If you've spent any time in the materials handling industry, it's hard not to fall in love with automation. Still, some great ideas are so simple, yet so effective, that in retrospect you wonder: Why didn't I think of that? The order ...
Tags: Logistics, Transportation
Manufacturing activity in July continued its solid turnaround since dropping to its lowest levels since June 2009 in May, according to the Institute for Supply Management's monthly Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. The PMI, the index ...
Tags: Processing Machinery
After adjusting for seasonal factors, the HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) posted an eleven-month low of 47.7 in July, down from 48.2 in June, signaling a deterioration of business conditions for the third consecutive month, a company ...
Tags: Business Conditions, HSBC PMI
A Mexican man is suing Ford Motor Company for negligence, alleging that the car maker gave out key codes allowing criminals to use his Ford Focus as a drug mule. Ricardo Magallanes spent six months in federal prison in El Paso, Texas, ...
US-based food distributor Lipari Foods is recalling cooked shrimp product as it may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product associated with the recall is Wholey brand Cooked ...
Tags: Lipari Foods, Cooked Shrimp, Salmonella Contamination Concerns
Upholstery suppliers are telling their product stories in myriad ways at the Las Vegas Market, and they're giving their dealers the tools to do the same. From integrated showroom vignettes to multifunctional product designs, manufacturers ...
Tags: Upholstery, Las Vegas Market
The world’s love affair with smartphones continues to blaze. Between April and June, worldwide smartphone shipments grew by 52.3 percent compared to the same period in 2012, according to a new report by market research firm IDC. ...
Tags: Smartphone Market, Android-iOS
How do we promote ag by the numbers? Agriculture waiting on Silicon Valley moment I don't pick it, pull it, pluck it, plow it or plant it For all the faults, lies and downright lies associated with social media I would like to think there ...
Tags: American agriculture, challenges
Analysts argued today over the significance of Apple's falling market share, reflecting the uncertainties the Cupertino, Calif. company faces in a transition to lower profits. "The current iPhone portfolio is under-performing and Apple is ...
Tags: iPhone Share, Low-Price Model
Tata Motors’ new importer has no interest in selling the cheapest cars on the market and is instead focusing on establishing a strong dealer network offering safe and reliable vehicles. Managing director of Tata’s Australian ...
Tags: Tata Motors, Chinese Brands
Adore Me, a lingerie e-Commerce site offering designer-crafted, perfectly fitting styles at affordable price points, announces the closing of its B Round of venture capital, raising $8.5 million from Upfront Ventures, Mousse Partners, and ...
Tags: Adore Me, VC Funding
Although Chinese apparel makers are excepting good prospects by the end of this year, the increasing production cost and huge inventory pressure may have a negative impact on the sector, according to industry representatives. Speaking to ...
Tags: Apparel Sector, huge inventory
Furniture retailers reporting inconsistent to good business in the midst of this rebounding economy are heading here this week with an eye on price but an even sharper eye out for the new styles, colors and designs that can separate them ...
Tags: Retailers, Las Vegas Market
The TBC installation includes a C Series Sack Placer, with a multi-pile sack magazine. Using a vacuum system, the sack placer automatically lifts individual bags from a stack and places them onto the sack clamp. Pasta Foods also opted for ...
China Southern Airlines has revealed plans to introduce daily direct services between Guangzhou and Brisbane from 21 November 2013. The flight will depart Brisbane at 9.55am each day arriving in Guangzhou at 4.55pm the same day, with a ...