Crown Equipment, JBT join forces to accelerate development, deployment of automated material handling products
JBT’s automation expertise and insight will amplify and complement Crown’s ongoing research and development related to automation technologies.
Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, and JBT Corp., Chicago, formed a strategic collaboration to maximize the benefits of material handling automation.
“While the market has been buzzing about the potential of material handling automation, we have been working diligently to develop a practical approach for our customers to leverage automation-related technologies to solve operational challenges,” says Jim Mozer, senior vice president, Crown Equipment. “Part of our approach is collaborating with the experts at JBT to accelerate the development of Crown’s DualMode scalable and flexible automated solutions that are capable of multiple methods of operation, providing the support customers need as they transition through their entire automation journey.”