Patti Engineering’s Sam Hoff to present at MiA 2024
Patti Engineering CEO Sam Hoff will present “Utilizing Digital Tools for Commissioning and Life Cycle Management” at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 25 in Suite Pantry Lobby 4 during the Manufacturing in America 2024 event co-hosted by Siemens and Electro-Matic Products at Ford Field, in Detroit, MI. The Patti Engineering team will be exhibiting at booth #402 at this same event. Patti Engineering, Inc. has announced...
U.S. Rail Traffic report for the Week Ending September 18, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending September 14, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 522,557 carloads and intermodal units, up 6.8 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending September 14 were 232,154 carloads, down 0.0 percent compared with the same week in 2023, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 290,403...
Mid-Week dates and return of Future of Equipment Rental Planned for The ARA Show 2025
The ARA Show will return to the Las Vegas Convention Center in 2025, featuring a mid-week schedule and the Future of Equipment Rental. Registration for The ARA Show 2025 opens Tuesday, September 24. Register early to benefit from incentive pricing through October 8 and advance pricing through January 26. The American Rental Association’s (ARA) annual trade show is a can’t miss event for those looking to discover what’s next in rental....
Swisslog’s SynQ powered AutoStore solution to automate parts distribution for Komatsu’s Tennessee distribution center
Swisslog, a provider of best-in-class warehouse automation and software, has announced that Komatsu will install a Swisslog automation solution within its Ripley, Tennessee, distribution center to meet its growing omnichannel distribution needs. Designed by Swisslog experts, the solution features the AutoStore system optimized by Swisslog’s SynQ software. It is expected to be operational by January 2025. The automation solution from...
London Packaging Week unveils pioneering Innovation Award winners
London Packaging Week’s Innovation Awards honour groundbreaking designs, including Bowmore ARC-52 Mokume, Highland Park’s 54-year-old decanter, Coca-Cola’s label-free Sprite Naked, and Altra’s groundbreaking Altra Box. London Packaging Week is thrilled to unveil the winners of its inaugural Innovation Awards, sponsored by Fedrigoni, celebrating groundbreaking advancements in packaging across various categories....
US East Coast ports strike customer advisory, Container xChange
Implications of Looming labor strikes on U.S. container trade and supply chains Issued by Container xChange September is traditionally one of the busiest months for U.S. containerized imports, driven by the peak shipping season as businesses prepare for the holiday rush. However, this year presents an unprecedented combination of challenges that could heavily impact supply chains. Potential labor strikes, natural disasters, and tariff...
Emerson to help drive greater industrial edge interoperability
The company brings a deep legacy of driving industry standards to the Margo initiative, enabling more flexible, scalable automation for customers Global automation and technology provider Emerson joins the Linux Foundation’s Margo, a new open-standard initiative designed to make edge applications, devices, and orchestration software work seamlessly across multi-vendor industrial automation environments. As process and discrete...