The E TranSlicer Cutter, manufactured by Urschel Laboratories, Inc., Valparaiso, Ind., was named Best in Food Processing Equipment at the Asian Manufacturing Awards in Singapore.

SCR Dairy Inc., a Madison, Wis.-based provider of dairy-herd management solutions, announced a partnership with Select Sires Inc. to market the company's Heatime systems for health monitoring and heat detection.

Germanow-Simon Corp. celebrated the recent completion of a $3.25 million upgrade to the company’s facilities located at its headquarters at 408 St. Paul Street in Rochester, N.Y.

Pearson Packaging Systems, a Spokane, Wash.-based manufacturer of secondary packaging equipment, expanded its end-of-line solutions by acquiring Moen Industries, a Los Angeles-based producer and innovator of high-performance packaging equipment and corrugated packaging designs.

Emerson Climate Technologies introduced Climate Conversations, a blog that provides a forum for Emerson to share its industry-leading expertise and market insights as they relate to key topics and technology.

Preferred Freezer Services (PFS) opened its fifth facility, located in Avon, Mass. 

United States Cold Storage, Voorhees, N.J., is building a 3.5-million-cubic-foot refrigerated distribution center in Omaha, Neb. 

Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., Inc., a Beaverton, Ore.-based manufacturer of end-of-line solutions for case packing and palletizing needs, acquired the assets of S&R Machinery, a premier supplier of both random and uniform case sealers based in Olyphant, Pa.