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Lift Truck Design Engineer Intrigued By Robots At ProMat

Jody Addicott from Lift Technologies Inc. thinks robotics will be replacing workers in distribution warehouses faster than many people think.

Jody Addicott, design engineer for Lift Technologies Inc. in Westminster, S.C.

Heinz And Kraft Agree To Merge As Kraft Heinz Co., Expect $1.5 Billion In Annual Cost Savings

The combination of these iconic food companies joins together two portfolios of brands, including Heinz, Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Ore-Ida and Philadelphia will have eight $1+ billion brands and five brands between $500 million and $1 billion.

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Material Handling Equipment

Excitement Builds On Second Day At ProMat In Chicago

The attendance was estimated above 35,000 as material handling users had a chance to see new robotics, software, telemetry and other solutions for managing the supply chain.

Clint Lasher of Wynright oversees a robotic de-palletizer, which uses 3D vision-sensing technology to de-palletize mixed cases from a Jervis B. Webb SmartCart automatic guided cart.

Mexican Farmworker Strike Snags Fruit And Vegetable Shipments To U.S.

Thousands of workers in the San Quintin Valley have been on strike since last Tuesday, protesting against low wages and poor working conditions.

In this Sept. 25, 2014 photo, day laborers work in a strawberry field as they prepare the field for planting in the Valle de San Quintin, part of the municipality of Ensenada, south of Tijuana in Baja California, Mexico. On March 16, 2015, workers from about 60 farms in the area walked off their jobs to demand better pay and labor conditions.

Material Handling Equipment

Eisenmann To Build Electrified Monorail System Preferred Freezer Services Facility In Washington

Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), division of Lineage Logistics

Preferred Freezer Services and system integrator Dematic Corp., has awarded a seven-figure contract to Eisenmann to construct an electrified monorail system for its facility in Richland, Washington.

Fleet Management

ProMat Attendee Comments On Drone For Yard Management System On Trade Show Floor

Drones will become a standard tool for the material handling industry. Here's why.

Jim Hobbins, an account representative at Arbon Equipment Corp.

Material Handling Equipment

Material Handling Innovation Draws 35,000-Plus To Chicago's McCormick Place

Attendees at Promat perused more than 800 exhibits throughout the 340,000 square feet of exhibit space and participated in seminars on a range of topics tailored to materials handling topics on the first day of the show.

Brian Faust, right, of Douglas Battery shows the Douglas Raptor to Steve Duerr of Minnesota Industrial Battery in Roseville, Minn. at the Promat Show.

Penske Logistics To Acquire Transfreight North America

Penske Logistics

Transfreight North America currently operates from 27 locations across the Midwest, Canada and Mexico with headquarters in Erlanger, Kentucky, and in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

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Egypt Invests $6 B In Global Logistics Center For Grain

The logistics center will be located on 3,350 square kilometers of land in Damietta in the Delta area and is expected to handle 65 million tons of grain and basic food commodities trade per year.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Thai Slave 'Chained Like A Dog' On Fishing Vessel

International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)

An International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) delegation has boarded industrial fishing vessels landing their catch in Songkhla port, Southern Thailand last week, as part of an investigation into labor rights abuses.

This isn't the first time the fishing industry in Southeast Asia has been accused of worker abuse, with these 11 Burmese migrants were rescued in this file photo from June of 2012.

Giant Food Stores And Martin’s Food Markets Recall Walnuts And Trail Mixes

Giant Food Stores LLC and Martin’s Food Markets are voluntarily recalling Aurora and Giant/Martin’s brand walnut and trail mix blend products due to potential Salmonella contamination

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Risk/Compliance

Drones Rekindle The Sputnik: How Near Is A Space Race In Commercial Package Delivery?

Expect to see drones play a role in commercial delivery.

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