Marelli AL Xiaogan signed an agreement with Chang’an to set up a joint innovation center to develop advanced technologies and strengthen the cooperation relationship between Chang’an and Marelli.

Steerprop has strengthened its presence in China and Southeast Asia by appointing two seasoned propulsion and vessel engineering experts, Ayhwa Ngoh as Regional Sales Manager in Singapore and Robbie Wang as General Manager, Sales in China.

Glaston Group  has received an order for two Glaston Thermo Plastic Spacer (TPS®) insulating glass lines to French window manufacturer TRYBA. The order is booked in Glaston’s Q4/2021 order book and the lines will be delivered in Q3 / 2022.

Global environmental non-profit CDP acknowledges Ørsted as a global leader on climate action for the third year in a row. Since CDP’s assessment, Ørsted had its 2040 net-zero target approved as science-based as only one of seven companies globally.

The two companies are working together to accelerate the transition to zero emissions through the development of hydrogen fuel cell powered commercial vehicles

BMW supplier MM Technics will equip its facility in Prosperity, South Carolina, with the  Easy WMS warehouse management system  from Mecalux. The software will supervise and optimise all warehouse processes to enable the company to supply the car maker with components and tools at just the right time.

The new Alfa Laval CM Connect marks the next step in the digitalization journey to drive innovation and growth for customers in the hygienic processing industries. The CM Connect is a subscription-based condition monitor and cloud gateway. It enables plant operators to access data of rotating equipment on processing lines from a remote location. With data on actual runtime, trend analysis, and time to next service close at hand, plant operators can make informed maintenance decisions using their personal computers and mobile devices. This protects process continuity and critical assets, improves workplace safety, saves time and money, and delivers competitive advantage.

The theme of the forest industry’s PulPaper 2022 is Building tomorrow’s bioeconomy. The PulPaper event, which is free of charge for professionals in the field, will host presentations by forest industry companies on Future Square as well as the PulPaper Conference and the Green Economy Business Summit, both of which are paid events. In the exhibition area, companies in the forest industry meet their clients and present their products. PulPaper 2022 will be arranged on 29-31 March 2022 at Messukeskus Helsinki.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the present and future of technology. But how can we implement it to make our production and supply chain processes increasingly more efficient? AI opens up a huge number of scenarios to discover and delve into. It also provides the possibility to explore new business opportunities to achieve greater growth, profitability and sustainability. An example illustrating this is the use of AI combined with digital twins (digital replicas of a process, product or service) to personalise production according to a customer’s requirements.

Manitou Group, a global benchmark in the manufacture of handling, lifting and earthmoving equipment, will completely renovate its logistics facility in Ancenis, France, with the cooperation of Mecalux. Its aim is to ramp up its product turnover and boost order picking. To do this, it will instal the  Shuttle System  and two pick stations.