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Hänel Storage Systems, a leader in the manufacture and integration of automated vertical storage units, has served its customers in North and South America from Pittsburgh with great success for over 30 years. Today, Hänel announced that it will relocate its US headquarters to a new facility in Warrendale, PA. The newly constructed building will support the company’s anticipated future growth and provide greater capacity for collaboration and teamwork. The move is expected to take place over the next 30 days, and the company’s first official business day at the new location will be October 6.
“Our employees have always been our number one asset, and this new facility will provide a welcoming environment for years to come,” said Brian Cohen, Chief Executive. “This building is a direct result of hard work and the continued high demand for our products, and we’ve has experienced unprecedented growth over the past several years to allow us to make this move.”
Hänel signed a 10-year lease with a five-year option in Thorn Hill Industrial Park in Warrendale. The new headquarters will house the company’s Pittsburgh-based staff, and will be the central point of contact for remote employees and Hänel’s network of 90 distribution partners located across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Colombia. It will also feature a Demo Center to showcase Hänel technology.
Alex Foessel, former Director of Technology and Innovation for John Deere, has joined Near Earth Autonomy as Senior Director, Market Strategy. With extensive experience developing and commercializing automation and robotics solutions, Foessel will lead business and product strategy as Near Earth expands its technology across new industries and applications.
At John Deere, he spent 18 years launching partnerships with multinational companies and forging new business opportunities in the USA, Germany, and Brazil. Over his career, Foessel has contributed to 6 US patents, co-authored 2 books on autonomy, and has been cited widely in autonomous systems literature.
A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a Ph.D. in Robotics, Foessel has maintained a long-term relationship with Near Earth’s founders, commenting, “I have known Near Earth’s founders for decades, and I am thrilled to join them in setting the standard for aerial autonomy. I am excited to apply my experience in product development, technology commercialization, and as a licensed pilot, to the next generation of air vehicles that will revolutionize mobility and inspection worldwide.”
CenturyLink has a new brand name and bold new purpose. As Lumen Technologies, or simply Lumen, the company will help lead enterprises through the challenges and opportunities of the 4th Industrial Revolution – a time when smart, connective devices are everywhere. Lumen® brings a new focus to how it views the marketplace and the world with the purpose to further human progress through technology.
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Idelic, a leader in trucking and transportation safety solutions, announced the release of their next generation of fleet insights. The new Fleet Performance Dashboard is being launched alongside enhanced reporting capabilities that empower managers to make data-driven decisions as they evaluate the overall performance of their fleet. With these updates to the Idelic Safety Suite®, the trucking industry’s most comprehensive driver management platform, fleets can turn their disparate data into actionable insights, assign targeted training, and drive process improvements to keep drivers safe.
The new Fleet Performance Dashboard enables managers and executives to gain instant access to a comprehensive snapshot of their fleet’s safety performance, including recent incidents, upcoming expirations, Driver Risk Scores, active professional development plans, FMCSA roadside inspections and violations, and more. With this release, safety managers unlock an all-encompassing overview of safety data, operations managers analyze snapshots of current drivers' training and history, and executives gain access to detailed overviews of their fleet's performance.