Turnkey automation solution adapts to today's operations while scaling for tomorrow's growthSAN ANTONIO, June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Plus One Robotics, a leader in AI-powered robotic vision for material handling, in partnership with beRobox, a specialist in modular mobile robotics, today announced the launch of DepalOne, a turnkey depalletizing solution designed to bring fast, flexible automation to modern warehouses without the need for facility modifications or extended downtime.Seen at both ProMat and Automate this spring, DepalOne combines beRobox's portable hardware with Plus One's AI-driven PickOne™ vision system to deliver an immediately deployable, fully integrated automation cell. Leveraging the Paltz system as its foundation, the duo has incorporated the PickOne vision suite to enhance the hardware's capabilities, creating a dynamic, flexible palletizing and depalletizing cell. The system is built to handle real-world complexity—including mixed, rainbow, and single-SKU pallets—while offering a clear, scalable path as operations evolve.While named for its depalletizing focus, DepalOne reflects a broader evolution: Plus One Robotics has expanded its PickOne offerings to support customers with a range of needs, from simple to complex. With PickOne Lite, PickOne Core, and PickOne Pro, customers can now choose a streamlined, lower-cost vision option and scale up or down as their operational demands change."DepalOne brings the power of our vision system to a much wider range of users, not just the most complex, high-end operations," said Shaun Edwards, co-founder and CTO at Plus One Robotics. "For a long time, advanced robotic vision came priced at a single premium price, requiring months of customization. Now, operators can confidently automate using a reliable, easy-to-deploy system that handles everyday variability, like a reversed pallet, without all the headaches."Following growing demand for turn-key solutions, Plus One Robotics and beRobox took steps to standardize the DepalOne offering and bring it to market as a unified product. Offering a scalable, plug-&-play system that solves labor shortages, ergonomic risks and packaging variability. This enables warehouse operators to deploy automation - within weeks - with confidence and "go live" on day one.DepalOne helps you move beyond just mixed-SKU palletizing, with flexible configurations to support a variety of real-world automation needs: Depalletizing Cell: Efficiently handle diverse packages and containers while seamlessly navigating production exceptions for single SKU, mixed and/or rainbow pallets. Pal & Depal Combo Cell: Single unit for both palletizing and depalletizing—perfect for dock doors, cross-docking operations, or rapid repalletizing with a single cell. Depal/Repal System: Complete solution for depal-to-order, relabeling, and pallet rebuilding for new store footprints, custom shipping, or updated labeling requirements, including rejection and recirculation flows.The system delivers 500-700 packages per hour with 70-pound capacity, up to 98" palletizing height, and nine cycles/minute with dual pallet locations."There's a real need for automation that meets operators where they are—not just in terms of cost and complexity, but in how quickly they can get up and running," said David Demers, CEO of beRobox. "This solution is about enabling progress without disruption. When technology works out of the box and grows with you, that's when automation really delivers."DepalOne is now offered in scalable tiers, with the ability to pair with a corresponding PickOne vision package so you can choose the level that best fits your operation's needs and complexity: Cobot: Fast-track deployment in just 4 weeks, handling up to 500 packages per hour (PPH) Industrial Robot: Deployed in 8 weeks, delivering throughput of more than 650 PPHPlus One Robotics continues to support integrators in developing and deploying custom depalletizing cells. These tailored solutions typically take 20 weeks to deploy but are capable of 1,000+ PPH with compatible items.To learn more about DepalOne, visit www.plusonerobotics.com/depaloneAbout Plus One RoboticsPlus One Robotics provides the industry's fastest and most reliable AI-enabled robotic manipulation platform for warehouse automation. Founded in 2016 by computer vision and robotics industry experts, Plus One Robotics's intelligent solutions combine computer vision, AI and supervised autonomy (human-in-the-loop) to pick parcels and apparel for leading logistics and e-commerce organizations in the Global 100.  Plus One Robotics is headquartered in San Antonio with offices in Boulder and a presence in Europe. Visit www.plusonerobotics.com for more information, and follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube.ContactZoe HamiltonPANBlast for Plus One Roboticsplus-one-robotics@panblastpr.com

