10 Trade Updates You Must Know This Week [60-second Read]

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On Tuesday March 30th, Virgin Galactic unveiled VSS Imagine, the newest addition to the company’s fleet. The VSS Imagine is the first class of spaceship class Spaceship III and marks the beginning of an actual fleet.

If you’re in just the right spot, you can hear the secret murmur of someone clearly standing on the other side of the room. Of course, not every wall in Grand Central is obsessed with this acoustic magic. But some are. You just need to know where to look as part of the charm is that they aren’t labeled.

Rodon Group’s innovative liquid trap design enables improved sample collection and release, making the testing process more convenient for patients and more effective for clinicians. The swabs, which have already been registered by the FDA, are expected to be ISO 13485 certified this quarter. Rodon expects an annual production of 40-50 million swabs.

According to Musk, Tesla’s new gigafactory in Austin, which is currently under construction, will need 10,000 employees by 2022.

With a groundbreaking acquisition, two of the best-known railway companies are to be merged in order to connect the rail freight operator between the USA, Canada and Mexico for the first time. The deal, which combines the sixth and seventh largest North American railways by revenue, is expected to involve a lengthy regulatory review process.

“Rising labor costs and a shortage of skilled workers keep business owners up at night,” says Steven Evers, vice president of sales and marketing at Reliabotics, a manufacturer of robotic systems. Smart robots provide a solution that performs a wide variety of tasks in different industries, such as: B. Repetitive functions like packing in factories so American employees can focus on more creative and intellectually demanding tasks.

2020 was a huge year for the trucking industry – as consumers sought more contactless options, e-commerce retail grew 44% over the past year, the highest annual jump in at least 20 years. As a result, both consumer and B2B businesses are increasingly relying on trucks for on-time deliveries.

After COVID-19, 81% of executives consider integrating technology a higher priority than ever before. While digital transformation is often discussed in connection with automation in the workshop or the digitization of sales and marketing, it is seldom recognized as an opportunity to rationalize MRO. Ryan Chan, CEO and Co-Founder of UpKeep, explains his company’s solution in the latest episode of the Thomas Industry Update Podcast.

While they may seem unimportant at this point, small mistakes can quickly add up and lead to big problems.

COVID-19 saw a massive surge in demand for home exercise equipment as athletes in the United States found ways to continue their fitness programs from the comfort of their own home. If you’re tired of staring blankly at your wall while exercising, there are a number of VR exercise options out there.

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