Food & Beverage Ecommerce: How Online Shopping Impacts The Supply Chain, by Victoria Greene By the end of 2018, experts predict that online food and drinks sales revenue will grow to $18 billion, an average 21.1% growth year-on-year since 2013. However, in comparison to the total share of ecommerce sales worldwide…
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Emerson’s Latest Control System Transforms Projects & Helps Bridge IT/OT Divide for Operational
EMERSON’S LATEST CONTROL SYSTEM TRANSFORMS PROJECTS & HELPS BRIDGE IT/OT DIVIDE FOR OPERATIONAL AUSTIN, TEXAS. Emerson is expanding its Plantweb™ digital ecosystem with today’s launch of DeltaV version 14, a cybersecurity-certified control system designed to deliver new value in capital projects and make plant operations more connected and productive. The latest release…
Future Of Blockchain Technology
FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY – by Jeff Gelski Executives of Walmart Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas, needed a couple seconds to see how blockchain technology might improve their food supply chain. Walmart first tested its conventional way of tracing mangoes at the store back to their origin. It took nearly seven days, said…
Carrier Transicold Offers Lower GWP Refrigerant Option For PrimeLINE® Container Units
CARRIER TRANSICOLD OFFERS LOWER GWP REFRIGERANT OPTION FOR PrimeLINE® Container Units Carrier Transicold is offering a provision to use R-513A refrigerant with its PrimeLINE® container unit for customers seeking a refrigerant with lower global warming potential (GWP), or as a hedge against potential regulatory changes that may affect the availability…
How Much Weight Can Rack System Hold?
HOW MUCH WEIGHT CAN RACK SYSTEM HOLD? While this is one of the most frequently asked questions, the answer is unfortunately, “it depends.” How much weight a rack system can hold depends on a number of factors: 1. Load Beam Capacity The first step in determining a rack system capacity…