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Videojet and Loftware Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Labeling, Marking and Coding Automation

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2 years ago

May 26, 2022

Changes Paradigm for Driving Marking and Coding Devices by Removing Reliance on Proprietary Printer/Software Combination

CHICAGO and PORTSMOUTH, N.H., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Videojet Technologies, a global leader in Marking and Coding solutions, and Loftware, the global leader in Enterprise Labeling and Artwork Management solutions, today announced a strategic partnership to change the paradigm for how companies automate printing across production lines, factories and warehouses. This collaboration focuses on extending Loftware’s Spectrum Enterprise Labeling solution to marking and coding. This will enable customers to drive all their printing devices from an all-in-one, digital solution, with coverage ranging from marking and coding production devices to supply chain thermal printers.

The partnership between Videojet and Loftware offers organizations a leap forward in their automation journey without costly wholesale replacement of existing printer fleets. With Loftware Spectrum driving their devices, companies can eliminate their reliance on proprietary software typically provided by printer manufacturers. It offers transformation for companies who have long struggled with multiple ways of driving marking and coding devices in an environment that is typically a heterogeneous mix of print technologies and associated software from different manufacturers.

“Looking for innovative ways to improve our customers’ operational efficiency and reduce production errors is what Videojet does every day for thousands of customers across the globe,” says Ondrej Kruk, President of Videojet. “All companies can benefit from the deep industry expertise and collaboration of the Videojet and Loftware teams. Combining Videojet’s superior performance and range of marking and coding technologies and Loftware Spectrum, will offer companies a step-change in their digital, automation journey by controlling a mix of both Videojet and other vendors’ devices.”

The Loftware Spectrum 4.6 release, available now, expands its powerful Enterprise Labeling capabilities to include the ability to drive a broad set of marking and coding devices. New operator dashboards combined with standard integration with business applications also eliminate unnecessary human touch from labeling, marking, and coding operations. By ensuring the correct template and data are at each printer in both their own facilities and those of their contractors, organizations can avoid mistakes and inefficiencies from inconsistent manual interventions during product changeovers.

“Loftware pioneered the Enterprise Labeling space as demand increased for a standardized platform for labeling across an organization’s global operations. In recent years, that same trend extended to marking and coding where companies are thirsting for a single software solution to replace the use and management of disparate and proprietary software applications required for different device makes and models,” stated Loftware President and CEO, Robert O’Connor, Jr. “We are excited to partner with a leader in the space like Videojet and to extend the robust capabilities of Loftware Spectrum so that both existing and new customers can benefit from our full range of output capabilities, including marking and coding devices.”

Through this collaboration, customers can now seamlessly implement, deploy, maintain, and easily scale all their labeling, marking, and coding operations across multiple plants from a unified platform. They also can eliminate the costly and time-consuming issues brought on by manual intervention and mislabeling on the production floor while benefitting from global oversight capabilities while enabling local autonomy.

Loftware Spectrum is compatible across a full range of Videojet high-quality printers and offers configurable user interfaces driven by business rules, and APIs to support integration with production and business systems. Combined with the innovative VideojetConnect Remote Service and largest field service team in the marking and coding industry, Videojet helps improve factory line uptime while reducing the need for customer intervention in marking and coding processes.

Loftware Spectrum is a cloud-based, Enterprise Labeling Solution that supports mission-critical operations to ensure uptime and enable high volume label printing across global operations. It is configured to the specific needs of customers and offers unrivaled performance that ensures accuracy and consistency while maximizing flexibility. To address growing IT compliance requirements for operations technology, Spectrum offers SOC Type 2 security compliance and versatility for cloud deployment with edge failover or on-premise deployment. Spectrum also offers certified integration capabilities for SAP, Oracle, and other business applications.

For more information about the products and solutions from Videojet and Loftware, please visit www.videojet.com and www.loftware.com.

About Videojet Technologies:
Videojet Technologies is a world leader in the product identification market, providing in-line printing, coding, and marking products, application-specific fluids, and product life cycle services. The company’s goal is to partner with customers in the consumer-packaged goods, pharmaceutical, and industrial goods industries to improve their productivity, to protect and grow their brands, and to stay ahead of industry trends and regulations. With customer application experts and technology leadership in Continuous Inkjet (CIJ), Thermal Inkjet (TIJ), Laser Marking, Thermal Transfer Overprinting (TTO), case coding and labeling, and wide array printing, Videojet has more than 400,000 printers installed worldwide. Customers rely on Videojet products to print on over ten billion products daily. Customer sales, application, service and training support is provided by direct operations with over 4,000 team members in 26 countries worldwide. In addition, the Videojet distribution network includes more than 400 distributors and OEMs, serving 135 countries.

