electric Balancer and other light lifting capabilities
Demag Cranes and Components is demonstrating its new DCBS Electric Balancer.

Green Cubes showcases Lithium SAFEFlex materials handling equipment battery
Green Cubes is showcasing at ProMatDX Lithium SAFEFlex materials handling batteries

Note From MHI: Looking to Modex 2022
Today marks the conclusion of ProMatDX, five days of comprehensive problem solving and networking to provide solutions to the complex manufacturing and supply chain challenges faced by industry today.


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