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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 1 Feb 2024 (#1164) The world’s biggest forklift maker by revenue, Toyota Industries Corp (TICO), is in very hot water this week. Nearly a year ago, TICO asked a panel of independent experts to...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 25 Jan 2024 (#1163) The unsung heroes in this week's news are the research and development teams at Bobcat and Hangcha who helped deliver new models. At Bobcat, the R&D team has been working...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 18 Jan 2024 (#1162) There are more and more options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the materials handling space. This week alone three new non-combustion forklift models hit the market. The ever-expanding choices...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 11 Jan 2024 (#1161) This time last year we speculated that 2023 could be the year of the fuel cell. As the year ticked on we reported on the use of fuel cells all...

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Allan Leibowitz

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Inside the News - 28 Dec 2023 (#1160) As the year draws to a close, we take a moment to reflect on the events of the last 12 months, to evaluate the impact of the changes on our...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 21 Dec 2023 (#1159) The latest threat to international supply chains appears to be Houthi rebels in Yemen. Some shipping companies are rerouting their vessels to avoid the rebels’ attacks on container ships, which...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 14 Dec 2023 (#1158) It’s been a big year for automation and green energy and these trends continue in this week’s news. We have news of automated forklifts at a beverage plant in Japan...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 7 Dec 2023 (#1157) This week we bring news of the European Rental Association (ERA) commissioning carbon reporting guidance for the equipment rental industry. The ERA says there is no standard system to calculate...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 30 Nov 2023 (#1156) The automation of food processing facilities is in the news this week. In the United States, retail giant Walmart is planning an automated milk processing facility, while in Australia a...

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Barbara Adam

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Inside the News - 23 Nov 2023 (#1155) More and more warehouses around the world are turning to robots, as we see in this week’s news with a German fulfilment centre adding robotic assistance. Each week, it seems...

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