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Cinetic Industries is acquiring Sandvik Sorting Systems. Cinetic is part of a consortium of well-known technology firms within the Paris, France-based Fives- Lilles Group. The sorting group will now be known as Cinetic Sorting and will have operations in the United States, Italy, and Japan. … HK Systems has announced that ABC newsman and author Bob Woodruff will be the keynote speaker at its 22nd annual Material Handling and Logistics Conference, which will take place Sept. 16-19 in Park City, Utah. For more information, visit www.mhc2007.com. ... Swisslog has acquired Accalon, a Swedish manufacturer of conveyors and stacker cranes. … Saia, a multi-regional less-than-truckload carrier, has fully integrated two recently acquired Midwest carriers: The Connection Co. and Wisconsin-based carrier Madison Freight Systems. … FreightWatch International, a logistics security agency, is providing covert cargo tracking technology to 10 multi-jurisdictional Cargo Crime Task Forces across the United States for use in cargo theft sting operations. … Clark Material Handling Co., a maker of lift trucks, just celebrated its 90th anniversary. … Agility has acquired Guangzhou Runtong International Transportation Ltd., an ocean freight forwarder in China. Agility has also opened a new office in San Diego to handle the freight needs of customers in the metro area and across the border in Mexico.

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