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NEWS
Cloud Oversight 2: Cloud based cargo tracker
Emerson Cargo Solutions has just launched Oversight 2, a cloud- based online portal which serves as the real-time resource for monitoring in-transit shipment information such as temperature, location and other measurements which may affect the quality of perishable cargo. The new
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interface features a host of enhanced functionality, including improved re- sponse time, intuitive navigation and multi-language support which provides an overall user experience that is both powerful and easy to use.
Oversight 2 and the Oversight Mobi- le app provide the tools to effectively
manage all shipments from start to fi- nish. Both are available in multiple lan- guages including English, Chinese, Ko- rean, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, and French. The service can be kick started by down- loading the Android or iOS Oversight Mobile app meanwhile www.emerson. com/Cargo gives further information on end-to-end cold chain monitoring solutions.
“Our customers expect simple and timely access to the real-time informa- tion which we provide to give visibility and insight into the status of their valu- able cargo,” said Frank Landwehr, vice president & general manager, Cargo Solutions for Emerson. “Oversight 2 with its intuitive design, delivers robust automated reporting, real-time alert information, and historical reports which give our customers the infor- mation they need to make important decisions about the status of their in- transit cargo.”, he added.
O-I Glass and Krones AG sign Collaboration Agreement
Astrategic collaboration agreement that aims to elevate glass by inno- vating together and to jointly create solutions for the growing glass market was signed by O-I Glass, the top glass container manufacturer in North Ame- rica, South America, Asia-Pacific and Europe, and Krones Group, Germany, who manufactures components, lines and plants for the food and beverage industries, was signed in October, 2020. Focus areas of the collaboration include improvements in glass filling and packaging line speed and effici- ency; enhanced agility and flexibility of responding to market trends; deve- lopment of innovative and sustainable glass systems; and advancements in digital solutions such as direct-to-glass digital printing technology.
“This agreement is the first step that O-I and Krones are taking together in order to offer clients completely in- tegrated, end-to-end solutions in the future”, said Andres Lopez, President
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and CEO at O-I. Meanwhile, Christoph Klenk, CEO of Krones AG says, “In pro- duction facilities all over the world, the products of O-I and Krones are already encountering each other. So it was ab- solutely logical to improve still further the compatibility of Krones’ complete
lines and the glass containers from O-I.” With this agreement, the two com- panies are combining O-I’s specialized knowledge of glass with Krones’ lea- ding competence in manufacturing machines and filling lines for the food
and beverage industries.
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