About Loftware:
Loftware is the world’s largest cloud-based Enterprise Labeling and Artwork Management provider, offering an end-to-end labeling solution platform for companies of all sizes, with over 100,000 customers in over 100 countries across the globe. We also work with over 1,000 partners and maintain a global presence with offices in the US, the UK, Germany, Slovenia, China, and Singapore. Loftware boasts over 35 years of expertise in solving labeling challenges – we help companies improve accuracy, traceability, and compliance while improving the quality, speed, and efficiency of their labeling. As the leading global provider of Enterprise Labeling and Artwork Management solutions, Loftware enables supply chain agility, supports evolving regulations, and optimizes business operations for a wide range of industries including automotive, chemicals, consumer products, electronics, food & beverage, manufacturing, medical device, pharmaceuticals, retail, and apparel.

Media contacts:

Maureen Perroni, Loftware Director of Content & Communications, mperroni@loftware.com,
603.502.3901

Diane Lanigan, Videojet Technologies Marketing Communications, diane.lanigan@videojet.com, 630.694.3221

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Yokogawa Marks 50 Years in Singapore with the launch of Sustainability Incubation Hub

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53 minutes ago

November 22, 2024

SINGAPORE, Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Yokogawa Engineering Asia announces the launch of the Sustainability Incubation Hub (SIH) today, a first-of-its-kind corporate Research and Development (R&D) hub dedicated to driving environmentally sustainable innovations in process manufacturing.

This year, Yokogawa celebrates its 50th anniversary in Singapore and the 20th year of its Singapore Development Centre (SGDC) operations. Growing together with Singapore and customers globally, SGDC has expanded its operations to over 100 Yokogawa innovators exploring co-innovation, digital transformation, and AI solutions.

Co-located with the SGDC, the SIH is established in partnership with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), and provides a crucial platform for Yokogawa to collaborate with customers and partners in the region and beyond to develop and deploy frontier technologies to accelerate their energy transition to net-zero future.

“We recognise the need to raise the level of climate change action in the region. To support this move, we will invest over S$6 million in establishing SIH. Through the new hub, we will apply our expertise to drive sustainable innovations across industries to close the gap between ideation and application,” said Chay Kin Wah, President and CEO of Yokogawa Engineering Asia. “As we integrate sustainability throughout our operations and business model, we are ramping up efforts to develop new solutions and collaborate with like-minded partners and agencies including the EDB to catalyse positive sustainability impact.”

“Congratulations to Yokogawa on its 50th anniversary in Singapore. The launch of the Sustainability Incubation Hub builds on this longstanding partnership, and is a good example of how Singapore can serve as an innovation hub for green and sustainability solutions. We look forward to the collaborations this Hub will foster with our ecosystem, as well as the impactful solutions this Hub will develop for the region,” said Lim Tse Yong, Senior Vice President and Head, Mobility and Industrial Solutions, EDB.

Creating Sustainable Solutions
By capitalising on Yokogawa’s expertise in automation and technology, the SIH aims to serve as a sustainability growth engine to bridge the gap between the present and future solution needs in creating cutting-edge climate technology for the process manufacturing industry. This enables the industry to define, plan, and meet their sustainability goals, addressing global challenges.

As a regional hub for innovation, SIH fosters collaboration and co-creation across Southeast Asia, Oceania, and Taiwan. The SIH leverages Yokogawa’s network to identify, evaluate, and acquire sustainable manufacturing technologies and cultivates strategic partnerships with public agencies, regulatory bodies, and technology suppliers at all stages of development – from research institutions to startups and SMEs – creating new ecosystems and enhancing existing ones.

“We need to be close to our customers to help them succeed. This means knowing the challenges they are facing intimately so that we can better address their unique needs on the ground. Our strategic location enables us to gather critical insights and talents in the region for rapid creation and deployment of innovations at scale for our global customers,” said Saurabh Bhandari, lead of SIH.

The establishment of SIH reinforces Yokogawa’s commitment towards growth for sustainability, focusing on net zero emissions, circular economy, and well-being, to support the industry transition to a low-carbon economy.

About Yokogawa
Yokogawa provides advanced solutions in the areas of measurement, control, and information to customers across a broad range of industries, including energy, chemicals, materials, pharmaceuticals, and food. Yokogawa addresses customer issues regarding the optimization of production, assets, and the supply chain with the effective application of digital technologies, enabling the transition to autonomous operations.

Founded in Tokyo in 1915, Yokogawa continues to work toward a sustainable society through its 17,000+ employees in a global network of 126 companies spanning 60 countries.

