Dematic, a supplier of material handling systems
for the factory, warehouse, and distribution center,
will showcase its order fulfillment solutions at the
Modex Show in April. … Descartes Systems Group
has acquired Aljex Software, a cloud-based provider of back-office transportation management solutions for freight brokers and transportation providers.
… Logistics automation specialist Vanderlande has
joined the FAST (Frontiers in Autonomous Systems
Technology) robotics research project. Participants in
the project are working to develop industrial robots
that will operate with increased independence and
autonomy. … RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a sin-gle-source intermodal, distribution, and logistics service company, has merged with intermodal trucking
company Robin Hood Container Express. The addition
of Robin Hood will allow RoadOne to expand its
North American intermodal network. … Highly trained
dockworkers have moved a nearly 331,000-pound
diesel-powered generator through Jaxport’s heavy
lift and specialty cargo berth at the Florida facility’s
Blount Island marine terminal. … Penske Logistics has
joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) as
a corporate member. BiTA is a new organization created to guide the development of blockchain-based
data-sharing software in the transportation industry.
… Clark Material Handling Co. has appointed Materials
Handling Equipment LLC as an authorized distributor
of Clark products in the Fort Wayne, Ind., market. …
Orbis Corp., a manufacturer of reusable packaging,
has opened a 7,700-square-foot dunnage design and
prototyping center in Spartanburg, S.C., that will allow
it to rapidly design and create dunnage samples for
customers in the region. … Chris Jahelka, president
of Vic’s Time Sheet Metal Fabrication in Palmerton,
Pa., was the winner of UniCarriers Americas Corp.’s
“Remember Our Name” forklift giveaway. Jahelka
received a brand-new Platinum II cushion-tire forklift
as a prize. … Yale Materials Handling Co. has introduced a new sales training program designed to better
position its sales professionals as experts in distribution
and fulfillment markets. … A. Duie Pyle, an asset and
nonasset-based transportation and supply chain solutions provider in the Northeast, has opened its newest transportation service center in Bronx, N.Y. … To
accommodate ongoing growth and consolidate operations under one roof, Matthews Automation Solutions
has announced a new location for its Lightning Pick
brand order fulfillment technologies. The new facility,
located in Waukesha, Wis., will also serve as a development center for autonomous robotics.
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