Piab, Hingham, Mass., combined a series of piGRIP bag lips (BGI) to create a vacuum-based automated system that handles bags of all shapes and materials.
ProFood Tech 2019 returned March 26-28 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, hosting more than 7,000 visitors and 450 exhibitors in excess of 150,000 square feet.
The new company will operate under the name Stäubli WFT GmbH.
August 23, 2018
Stäubli Group, Duncan, S.C., acquired a 70% stake in WFT GmbH & Co. KG, a Germany-based specialist in the construction of special purpose machines and mobile platforms.
Known as the Vietnam Milk Factory, this $110 million facility produces an annual capacity of 400 million liters of milk in the first phase.
July 26, 2017
Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill., partnered with Vinamilk, a Vietnam-based dairy processor, to build what is dubbed as the world’s most advanced liquid dairy plant in automation and integration in Vietnam.
Manufacturers with earnings growth of at least 20% in the past year are investing most heavily in the Internet of Things.
May 12, 2017
Based on a survey of more than 375 U.S. manufacturing executives, manufacturers with earnings growth of at least 20% in the past year are investing most heavily in the Internet of Things (70%), followed by robotics (50%) and 3-D printing (50%), artificial intelligence (43%) and supply chain automation systems (40%).
Swisslog Warehouse & Distribution Solutions, Newport News, Va., introduced SynQ, what is said to be the next generation of warehouse management software (WMS) platform.
. The new technology center will focus on the perfection and further development of the PowerStore Pallet Shuttle.
February 6, 2017
Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution Solutions, Newport News, Va., established its Americas Technology Center at its West Coast office in Salida, Calif.
The combined brands will offer a full spectrum of innovative solutions ranging from light automation to the most advanced robotics.
November 29, 2016
FORTE Industries and Power Automation Systems (PAS) will join Swisslog WDS Americas, Newport News, Va., under a single brand name and corporate structure, effective Jan. 4, 2017.