For more information, visit www.yokogawa.com

The names of corporations, organizations, products, services and logos herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Yokogawa Electric Corporation or their respective holders.

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Agoda Finds Asian Markets Flocking to U.S. for a Thanksgiving Feast

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53 minutes ago

November 22, 2024

SINGAPORE, Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — More Asian travelers are eyeing a U.S. trip for Thanksgiving this year. Digital travel platform Agoda reports a 15% Year-on-Year increase in accommodation searches for the United States by travelers from Asian markets this Thanksgiving. The increase in searches suggests a growing enthusiasm among Asian travelers to experience the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S.

South Korea leads the list of Asian markets showing interest in U.S. Thanksgiving travel, followed by Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Singapore. The ranking differs from 2023, when Japan was the top origin, followed by South Korea, Taiwan, India, and the Philippines.

Tarik Fadil, Vice President, Supply at Agoda said: “Thanksgiving in the U.S. is a unique cultural experience, and it’s fantastic to see more travelers from Asia eager to partake in it this year. At Agoda, we’re thrilled to be the bridge that connects these curious explorers with their holiday adventures, ensuring they have everything they need for a memorable Thanksgiving feast stateside.”

Agoda provides travelers from Asian markets with access to over 4.5 million holiday properties, more than 130,000 flight routes, and over 300,000 activities, making it easy to seamlessly plan a trip, for Thanksgiving or any other reason. These options can be combined in the same booking, allowing travelers to tailor their holiday experience. Explore the latest deals in the Agoda app or via Agoda.com/deals.

ABOUT THE DATA

Agoda looked at accommodation searches on its platform made between 16 October – 15 November 2024, with 28 November 2024 (Thanksgiving Day) as the check-in date. The corresponding dates in 2023 were 11 October – 10 November 2023 for the search window and 23 November 2023 as the check-in date.

ABOUT AGODA

Agoda, a digital travel platform, helps anyone see the world for less with its great value deals on a global network of more than 4.5M hotels and holiday properties worldwide, plus flights, activities, and more. Discover the perfect accommodation and travel options for your Asian festival adventure. Agoda.com and the Agoda mobile app are available in 39 languages and supported by 24/7 customer support.

Headquartered in Singapore, Agoda is part of Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG) and employs more than 7,000 staff in 27 markets, dedicated to leveraging best-in-class technology to make travel even easier.

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Gilbane Building Company President & CEO Adam R. Jelen Joins ACE Mentor Program Board of Directors and Executive Committee

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2 hours ago

November 22, 2024

Jelen, a long-time partner of ACE to offer leadership, vision, and strategy to benefit the Program

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Gilbane Building Company announced the appointment of President & CEO Adam R. Jelen to the ACE Mentor Program of America Board of Directors. Jelen will serve in this prestigious leadership role for a renewable three-year term.

“As a long-time partner of the ACE Mentor Program, I am deeply honored to join its national executive committee,” said Adam R. Jelen, President & CEO, Gilbane Building Company.

“As a long-time partner of the ACE Mentor Program, I am deeply honored to join its national executive committee,” said Adam R. Jelen, President & CEO, Gilbane Building Company. “The Program empowers and inspires the next generation by enabling young people to see what’s possible in our industry. It plays a crucial role in developing new talent to enter our workforce, fostering diversity, and supporting career pathways. I look forward to contributing to the impactful work ACE Mentor continues to do in building a brighter, more inclusive future for our field.”

Jelen’s appointment bolsters an already esteemed board committed to steering ACE’s goal of inspiring the next generation of architects, engineers, and construction leaders. The board plays a crucial role in shaping ACE’s initiatives and supporting the development of young talent in the field. Jelen has long championed ACE, including serving as a founding member and emeritus board member of the ACE Mentor Program of Wisconsin.

The mission of the ACE Mentor Program is to engage, excite, and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in architecture, engineering, and construction through mentoring and continued support for their advancement into the industry.

For additional details about the ACE Mentor Program and board members, please click here.

About Gilbane Building Company

Gilbane Building Company is a global leader in construction management, delivering high-quality projects for clients across various markets. Gilbane provides a full slate of construction and facilities-related services – from preconstruction planning and integrated consulting capabilities to comprehensive construction management, general contracting, design-build, and facility management services. Founded in 1870, Gilbane is still a privately held, family-owned company. With more than 45 office locations worldwide, Gilbane brings world-class experience to local communities.

For more information, visit http://www.gilbaneco.com.

Media Contact

Lynn Rasic, Gilbane Building Company, 212-822-0319, lrasic@gilbaneco.com, www.gilbaneco.com

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