Material Handling

New Pink Stepladders Raise Breast Cancer Awareness

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Now you can help fight against breast cancer every time you use an office ladder, rolling ladder or steel step stool in your warehouse or manufacturing facility.

pink ladder for breast cancer awarenessSpecial pink ladders are being offered for a limited time only by EGA Products, a materials handling and storage equipment manufacturer based in Brookfield, Wisconsin. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the distinctive ladders will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation — a charitable group that raises money for breast cancer research — or to whatever charity the buyer designates.

Social Awareness in the Workplace

It’s not often that social issues awareness campaigns enter the workplace, but EGA Products CEO Dave Young said that the company felt strongly enough about the issue to join forces with the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.

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Optimizing Labor in a Warehouse or Work Yard

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Today more than ever, every penny counts. So reducing costs as much as possible needs to be among warehouse management’s top priority. That’s why it can be so infuriating to see workers idling or being unproductive while on the clock. Every dollar wasted on non-productive labor ultimately gets passed on to the consumer in the form … Read more

Automated Material Handling System Company Sees Profits

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Vanderlande Industries, an automated material handling systems firm, have achieved net sales of EUR 741 million in the financial year of 2013, which ended Marth 31, 2013. Their finances have been unchanged since 2010, and with the new 31% increase reflects the market recovery, and the increased market focus, along with international expansion of the … Read more

How to Tell If Your Forklift Tires Need to Be Replaced

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Unlike cars and trucks, material handling equipment such as forklifts, power jacks and other heavy machinery don’t typically have suspensions. As a result, their tires take the full brunt of every impact, bump and scrape, causing them to deteriorate faster than car or truck tires. So how can you tell when your tires need to be … Read more

Information System Technology in Material Handling

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Briggs Equipment has recently partnered with XAPT for heavy equipment and material handling dealers, and will allow Briggs Equipment tp plan and manage business operations throughout its 40 locations in the US and Mexico. XAPT Corporation is a global Microsoft Dynamics partner and will use Microsoft Dynamics® AX for Equipment Dealers. Briggs Equipment is the … Read more

Material Handling Management Company Holds Teleconference.

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Columbus McKinnon Corporation announced earlier in July that on Friday, July 26 there was a teleconference and webcast held at 10:00 a.m. EST, in which management were to discuss the company’s first fiscal quarter 2014 financial results and strategy. Management also were to release the company’s earning for the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 … Read more

Purpose Built Material Handlers Eclipsing Cable Cranes in 21st Century

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Material HandlerIn the materials handling industry, time truly is money. The faster and more efficiently materials can be loaded or unloaded, the lower the operational costs. As a result, purpose built material handlers are rapidly replacing cable cranes as the vehicle of choice for many materials handling companies.

Purpose built material handlers are diesel- or electric-powered vehicles that combine the benefits of a cable crane with the mobility and versatility of a converted excavator.  They combine powerful track motors with steel booms to provide raw power and nimble ability to move materials quickly and effectively, resulting in lowered costs and increased productivity.

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Toyota Material Handling Europe Going Paperless

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Toyota Material Handling Europe is the leading provider of warehouse and forklift equipment who have selected OB10, the global e-Invoicing network to bring the benefits of invoice automation to its community of suppliers. The network moderates the invoice-to-pay process and provides straight-through processing and prompt payment for suppliers. Toyota Material Handling Europe is focusing on … Read more

Automated Material Handling Solutions Company Heads to PACK EXPO 2013

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Intelligrated is a North American-based automated material handling solutions provider that will be attending the Pack Expo 2013, from September 23 through September 25 and will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Intelligrated will feature its Alvery robotic palletizing and depalletizing solutions. Their booth that they will be featuring this product, will have … Read more

Hoists and Balancers Purpose

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hoists and balancersHoists and balancers are attachments for bridge cranes and other material handling equipment that are used to lift heavy loads. Relatively simple in design, they provide stability and increased mobility and come in a wide range of capacities and can be used for a variety of purposes.

A hoist consists of a power source, a drive mechanism that turns a lift wheel or sprocket, and a length of chain or wire rope, known as the lift media. When power is supplied to the hoist, the drive mechanism turns the sprocket, which retrieves or extends the lift media. This, then, raises or lowers the payload. In most cases, the up and down functions are controlled by a hand-held pendant with buttons or levels for each direction.

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