automated material handling | Refrigerated & Frozen Foods

IPPE 2023: The Latest in Food Tech

February 11, 2023

IPPE is the world's largest annual display of technology, equipment, supplies and services used in the production and processing of eggs, meat and poultry. The three-day event encompasses over 500,000 square feet of exhibit space.

SK Food Group Plans Tennessee Manufacturing Facility

525,000-square-foot facility to include automation technology for sandwich assembly and food handling

January 19, 2023

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Project expected to create 800+ new jobs in the region by 2030.

The Predictive and Prescriptive Food Distribution Center

November 14, 2022

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Many warehouses and distribution centers suffer from fragmented processes with operational decisions made by manual planners who rely heavily on tribal knowledge.

Ben E. Keith breaks ground on new distribution center

Construction of the 261,000-square-foot distribution center will begin immediately, with an estimated completion date of November 2021.

November 8, 2019

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Ben E. Keith Co., Fort Worth, Texas, broke ground on a new foodservice distribution center in Albuquerque, N.M.

Honeywell establishes robotics innovation hub for next-generation distribution centers

Honeywell Robotics will help shape the warehouse and distribution center of the future, particularly as companies look to automated solutions, software and robotics.

October 30, 2019

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Honeywell, Charlotte, N.C., created Honeywell Robotics, an advanced technology center of excellence focused on innovating and developing artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, computer vision and advanced robotics for use across supply chains.

Picnic Automated Pizza Assembly Platform

Intelligent end-to-end automated assembly platform for foodservice

October 3, 2019

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Seattle-based Picnic unveiled what is said to be the first-of-its-kind intelligent end-to-end automated assembly platform for the foodservice industry.

Manhattan Associates opens new facility in India

The 26-acre campus offers a health and fitness center, a wide range of dining options, a retail plaza, hotel, apartments and a conference center.

September 20, 2019

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Manhattan Associates Inc., Atlanta, opened a new facility in Brigade Tech Gardens in Bangalore, India.

Clamping vises

September 11, 2019

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The manually actuated SCHUNK KONTEC KSC clamping vises from SCHUNK, Germany, are highly efficient all-rounders for raw and finished part machining.

Vacuum-based gripper picks hard-to-handle bags

August 23, 2019

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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.