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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its solution center in Brno, Czech Republic, ModusLink Corp. has
unveiled plans to significantly renovate the facility. …
Warehouse automation specialist Swisslog is expanding
its North American presence by opening a new office in
Tlalnepantla, Mexico. … Unex Manufacturing Inc. has
introduced Pick-Plank, a mechanical order picking device
that affixes to a pallet and converts each pick slot from
a static to a dynamic storage position, allowing all items
on a pallet to be accessible from the aisle. … Crown
Equipment Corp. recently completed a 30,000-square-
foot expansion project that doubled the size of the
company’s electronics assembly plant. Employees at the
New Bremen, Ohio, facility manufacture and assemble
the circuit boards and control modules for Crown forklifts. Crown has also published a new white paper, “The
True Cost of Ownership for Counterbalance Forklifts:
Understanding the Impact of Hidden Costs.” … UPS has
announced an upgrade to its package sorting facility
adjacent to Columbia Metropolitan Airport in South
Carolina. The building will be outfitted with fully automated sorting systems. … According to a new national
survey of hospital executives by Cardinal Health, hospital decision makers identify supply chain effectiveness
as one of their top priorities. … Heavy lifting equipment
company Handling Specialty is offering full on-site and
in-class training on both the operation and maintenance
of its products. … CarrierDirect has announced the
release of its latest white paper, “The New Dimension
of LTL Pricing.” The paper can be downloaded from
the company’s website. … To help protect freight from
extreme temperatures, Schneider has posted a tipsheet
titled “ 5 Ways to Protect Your Freight from Extreme
Heat and Cold on Rail or Road” on its website. An
in-depth white paper is also available. … Dachser now
operates in the U.S. under the name Dachser USA Air
& Sea Logistics Inc. … Intelligrated, a North America-based automated material handling solutions provider,
has released the second installment of its On the Move
educational webinar series. … Kenco has published
a new white paper developed in conjunction with
LogiPharma that highlights the multiple hurdles pharmaceutical manufacturers and logistics providers will
face in 2016 and beyond. … The Reliance Network will
no longer include LandAir Express of New England. …
East Coast Warehouse & Distribution has redesigned its
website, www.eastcoastwarehouse.com. … To deliver
real-time reporting, dashboards, and analytics to its customers, Wavelink’s Mobile Enterprise Productivity Suite
is supported by an Xtraction Solutions connector.
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