A new Freedonia Group analysis projects healthy 4.5% annual growth for the global packaging machinery market through 2023, driven by global increases in manufacturing activity, rising mechanization in developing countries, and high-value sales of state-of-the-art equipment in affluent markets. In particular, trends in the dominant food and beverage market and in the leading regional market,
The Future Innovators Robotics Showcase is back at PACK EXPO East (March 3-5, 2020; Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia), where students from the surrounding Philadelphia-area robotics teams will display their design, engineering and troubleshooting skills. Participating teams include: Germantown Academy VEX Robotics Team Team 203, Camden Co Tech School-Gloucester Team 321, Central High School Team 2458,
Since its governance model has won the approval of the Federal Maritime Commission at this time last year, The New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX) has helped the ocean carrier industry move to a collaborative platform. The latest development was when the alliance, ONE, joined the other groups of carriers who use NYSHEX to offer shippers
The Robotic Industries Association (RIA) is pleased to announce the results of the recent Board of Directors election. The new Chairperson of the Board is Matt Wicks, Chief Robotics Solution Architect, Honeywell Intelligrated. Newly elected board members include:● Integrator Category – Ken McLaughlin, JMP Solutions● Supplier Category – Melonee Wise, Fetch Robotics; and Erik Nieves,
In today’s dynamic environment, e-commerce strategies have become a must-have for expanding third-party logistics warehouses looking to take advantage of this growing marketplace. For Ottawa Logistics Fulfillment, they saw an opportunity to shift their traditional pallet in / pallet out 3PL business to one focused on the expanding e-commerce supply chain ecosystem. Starting in late
