Souped-Up Power Jack Provides Solutions for Company’s Unique Problems

MHI, a manufacturer of power jacks and other materials handling equipment, recently created a customized power pallet jack that addressed problems one of its clients was having, according to a company news release. Trans-Ocean, a leading supplier of seafood products to the food industry, needed a pallet jack that was faster yet ergonomically safer than … Read more

Want to Cut Electricity Costs? Mitsubishi May Be Able to Help

Mitsubishi Electric Automation announced this week that it is teaming up with Powerit Solutions to help manufacturing businesses identify ways to reduce their electricity costs and achieve corporate sustainability goals. With energy costs rising, practically every materials handling and manufacturing company is looking for was to reduce their electrical usage. The two companies plan to … Read more

New Report Tells Material Handling Industry To Cut Energy Usage

A report released this week by a materials handling industry advisory council provided ideas on why and how companies can  reduce their energy consumption. The report — issued by the University of Minnesota’s Institute on the Environment NorthStar Initiative for Sustainable Enterprise (NISE) — was based on a two-day workshop the group hosted for 31 energy and materials handling … Read more

German Materials Handling Company to Unveil Intralogistic Solutions

Jungheinrich, a German-based materials handling and forklift manufacturer, announced Monday that at an upcoming trade show it would be unveiling a new business model that could reduce materials handling fleet operating costs by up to 20%. During the Temperature Controlled Storage & Distribution Show — scheduled for September 18 and 19, in Peterborough Arena in Cambridgeshire, … Read more

Materials Handling Planning Book Can Streamline Efficiency

Using a single binder to keep track of all the details of an automation project can help provide a central record of all the various decisions and details that went into the complicated process, according to the editor of a popular online materials handling website. Cliff Holste, of SCDigest, said he has had great success … Read more

Chicago-based Liquor Distributor Unveils State-of-the-Art Distribution Center

Wirtz Beverage, a Chicago-based distributor of wines and spirits, recently built a futuristic distribution center on the site of an abandoned horseracing track just outside the city. The company combined three separate facilities into one brand new, 555,500-square-foot distribution center that features high speed conveyors and sortation systems, voice-directed picking and futuristic management systems that … Read more

Information System Technology in Material Handling

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.

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

Automated Material Handling Solutions Company Heads to PACK EXPO 2013

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

Deal Struck with Overseas Material Handling Company

Kalmar, a division of Cargotec, has recently been awarded an order to supply of 20 reachstackers and 20 forklift trucks for Pacific Materials Handling; which is one of their primary retailers. The order will be delivered during Cargotec’s 2013 second quarter. The delivery is scheduled for quarter three in 2013. This order will dramatically increase … Read more