by FactoryFuture | Dec 8, 2015 | Company News, Supply Chain
Fenwick, the logistics forklift manufacturer, has announced the arrival of its new range of electric counterbalance trucks, as represented by the E60 and E80 models. These 6 to 8 ton models have a new hydraulic pump lift that is unique to this series and was developed...
by FactoryFuture | Dec 7, 2015 | Company News, Latest News
General Electric, in accordance with its previously stated commitments, will create 1000 jobs in France by 2018 following the French government’s approval of their acquisition of Alstom’s energy activities. Mark Hutchinson, President of GE Europe, announced at a...
by FactoryFuture | Dec 7, 2015 | Factory 4.0, Featured Articles, Supply Chain
Smart pallets? This is the idea behind the Toulouse-based start-up Ffly4U, which has just announced that it has raised €700,000 thanks to the Irdinnov regional fund. This funding will be used to develop Olivier Pages’ company’s solution, which consists of a management...
by FactoryFuture | Dec 1, 2015 | Company News
Atlantic, the manufacturer of thermal comfort solutions, has chosen to establish a new site within the Artois-Flandres industrial park in Billy-Berclau, north of Lens in the Pas de Calais. This is to relieve the pressure on their Merville plant, which has...
by FactoryFuture | Dec 1, 2015 | Energy & Environment, Latest News
In light of COP21 which starts today in Paris and ends on December 11th, Bill Gates yesterday announced the creation of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition, an agreement among more than 20 billionaires who have agreed to invest in cleantech , methods of producing...