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Lineage Logistics acquires Partner Logistics

With this acquisition, Lineage adds over 101 million cubic feet of temperature-controlled capacity to its network.

June 15, 2017

Lineage Logistics, LLC, a Colton, Calif.-based warehousing and logistics company sponsored by Bay Grove Capital LLC, San Francisco, acquired Partner Logistics, a European cold storage provider.

System Logistics acquires intra-logistics solutions provider

This acquisition reinforces Systems Logistics’ presence in the U.S. food and beverage markets.

January 10, 2017

System Logistics, an Ada, Mich.-based Krones Group company, acquired the Vertique business from Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, Ill.

IoT solution integrates automated equipment with cloud-based systems

November 4, 2016

Opto 22, Temecula, Calif., introduced the groov with Node-RED, an Internet of Things (IoT) solution that easily integrates automation systems, like automated packaging equipment, control refrigeration systems and manufacturing lines, with back-end IT or cloud-based systems.

XTL Opens Fully Automated Logistics Facility

December 22, 2014

XTL Inc., a Philadelphia-based logistics firm, announced plans to open a $63 million, fully automated logistics facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Golden State Foods Opens LEED-Certified Distribution Center

October 22, 2014

Golden State Foods (GSF), Irvine, Calif., opened the doors to its new 158,000-square-foot distribution center located in McCook, Ill.

Mobile Robots

October 6, 2014

Adept Technology, Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., launched "Acuity," a new patented, proprietary technology for its "Lynx" intelligent, autonomous mobile robots.

Pallet Banding Keeps Driscoll’s Berries Damage Free

William Makely

April 14, 2014

After trying different solutions, then shipping test loads across the country, Driscoll’s worked with Orion Packaging Systems, Alexandria, Minn., and Associated Packaging, Inc., Gallatin, Tenn., to develop the solution that protects its berries and meets the demands of its production cycle.

Wireless Operator and Fleet Management Solution

April 3, 2014

Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, designed and developed InfoLink, a wireless operator and fleet management solution that puts the power of accurate, up-to-date business metrics right at operators’ fingertips.

20-Point Programmable Logic Controller

March 25, 2014

Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, introduced the new Allen-Bradley Micro820 programmable logic controller (PLC), a new addition to the Allen-Bradley Micro800 PLC family.

California Natural Products Unveils Technologically Advanced Warehouse

March 11, 2014

California Natural Products (CNP), Lathrop, Calif., unveiled its new automated facility—what is said to be the most technologically advanced warehouse in the food and beverage industry.