http://www.mhia.org./rss/news/members MHIA.org Member News en-us Copyright Material Handling Industry® 2007 10 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:49:58 GMT Member News  GREENE, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation’s new Model 8900 pallet truck is ideal for dock operations, loading and unloading trailers, and transporting pallets horizontally. The Model 8900 pallet truck features Raymond’s exclusive http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7842/raymond--model-8900-pallet-truck-increases-efficiency--reduces-downtime Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:54:00 GMT Member News Scottdale, GA – Wesley International, one of America’s premier manufacturers of special-design pallet trucks and electric utility vehicles, now offers industrial trailers. Each Wesley trailer is engineered-to-order to meet customers’ http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7841/wesley-international-introduces-engineered-to-order-trailers Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:14:00 GMT Member News SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – The Yesterday’s News™ mailer from Sealed Air offers customers one of the strongest environmental profiles of any protective mailing product available,including high-recycled content, convenient recyclability http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7823/today-s-environmental-solution-is-sealed-air-s-yesterday-s-news--padded-mailer Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:08:46 GMT Member News DANBURY, Conn. - Sealed Air now offers the Instapak Quick® RT Quick Start® Kit, allowing prospective customers to try several different sizes of Instapak Quick® RT (Room Temperature) foam packaging and discover the ways this packaging solution http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7822/sealed-air-gives-customers-a-starting-point-with-the-instapak-quick--rt-quick-start--kit Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:00:44 GMT Member News CLARK Material Handling Company, a leader in the material handling industry proudly announces that our Louisville Aftermarket Parts Distribution Center will receive for the THIRD year in a row the Governor’s Safety & Health Award. Representatives http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7821/governor-s-safety---health-award Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:52:55 GMT Member News SADDLE BROOK, N.J. – Sealed Air now provides customers with the opportunity to recycle its popular Fill-Air® inflatable packaging film through a convenient new mail-in program. Once received at a centralized facility, the deflated Fill-Air® http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7820/sealed-air-launches-fill-air--film-recycling-program Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:00:13 GMT Member News Germantown, WI – Lightning Pick Technologies, a leading provider of Pick-to-Light and other advanced order fulfillment execution solutions, today announced the release of Lightning Pick© Version 5.4. This version introduces the new LP http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7818/lightning-pick-version-5-4-is-released- Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:01:27 GMT Member News Denver – Caljan Rite-Hite US, a world leading manufacturer of advanced material handling systems for loading and unloading loose loaded cargo announced the addition of two new members to its management team: Tina Hogel and Alan Pawley.“Hogel http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7816/caljan-rite-hite-adds-to-local-and-national-staff Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:41:34 GMT Member News Brampton, ON – Blue Giant Equipment Corporation is celebrating 45 years inthe loading dock and material-handling equipment business. From its start buildingmechanical dock levelers in Ontario, Canada, Blue Giant has expanded rapidly tobecome a leader http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7815/blue-giant-celebrates-45th-anniversary Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:20:43 GMT Member News Brampton, Ontario – Blue Giant has developed a new line of mechanical and hydraulic edge-of-dock levelers with capacities from 20,000 to 30,000 pounds (9,100 to 13,600 kg) that are easy to operate and provide smooth top-plate transitions.The http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7814/blue-giant-introduces-new-mini-dok-comfort-series-edge-of-dock-levelers Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:06:01 GMT Member News Creform® Corporation (Greer, SC) has developed a new material handling concept that assists in transforming multi-part and component assembly tasks into organized and structured processes...helping to streamline operations for better efficiency and http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7813/new-kitting-cart-transports--organizes--stores---inventories-parts--tools--supplies Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:42:48 GMT Member News FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Jervis B. Webb Company – a subsidiary of Daifuku Co., Ltd., and a leading provider of innovative material handling solutions – has named Bruce Larkin customer service manager. In this role, he is responsible http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7811/jervis-b--webb-company-names-bruce-larkin-customer-service-manager Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:41:44 GMT Member News FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. — Jervis B. Webb Company — a subsidiary of Daifuku Company, Ltd., and a leading provider of innovative material handling solutions — announced agreements today with nine Value-Added Resellers (VARs) to sell Webb’s http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7812/jervis-b--webb-company-expands-smartcart--sales-efforts-with-value-added-reseller-agreements Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:41:29 GMT Member News Sharpsville, PA - Cattron Group International (Cattron), a leading global manufacturer of remote control products and professional services for the material handling, mining, commercial, mobile and railroad markets, announced today the assignment of James http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7809/cattron-group-international-announces-new-executive-director--business-development Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:26:20 GMT Member News Milwaukee, WI - RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, announced today that Sony of Canada, a leading electronics and entertainment company, has upgraded to a new version of RedPrairie’s WMS in its