A hybrid-electric delivery truck leaving a FedEx distribution center in Charlotte, N.C. The “hydrogen economy” just got a nice push from the Obama administration, which is now partnering with the private sector to facilitate a ...
Tags: hydrogen economy, fuel cells, transportation sector, fuel vehicles
Manufacturing industries require various tools to design and fabricate products with precise accuracy. Each industry requires a specific type of mechanical device that will provide the right amount of accuracy and speed to create products ...
Tags: Precision Linear Actuators, Electromechanical Actuators
US retailer Macy's is to invest US$170m in a new direct-to-consumer distribution centre in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, to support omni-channel growth. The company, which operates around 840 department stores across 45 states, said the ...
A true Tier-1 WCS must be equipped to handle 2D barcode and RFID data for individual unique SKU track and trace requirements.Multi-channel order fulfillment, referred to in the logistics industry as omni-channel fulfillment, is increasingly ...
Lifting and material handling equipment holds a lot of importance in almost all the industries, be it the moving industry or warehouses. It not only eases out manual effort, but also enhances the value of the material. There are different ...
Tags: Conveyors, Pallet trucks, Forklifts, Bucket Elevators
Do you own a manufacturing unit and require trolleys for materials handling? Then let me tell you that it is no easy task. This is due to the fact that there are a number of trolleys available on the market - both at your nearest retailers ...
Tags: Trolleys, Transportation
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has retained a three-year contract to provide complete service and maintenance support for two Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) cranes operated by SCA Logistics B.V at their Rotterdam Terminal in the Netherlands. The ...
Tags: logistics, transportation
Ruslan International has carried a shipment of airport cargo handling equipment from Amsterdam to Cebu, Philippines. The equipment is assisting in the ongoing processing of international relief cargo, following the devastating Typhoon ...
Tags: airport cargo handling equipment, international relief cargo
In an unreserved public auction in Montreal, Quebec, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, will sell more than 2,900 pieces of equipment and trucks. Bids for the Montreal, QC auction can be made in ...
Tags: Ritchie Bros, Holding Auctions, Canada
Parker Hannifin has introduced a new hydraulic directional control valve targeted at mobile applications moving to a more advanced and energy efficient load sensing system from a conventional open centre arrangement. The VP120 complements ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, valves
The Hertz Corporation (NYSE:HTZ) has announced that Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (hertzequip.com) has relocated its Williston, North Dakota operations to a brand new, state-of-the-art facility that includes a 12,720 square foot ...
Tags: Hertz Equipment Rental, New Williston, North Dakota, facility, booming, oil
According to a new report from Fuel Cell Today, a London-based market intelligence firm, annual global fuel cell shipments increased by 86% between 2011 and 2012. Shipments for transport-related fuel cells, which includes battery ...
Tags: Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, Material Handling Applications
The Conveyor Equipment Manufacturers Association reported that its September 2013 booked orders decreased 18.3% when compared to September 2012 orders. September 2013 booked orders when compared to August 2013 booked orders were down ...
When the industry’s largest expo for manufacturing and the supply chain, Modex 2014, opens on March 17 it will include more than 800 exhibits covering 250,000 square feet. Including the collocation of events like Supply Chain & ...
With Australian retailers and suppliers facing increasing challenges from a rapidly changing digital world, a new three-day exhibition for the logistics sector has been announced for Melbourne in March 2014. The 3PL (third party ...