North Andover, MA (April 29, 2025) – After more than three decades of dedicated service with Sitma’s corporate parent Tecnau, Jeff Kewin is retiring from his role as President of Sitma Americas (as well as his role of President of Tecnau Americas and Asia Pacific).“Jeff brought extraordinary energy, dedication, and passion to the task of reinvigorating Sitma’s US business after Tecnau’s acquisition of Sitma in 2023,” said Stefano De Marco, Chief Executive Officer of Tecnau. “Recent partnership agreements with industry heavyweights Fortna, Packsize, Pregis and Westrock ensure his legacy will live on. On behalf of the entire Sitma and Tecnau teams, I extend my deepest gratitude to Jeff for his outstanding contributions.”While stepping down from his executive roles, we are pleased to announce Jeff’s nomination to Tecnau’s Board of Directors.Sitma is also pleased to announce the appointment of Francis McMahon as the new President of Sitma Americas and Chief Marketing Officer of the company. Francis brings extensive experience in the printing and digital imaging industry, having held senior leadership positions at Kodak and HP, and most recently serving over a decade as Executive Vice President of Production Printing at Canon Solutions America.“We are fortunate to welcome Francis to Sitma,” said De Marco. “Although he had initially planned for a longer retirement, we are grateful he has chosen to join us. His reputation in the industry—built on consistent results, deep expertise, and personal integrity—is second to none. We are proud to have him on our team.”“I am honored by the trust placed in me by the De Marco family,” said McMahon. “Sitma has a 60-year heritage of leadership in the packaging industry, with a product portfolio headlined by sustainable e-commerce packaging solutions built for the future. I look forward to building on the strong foundation laid by Jeff, Stefano, and the entire team.”For further information, visit www.tecnau.com.About Sitma Sitma is a pioneer and global leader in the packaging industry, producing packing, wrapping and sortation systems for consumer goods, apparel, frozen food, magazines and more. Recently, Sitma has been focused on sustainable packaging innovations for e-commerce, making use of eco-friendly materials in right-sized packaging to minimize consumption of those materials and also minimize space for more efficient transportation. Building on that packaging foundation, Sitma has expanded into graphic arts, achieving leadership in the business segment by supplying packaging solutions dedicated to newspaper, magazine, book and direct mail / fulfillment industries. Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Italy's "Valley of Packaging", Sitma is active in more than 70 countries worldwide with more than 9000 installations. Sitma has subsidiaries in France, Japan and the USA, with a network of more than 20 distributors around the globe.Learn more about Sitma at www.sitma.com.ContactScott Peterson | Product Marketing Manager+1 978 608 0309 | speterson@tecnau.comMaurizio Gianetto | Marketing Manager+39 0125 631678 | mgianetto@tecnau.com

North Andover, MA (April 20, 2025) – Sitma is pleased to announce that leading automated packaging solution provider Packsize has added Sitma’s e-Wrap and Fast Pack / Fast Pack Plus mailer creation systems to its suite of right-sized packaging solutions for ecommerce.Per Jeff Kewin, president of Sitma Americas, "Sitma is very excited to enter into partnership with Packsize.  We share a core commitment to right-sized sustainable packaging, and we look forward to bringing Sitma's automated solutions to Packsize's ecommerce customers looking to augment their SMART boxing solutions with a complementary sustainable mailer system."Sitma e-Wrap, Fast Pack, and Fast Pack Plus systems bring automation efficiencies to a broad spectrum of ecommerce vendors targeting sustainability initiatives in the face of growing consumer interest and regulatory demands.  Each features full automation including track-and-trace software, and printing and insertion of personalized documents and invoices in curbside-recyclable right-sized paper mailers. e-Wrap:  Economically produces up to 1000 right-sized paper mailers per hour, in a footprint as small as 10 square meters. Fast Pack:  Produces up to 3600 right-sized paper mailers per hour, incorporating built-in rejection systems for non-compliant items, and a market leading returnable mailer re-label and re-seal feature Fast Pack Plus:  Adds capability for increased product size to Fast Pack functionality, making this is a good match for multi-item packaging at speeds up to 2000 right-sized paper mailers per hour“Our partnership with Sitma represents the next step in Packsize’s mission to bring sustainable, eco-friendly packaging solutions to a greater number of industry sectors and application needs, allowing us to serve more markets by expanding the types of solutions we can offer current and future customers,” said Brian Reinhart, CRO, Packsize. “Sitma’s commitment to innovative solutions that increase sustainability while optimizing manufacturing and warehouse operations make them an ideal partner for Packsize.”Packsize represents Sitma e-Wrap and Fast Pack / Fast Pack Plus to its worldwide customers.For further information, visit www.sitma.com.About SITMASitma is a pioneer and global leader in the packaging industry, producing packing, wrapping and sortation systems for consumer goods, apparel, frozen food, magazines and more. Recently, Sitma has been focused on sustainable packaging innovations for e-commerce, making use of eco-friendly materials in right-sized packaging to minimize consumption of those materials and also minimize space for more efficient transportation. Building on that packaging foundation, Sitma has expanded into graphic arts, achieving leadership in the business segment by supplying packaging solutions dedicated to newspaper, magazine, book and direct mail / fulfillment industries.   Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Italy's "Valley of Packaging", Sitma is active in more than 70 countries worldwide with more than 9000 installations. Sitma has subsidiaries in France, Japan and the USA, with a network of more than 20 distributors around the globe.Learn more about Sitma at www.sitma.com.ContactScott Peterson | Product Marketing Manager+1 978 608 0309speterson@tecnau.comMaurizio Gianetto | Marketing Manager+39 0125 631678mgianetto@tecnau.com

The Project ChallengeWith a wide range of order profiles from its footwear and apparel customer, Allbirds, UPS Supply Chain Solutions® needed a scalable yet standardized automation solution that could be seamlessly expanded across multiple distribution centers.Our SolutionAfter initially starting with 27 shelf-to-person picking robots, UPS Supply Chain Solutions® scaled its automation to 184 robots across two warehouses covering the West and East Coast of the United States. The successful implementation equipped UPS Supply Chain Solutions® and Allbirds with the agility and scalability needed to navigate changes in channel shifts, consumer expectations, seasonality and product categories. By leveraging mobile robotic solutions, UPS Supply Chain Solutions® and Alllbirds have achieved higher warehouse productivity and efficiency with faster and more accurate order fulfillment operations.

Over a two-year period, a national outdoor apparel retailer determined that 70% of its manufacturing lost-time claims were classified as work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Further, the company found that the claims were predominantly for injuries to the upper extremities and the back. The team partnered with BOSTONtec to address these issues applying basic principles of the ergonomic reach zones.