Whitby, http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7808/sony-of-canada-upgrades-redprairie-warehouse-management--wms-- Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:15:50 GMT Member News Schindellegi/CH – Global logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel and AIRDEX International Inc., developer and manufacturer of the patented lightweight AIRpalletTM, announce the formation of a strategic alliance to investigate and find solutions for joint http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7806/kuehne---nagel-and-airdex-work-towards-creating-greener-airfreight-solutions Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:23:22 GMT Member News Prosper, TX - Cornerstone Automation Systems Inc. introduces the SortMaster 130 HS, a new product to the SortMaster line of conveyor sorters and diverters. The CASI SortMaster 130 HS (high speed) is a pusher sorter designed for rejecting cartons http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7804/new-pusher-diverter-for-high-speed-applications Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:55:15 GMT Member News VANGUARD achieves this amazingly high accuracy by utilizing a hydraulic bypassmanifold module which is mounted behind the mast on the forklift’s firewall.  Hydraulic fluid (under pressure from the load) bypasses through the module where the http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7790/keytroller---llc--introduces-new-vanguard Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:14:40 GMT Member News Spring Lake, Michigan — TGW Logistics Group has opened a new office in Poznan, Polandaccording to TGW-ERMANCO, the North American branch of the TGW Logistics Group. The Poland office will offer full local support in engineering, sales, and lifetime http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7803/tgw-logistics-group-announces-opening-of-poland-office Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:16:52 GMT Member News Pittsburgh — Seegrid Corporation, one of the premier providers of industrial mobile robots for the material handling industry, today announced the appointment of Mark Faurie as the company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Faurie brings http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7799/seegrid-corporation-appoints-mark-faurie-as-cfo Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:44:39 GMT Member News Milwaukee, WI  – RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, announced enhancements to its industry-leading warehouse management solution specifically designed to improve the quality and efficiency of shipment http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7798/redprairie-optimizes-shipping-for-food-and-grocery-distributors Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:19:51 GMT Member News NORTHEAST ARKANSAS – Colson Caster Corporation, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of standard and custom application caster and wheel products, today announced that Chuck Harris has been elected to serve a two-year term as Board Vice http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7797/institute-of-caster-and-wheel-manufacturers-selects-colson-s-harris-for-board-vp-slot Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:49:27 GMT Member News Habasit America, the original manufacturer of non-woven belting, introduces the newest product line for the material handling market. Our new Ulti-Mate "S" Series belts are designed to alleviate many problems associated with standard woven and http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7793/habasit-introduces-the-new-ulti-mate--s--series Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:43:19 GMT Member News Pittsburgh, PA - How can you bring true innovation to something as simple as a strip door? What if a service professional could reduce the installation time of a strip door by 75 %, eliminate the need to punch holes and cut strips with a sharp carpet http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7792/tmi--llc-s-rip-a-strip---as-simple-as-transparent-tape- Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:20:20 GMT Member News Milwaukee, WI  – RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, released its parcel manifesting system which is fully integrated with both the RedPrairie Warehouse Management and Transportation Management systems. http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7789/redprairie-provides-integrated-small-package-shipping-for-direct-to-consumer-operations Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:47:48 GMT Member News Austin, Tx. – iKey continues its spirit of innovation for industrial keyboard design with the new SL-91 model, which will be on display in booth 4756 at ProMat 2009. Designed to accommodate rugged applications in manufacturing, material handling http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7788/new-sl-91-keyboard-ideal-for-material-handling-applications Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:35:25 GMT Member News (ST. LOUIS) FKI Logistex®, a global leader in integrated material handling solutions, announces the launch of Logistex Case Conveyor Solutions, an advanced conveyor product family for the global market. The new conveyor family combines superior performance, http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7787/fki-logistex-launches-new-case-conveyor-product-family Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:19:02 GMT Member News GREENE, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation honored top-performing dealers and personnel at the recent Dealer Management Meeting with awards, including the Dealer of Distinction, Dealer of Merit, Circle of Excellence and Paragon awards.Dealer AccoladesRaymond http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7786/raymond-honors-top-dealers--sales-leaders- Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:49:27 GMT Member News RALEIGH, NC — Tompkins Associates (Tompkins) continues to expand its global supply chain expertise, and the latest move is the addition of top industry specialist Robert Nardone as an executive associate. “Bob will provide us with a higher http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7785/supply-chain-expert-robert-nardone-joins-tompkins-as-executive-associate Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:01:13 GMT Member News Cleveland, OH -- Two new energy-saving, cost-effective microprocessor-based controllers for conveyor systems -- a Low Pressure Accumulation Controller and a Universal Controller for powered rollers or mechanical brake rollers – are being introduced http://www.mhia.org./news/members/7784/new-low-pressure-accumulation-and-universal-microroller-control-modules-reduce-energy-and-other-costs-on-conveyor-systems