Sat.Jan 25, 2020 - Fri.Jan 31, 2020

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Tetra Pak launches first virtual marketplace for food and beverage manufacturers

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Tetra Pak has unveiled what it describes as the food and beverage (F&B) industry’s first full-scale virtual marketplace. It adds that the new platform, created using Mirakl SaaS Marketplace solutions, will bring convenience and ease to the industry by making purchasing of products faster, more convenient and simpler for producers.

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Revisiting Some Hot Runner Fundamentals

Mold Making Technology

Very intelligent and experienced people in the plastics industry frequently ask for hot runner basics because although they know that a hot runner is a critical component in the injection molding process, some don’t understand what it does or how it works. Remember those plastic model kits you put together as a kid? The excess plastic that held those tiny components for the model in place is called a cold runner, and it is essentially scrapped plastic.

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Iptor appoints Daniel Bednar as new CFO

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Iptor, the distribution and supply chain management, planning and logistics software and services provider, has appointed Daniel Bednar as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Iptor Board.

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Biggest Porsche Retail sale underlines Top Car demand

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

A sale for Porsche Retail at BCA Blackbushe earlier this month set new records for the vendor, with an entry of 80 vehicles generating sale proceeds of £1.9 million and a conversion rate of 90%.

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The Supply Chain in 2025: What to Expect

In 2025, the Supply Chain continues its evolution toward “Logistics 4.0,” inspired by Industry 4.0. Two major characteristics define this transformation: automation, driven by robotic solutions, and prediction, paving the way for an era of planning and simulation powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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5 steps for a successful implementation of voice-guided picking

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Fast growing order volumes, a higher cost pressure and increasing demands on process quality: logistics companies are still facing the challenge of making internal warehouse processes more cost-effective, more efficient and at the same time less error prone.