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Anova and ISA Join Forces, Continue to Connect the Industrial World

Along with ISA’s customer base, Anova now manages nearly 375,000 devices around the world.

Anova and ISA Join Forces, Continue to Connect the Industrial World

Distribution International Acquires Silvercote

Distribution International Buys Silvercote

Milliken & Company to Acquire Polartec

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GE Appliances Expedites Investments to Lead a New Era of Smart Distribution

This smart warehouse is the newest addition to the company’s $150 million national investment to expand its distribution network.

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U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Up 1.3 Percent In April

April 2019 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $206.3 million.

Nominations Now Open for AEM’s $50,000 Celebratory Grant Program

AEM is issuing five $10,000 grants to non-profit organizations to cultivate the next generation of the equipment industry’s workforce.

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Efforts Underway to Move More Containers on the Mississippi River

In 2017, for the first time, the number of containers arriving at East Coast ports surpassed the number arriving at West Coast ports.

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U.S. Companies' Message to Trump: Don't Expand China Tariffs

The administration had asked for comments on its plan to extend 25 percent tariffs to everything China ships to the United States.

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Retail Warehouse Automation Is Finally Top-Priority

Traditional warehouses need to perform customary fulfillment and e-commerce fulfillment in tandem.

ABB Announces Leadership Changes

Maryrose Sylvester becomes U.S. country managing director, succeeding Greg Scheu, who is retiring.

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New Littler Survey of Employers Highlights Emerging Workforce Challenges

Eighth annual survey of more than 1,300 employers finds HR and business leaders grappling with increasingly complex issues.

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U.S. Retail Sales Rose 0.5 Percent in May, Led By Online Shopping

The report suggests that American consumers are still spending at a healthy pace, even as the stimulus from tax cuts fades.

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U.S. Industrial Production Rose in May, but Factories Struggle

U.S. industrial production improved in May, but manufacturers showed weakness despite eking out a slight gain.

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New M&R Software Innovations Keep Fleet Managers in Check

Improper management of M&R can drastically erode profits from the bottom line, and the older the truck, the costlier it gets.

Weekly Marketplace: Software and Platforms

Take a look at the new and innovative products hitting the manufacturing industry this past week.

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U.S. Consumer Prices Edged up 0.1 Percent in May

U.S. consumer prices increased a slight 0.1% in May, as inflation was tempered by lower costs for gasoline, electricity and used cars.

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North American Robot Orders Down Slightly in First Quarter 2019

The market might be stabilizing following a record year in 2018.

WESCO and Plug and Play Launch B2B Sales and Distribution Accelerator

B2B Sales and Distribution will focus on industry-specific startups and their technologies.

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But How Does That Benefit the Customer?

Service providers need to know the difference between a feature of their service and a benefit.

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Wholesale Prices Blip Up 0.1 Percent in May

The small uptick is another sign that inflation remains under control.

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America's Wholesalers, Distributors, and Manufacturers On Trump’s Tariffs

A new survey finds nearly half of America’s wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers actively oppose the measures.

Distribution International Buys Silvercote

Silvercote’s operations will be combined with DI’s existing MBI business under the Silvercote brand.

Midstate Tool & Supply Initiates Succession Plan

The company has retained The Lytle Group, a consulting company that provides Strategic HR Solutions, to assist in transition planning.

Milliken & Company to Acquire Polartec

The Polartec brand carries a respected portfolio of fabric technologies for outdoor apparel.

ORS Nasco Supports Workshops for Warriors’ Pride In Partnership Program

The program provides career training for U.S. military veterans.

CI Capital Partners Teams with Industrial Automation Executive Scott McLendom

The new partnership aims to pursue a platform company investment in the industrial automation distribution sector.

TPC Acquires EZ Form Cable Corporation

This acquisition strengthens TPC’s position as a diversified supplier of high-performance wire and cable solutions to specialized, high cost-of-failure environments.

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New Report on Voice-Directed Warehousing Solutions Released

The report highlight the potential of solutions based around speech-recognition technologies.

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Turtle & Hughes Announces Staff Promotions

Nichols Marcello becomes operations manger of a new RDC, and Angel Class replaces him as CDC inventory control supervisor.

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U.S. Employers Hired a Record Number of People in April

The Labor Department says that businesses filled 5.9 million jobs in April, 4.2 percent more than in March.

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U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Slow in April

In the April report, sales dipped to $334.6 million.