Duravant, Downers Grove, Ill., made its debut as a new company in the packaging, food processing and material handling sector with the compilation of Marlen International, Riverside, Mo.; Fischbein, Statesville, N.C.; Flexible Material Handling, Suwanee, Ga.; and Best Conveyors, LLC, Jonesboro, Ark.
From wastewater management to LED lighting to enhanced refrigerant management, Refrigerated & Frozen Foods uncovers the latest in green technologies for today’s cold storage distribution and processing plants.
FrieslandCampina announced plans to build a new cheese warehouse in Gerkesklooster, the Netherlands, and refurbish its brine plant that was destroyed in a fire on July 29.
RMT Robotics, a Cimcorp Oy company, joined the Muratec Group as part of the acquisition of Cimcorp Oy and its subsidiaries by Kyoto, Japan-based Murata Machinery, Ltd.
Omnitracs LLC, San Diego, Calif., acquired XRS Corp., a provider of mobile-based, fleet management solutions based in Eden Prairie, Minn., for approximately $178 million.
Plug Power Inc., Latham, N.Y., signed a long-term hydrogen distribution agreement with Praxair, Inc., Danbury, Conn., to offer Praxair hydrogen to its U.S. customers using the company’s GenKey hydrogen fuel cell solution.
Alfa Laval Inc., Richmond, Va., announced plans to consolidate its European manufacturing footprint of air heat exchangers for refrigeration applications to existing manufacturing sites in Italy, Poland and Finland.
Switzerland-based ILAPAK expanded its U.S. manufacturing with the development of a new state-of-the-art production facility in Lowell, Ark., to serve its North American customer base.