Machinery Manufacturer Norwalt opens facility in Tampa expanding footprint and capacity
The new plant increases the company’s floorspace by 25%, with room for adjacent buildouts to accommodate growth in medical devices and other niches Norwalt, a specialist in custom-built automation and line integration machinery for complex manufacturing applications, has commenced operations at a new production facility in Tampa, FL. A satellite site to the company’s primary plant in Randolph, NJ, the new facility increases Norwalt’s...
AAR reports Rail Traffic for the week ending May 27 2023
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 27, 2023. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 480,998 carloads and intermodal units, down 4.8 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending May 27 were 235,307 carloads, up 3.5 percent compared with the same week in 2022, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 245,691 containers and...
Hy-Tek Intralogistics and Hai Robotics announce partnership
Hy-Tek Intralogistics has partnered with Hai Robotics to help reduce customers’ storage footprints, increase workflow efficiency, maximize order pick accuracy, and improve daily order fulfillment rates Hy-Tek Intralogistics, an integrator of full-service automation technology for the supply chain, has partnered with Hai Robotics, a provider of intelligent automated warehouse solutions. With Hy-Tek’s IntraOne enterprise logistics...
MWCold acquisition Solidifies Vertical Cold Storage’s coverage in the Midwest
Two state-of-the-art facilities in Indiana support a diverse set of customers and have great potential for expansion Vertical Cold Storage, a developer and operator of temperature-controlled distribution centers sponsored by real estate investment firm Platform Ventures, has entered into an agreement to purchase MWCold, which operates more than 545,000 sf of strategically located warehouse space at two facilities in central Indiana....
Plastics Industry Association releases Economic Analysis on Plastics Materials for Recycling
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has released an analysis on plastics materials for recycling, authored by PLASTICS Chief Economist Dr. Perc Pineda. The economic analysis provides consideration of the millions of workers employed in the global supply chain of the plastics industry, as representatives meet in France to address the global challenge of plastic waste. Dr. Pineda writes, “There is widespread support from...
H&E opens new branch in Monroe Louisiana
Effective May 25, 2023, H&E Equipment Services Inc. (H&E) announces the opening of its Monroe branch, its eighth rental location in the state of Louisiana. The branch is located at 900 Delta Drive, Monroe, Louisiana 71203-6012, phone 318 692-4800. It includes a fully fenced yard area, offices, and a separate repair shop and is capable of handling a variety of construction and general industrial equipment for customers in the...
MH Equipment Partners with OTTO Motors to provide Material Handling Automation Solutions
MH Equipment has announced its partnership with OTTO Motors, a provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). MH Equipment was selected as an OTTO Certified Dealer to develop, sell, deploy, and service OTTO Motors’ solutions. MH Equipment focuses on partnerships that meet the needs of their customers and the partnership created with OTTO Motors will help meet the rising demand for AMRs. It will also assist in solving top manufacturing...
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