Four Cimcorp Experts Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics Award Lists

GRIMSBY, Ontario - March 16, 2018 - PRLog -- Cimcorp, a manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic gantry-based order fulfillment and tire-handling solutions, announces Rick Trigatti, North America President, and Bruce Bleikamp, Sales Manager, have been named to the 2018 Provider Pros to Know List by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. In addition, Adam Higgins, Robotic Systems Planner, and Tom Pollard, Applications Engineer, have been selected as 2018 Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain.

Now in its 18th year, Supply & Demand Chain Executive's Pros to Know Awards recognize supply chain executives that are leading initiatives to help prepare their companies' supply chains for the significant challenges of today's business climate. The list includes more than 200 individuals from software firms and service providers, consultancies or academia, who helped their supply chain clients or the supply chain community at large prepare to meet these challenges. This year marks Bleikamp's second appearance and Trigatti's first recognition on the annual award list.

The Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award honors influential individuals whose achievements, hard work and vision have shaped and attained milestones in safety, efficiency, productivity and innovation through the global food supply chain. This award honors early pioneers and entrepreneurs to non-conformist thinkers and executive standouts for their contributions to the industry. Higgins and Pollard are recognized for their expertise in helping food and beverage manufacturers run more efficient operations, improve safety and deliver fresher products to consumers.

Rick Trigatti, North America President, Cimcorp, said, "The rise of e-commerce and increasingly complex supply chains have created significant challenges for warehouses and distribution centers in a wide range of industries around the world. Businesses need to be able to respond swiftly and accurately to incoming orders, and, in the food and beverage industry, ensure food safety and traceability. At Cimcorp, our experts work to understand each customer's current and future needs in order to develop automated solutions for optimized material flow and sustainable growth. Equipped with the right technology, our customers can maximize accuracy, productivity and efficiency across all operations."

The full list of Supply & Demand Chain Executive's 2018 Pros to Know will appear in the March 2018 print issue of the magazine and is currently available at www.sdcexec.com. Likewise, this year's Food Logistics Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award recipients will be profiled in the March 2018 issue of Food Logistics, as well as online at www.foodlogistics.com.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
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About Food Logistics
Food Logistics is published by AC Business Media Inc., a business-to-business media company that provides targeted content and comprehensive, integrated advertising and promotion opportunities for some of the world's most recognized B2B brands. Its diverse portfolio serves the construction, logistics, supply chain and other industries with print, digital and custom products, events and social media.

About Cimcorp
Cimcorp Group – part of Murata Machinery, Ltd. (Muratec) – is a leading global supplier of turnkey automation for intralogistics, using advanced robotics and software technologies. As well as being a manufacturer and integrator of pioneering material handling systems for the tire industry, Cimcorp has developed unique robotic solutions for order fulfillment and storage that are being used in the food & beverage, retail, e-commerce, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and postal services sectors. With locations in Finland, Canada and the United States, the group has around 400 employees and has delivered over 2,500 logistics automation solutions. Designed to reduce operating costs, ensure traceability and improve efficiency, these systems are used within manufacturing and distribution centers in 40 countries across six continents. For more information, visit http://www.cimcorp.com.