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> ORBIS introduced its Automated Reusable Optimized Solutions (AROS) product line
designed for integration into automated systems to facilitate the transfer, storage, and organization of merchandise. Launching as part of the AROS line is the ML6545-325 (pictured) , a handheld container which offers a large cubic density and can interface with high- speed systems. Dividers can be added to allow multiple SKUs to be packed in the same tote. > Secop GmbH, a manufacturer of medical refrigeration compressors, unveiled the MP2UVULTM, a compressor designed for mobile refrigeration systems that require extreme low temperatures to transport biomaterials such as mRNA- based vaccines for COVID-19 and Ebola. Secop’s new compressor supports temperatures ranging from -94 degrees to -122 degrees Fahrenheit, regardless of outside temperatures. The compressor operates on battery and solar power.
> Lufthansa Cargo opened a ne arts warehouse facility at the Frankfurt Hub in Germany. Offering safe storage of high-value ne arts of all kinds during airfreight transportation, the ARTcube features a ventilation system that enables targeted temperature control. Vertical window strips on the facade allow natural lighting, which is optimized by a supporting lighting system.
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approximately 400 new jobs in the Romeoville area.
> Shanghai-based cross- border e-commerce joint venture Gebrüder Weiss Express China aims to more than triple its service volume to 25 million parcels in 2022 compared to 2021.
> Cortec’ s EcoShield Heat Sealable Paper is a packaging product coated with a water-based adhesive coating, which forms seams when the paper is heated with coated sides together. Offering a non- hazardous and repulpable coating, the EcoShield Heat Sealable Paper can be disposed and reprocessed through standard recycling procedures.
> RJW Logistics Group, a provider of retail logistics solutions, acquired its ninth warehouse in the greater Chicagoland area. The new 667,000-square-foot building in Romeoville, Illinois, can receive an estimated 60,000 pallets and ship more than 65 million cases annually. Through this facility, the company will serve 200 CPG customers and create
It now offers last-mile- delivery services in the
United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Israel. > Dayton Freight Lines , a provider of regional less- than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, opened a facility in Kingsport, Tennessee.
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