Technology and automation are evolving at a rapid pace and as president at York-based PennAir, it is Bob Rhein’s job to demonstrate how businesses can benefit by using autonomous mobile robots.
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Manufacturing
Utz Brands contributes $6 million to 401(k) profit-sharing plan
Citing a successful 2020, Hanover-based Utz Brands, Inc. announced it contributed nearly $6 million to its 401(k) profit-sharing plan this year.
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Advance Cooling Technologies acquires competitor, Tekgard
Advanced Cooling Technologies (ACT) has finalized the purchase of York-based competitor, Tekgard, a custom thermal management solutions company, for an undisclosed amount of money.
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PACE Resources President and CEO named chairman of the board
PACE Resources Inc. named John D. Horn chairman of its board of directors. Horn will also continue as president and CEO of PACE.
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DB Schenker to lay off 206 employees from Shippensburg warehouse
Supply chain management and logistics solutions firm DB Schenker will lay off 206 of its employees at a Shippensburg warehouse.
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The Manufacturers’ Association ups training capabilities with new headquarters
Manchester Township, York County-based trade group The Manufacturers’ Association, recently moved into a new headquarters that the association says will allow it to expand the training it offers to its members.
Read More »Op-Ed: Pa. Manufacturers need fiber optics now
As of 2019, Pennsylvania’s manufacturing industry accounted for 11.9% of the commonwealth’s total output, according to statistics from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Following the global financial crisis of 2008, the sector has been on a trajectory of consistent growth, producing $93.75 billion at the end of 2018 - up from less than $74 billion in 2009.
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Vial production at SCHOTT’S Lebanon County plant soars to support COVID vaccine demand
Mainz, Germany-based pharmaceutical products maker SCHOTT’s only glass vial manufacturing plant for injectable drugs in the U.S. is in Lebanon County. And it has been busy.
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AHF Products buys Massachusetts vinyl flooring brand Parterre
Luxury vinyl tile maker, Parterre, is the latest to join AHF Products’ portfolio of flooring brands after the West Hempfield Township company recently acquired certain assets of the Wilmington, Massachusetts-based manufacturer.
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Pandemic reveals flaw in ‘just-in-time’ delivery supply chain
While it’s always been important to achieving end results in manufacturing, COVID-19 has emphasized the critical nature of solid supply chain management and practices in meeting customer and consumer needs.
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ATOMIC expands into contract manufacturing
Following a devastating year for the live event industry, Lititz-based set construction, design and production company ATOMIC expanded its services to include contract manufacturing and production.
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A York-based manufacturer’s employees bought the company 20 years ago, it was a brilliant decision
When a deal to sell a York County-based manufacturer fell through, a group of employees worked together to make an offer to the company’s owners in a transaction that took only 45 days. This month, the company celebrates its 20th year as an employee owned company.
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‘Reverse logistics’ of online holiday returns means boon to local commercial real estate
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented online shopping for holiday gifts and supplies. But as anyone who has ever given or received a Christmas present knows – returns are an inevitable part of the process.
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Lancaster, Dauphin county businesses restart energy efficiency projects
The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority awarded $1.7 million in COVID-19 Restart Grants for 11 projects across the state, including two businesses in Lancaster and Dauphin Counties.
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Air Products names new chief information officer
Air Products of Trexlertown has named Brian Galovich as its new senior vice president and chief information officer.
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