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Slip Robotics picks up $28M for trailer loading/unloading robots

Robotics Business Review

Source: Slip Robotics For more than a century, truck trailers have been loaded and unloaded in the same way, leading to wasted time for drivers and dangerous bursts of activity for forklift operators. Slip Robotics is driving a level of change in the supply chain industry not seen since the containerization of sea freight.

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2024 to be the year of the Sustainable Supply Chain

Manufacturer's Monthly

The year 2024 will see the logistics industry make its most significant shift to date towards sustainability, with investments in this space set to skyrocket, according to MEGATRANS show director, Lauren Chartres. The past few years have been about securing supply chains at any cost, after they were disrupted by the pandemic.

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Will autotech ventures race east in 2024?

Robotics Business Review

Source: LinkedIn As The Robot Report reported last October, one of the biggest autotech stories of the year was the stalling of Cruise after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles suspended its driverless testing license. Submit your nominations for innovation awards in the 2024 RBR50 awards. Elon Musk talks about autotech on X.

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Embrace Disruption: The Supply Chain

Fabricating & Metal Work

COVER STORY Metalworkers can build supply chains that can bend without breaking thanks to innovative strategies, processes and products. Where do things stand regarding the state of the supply chain as we enter the summer of 2023? “I In the meantime, supply chain challenges persist, hampering best-laid plans.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 49.1%; January 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

The Prices Index climbed into expansion (or ‘increasing’) territory as new pricing levels for 2024 went into effect.” WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING “The start of 2024 looks good. A few commodities are up in cost due to supply shortages. Cash flow will be tight in 2024.” TEMPE, Ariz. , Feb.

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IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of June 17, 2024

Fastener News Desk

IN THE NEWS with Fastener News Desk the Week of June 17, 2024 We’ve got a great episode on tap for you this week with lots to report, loose fasteners, incorrect torquing, fastener acquisitions, and MDM’s 2024 Top Fastener Distributor list, with several industry events happening this week and more!! Just as the Federal Reserve and U.S.

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Plugging the gap: How HVO fuel is helping operators decarbonise

SMMT

Designed to be used with the latest Euro-6 trucks, and as a sustainable fuel source with a significantly lower carbon footprint than diesel, manufacturers believe it can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90%. Starting last October and running for 12 months, the trial is estimated to reduce supply chain CO2 emissions by about 300 tonnes per year.

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