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NEW LIFT-RITE® LEGAL FOR TRADE SCALE PALLET TRUCK MAKES ACCURATE MEASUREMENT MORE CONVENIENT
GREENE, N.Y., May 17, 2016 — The latest integrated scale hand pallet truck from Lift-Rite® maximizes accuracy and efficiency. Ideally suited for large-scale delivery, distribution and pharmaceutical applications, the new legal for trade (LFT) hand pallet truck provides a lower-cost opportunity to make warehouse and delivery operations more flexible. The truck is convenient to move between docks to avoid congestion and provides a quick backup should a facility’s in-floor scale require maintenance.
The scale truck achieves LFT status by using a total of four certified load cells to generate data with a percentage of error of just 1 pound for loads up to 3,000 pounds and 2 pounds for loads between 3,000 and 5,000 pounds. Additionally, the truck is able to provide a thermal on-board printer, a quick lift pump and exchangeable/rechargeable battery. Functions include gross net weighing, automatic and manual tare, totaling with sequence of loads, and piece counting and can be programmed from pounds to kilograms.
“The new Lift-Rite LFT scale hand pallet was designed to provide users the flexibility to maneuver product, weigh and document a load with the confidence of a certified unit, anywhere in their facility, ultimately eliminating time wasted by using a stationary floor scale,” said
Shannon Curtis, product manager with Lift-Rite. “It’s a durable jack, the certified load cells combined with the thermal on-board printer add versatility to help warehouses and distribution centers stay productive.”
Customers ordering the new Lift-Rite LFT scale truck usually can expect to receive orders within 10 days. For more information on the Lift-Rite LFT scale truck or to locate a dealer, visit liftrite.com or call 800-558-6012.
About Lift-Rite
Lift-Rite is a global manufacturer of a wide range of hydraulic hand pallet trucks and related pedestrian controlled vehicles. Lift-Rite hand pallet trucks encompass manual, power assist, motorized, and high-lift models and are built for a variety of applications and environments. Lift-Rite engineers the most durable, versatile and comfortable trucks in the industry to keep our customers moving forward.
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NOVA Technology introduces the release of its latest product, the Nova Lock-Up™ Vehicle Restraint
May 17, 2016
MENOMONEE FALLS, WI—NOVA Technology introduces its new Lock-Up vehicle restraint. The patent pending NOVA Lock-Up vehicle restraint is designed to secure an intermodal container chassis or trailer to a loading dock by engaging the Rear Impact Guard (RIG) with a vertical barrier operated by a control panel mounted inside the building. The Roller Slope Extension is designed to decrease resistance of carriage travel while it is adjusting to the height of the RIG on the trailer thereby saving wear on the RIG, carriage and pavement. Engagement range extends from 9-30 inches above the ground. A spring-loaded, structural steel housing automatically positions the unit when contacted by a backing truck. Mounts to dock above ground level to stay clear of accumulated precipitation and debris. Protected from the elements with watertight connectors and zinc plating, which provides exceptional corrosion resistance.
The NOVA Lock-Up offers more versatility than a rotating hook, providing security in restraining a wider variety of vehicles and offers unique features and benefits:
Exclusive Lifting Mechanism
- Utilizes an over-center device which maintains engagement even in the event of a power failure—no brake, clutch or battery pack needed.
- Brakeless, direct drive gear motor specifically engineered for this application—no need for adjustments, requires less maintenance—means more robust durability for the drive system.
Gear Motor
- Utilizes multiple powertrain components to distribute stress and optimize velocities, maximizing long-term durability.
- Operates on electrical current only when engaging or disengaging the vertical barrier with the RIG, resulting in more reliable operation.
Roller Slope Extension
- Eliminates gouging/marking on the dock approach compared to “skid” style slope extensions.
Exclusive NOVA Lock-Up features and benefits:
- The Lock-Up restraint maintains contact with the RIG and adjusts automatically with trailer float motion to ensure proper engagement at all times during the loading and unloading process
- Patent pending activation system ensures RIG/barrier engagement when electrical power is lost
- Brakeless, direct drive gear motor specifically engineered for this application—no brake, clutch, sprockets, chain or adjustments required
- Engagement range active from 9-30 inches above the ground
- Meets and exceeds ANSI MH30.3 requirements, tested and certified
- Designed to withstand more than 38,000 lbs of pulling force
- Unit has corrosion-resistant zinc plating to weather the toughest of climates
- Slim profile carriage design reduces the risk of collision damage to the Lock-Up and truck trailers
- Warranty up to 5 years
Since 1986, NOVA Technology has brought innovation and reliability to the loading dock equipment industry with a full line of effective, durable and user friendly products. The company’s product portfolio encompasses a comprehensive series of vehicle restraints, mechanical, air powered and hydraulic dock levelers, edge-of-dock levelers, dock seals and shelters, safety barrier products, and other loading dock accessories to improve safety, productivity, security and environmental control.
DEMATIC ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF DEMATIC IQ™ 2.1 FOR E-COMMERCE AND OMNI-CHANNEL RETAILERS
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – May 19, 2016 – Dematic, a leading global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain, today announces the latest release of its real-time software automation platform, Dematic iQ 2.1 for e-Commerce and omni-channel retailers.
Dematic control software has always supported the unique challenges of online order fulfillment. To continue meeting and exceeding your business requirements, the new enhanced version of Dematic iQ now contains cost-saving features and advanced algorithms specifically designed to reduce order cycle time and improve order picking.
“With novel continuous pick strategies we call On-Demand Fulfillment, new orders do not wait for the next wave or the next picklist. Instead, they are sent near real time to the pickers who are already walking their routes and are closest to specific pick locations,” explains Miguel Pinilla, Dematic Vice President of Global Logistics Solutions. “This agile re-prioritization of orders ensures urgent and priority orders are handled almost immediately by available labor without degrading the optimal allocation of resources.”
The reduced order cycle time makes it easier to meet shipping deadlines — customers get their last-minute orders when they want them without expedited handling. For example, automated goods-to person systems become more efficient as the sophisticated algorithms maximize shuttle performance, eliminating unnecessary conveyor accumulation.
Additional features include a workflow framework that supports Android RF and voice devices. The open architecture reduces equipment investment with a wider selection of hands-free devices and more cost-competitive options.
For more information about Dematic, visit Dematic.com or contact Cheryl Falk at Cheryl.Falk@dematic.com or 262-860-6715.
About Dematic iQ
Dematic iQ is a comprehensive real-time software platform that automates and optimizes distribution center operations, coordinating material flow from receiving to shipping and enhancing equipment and labor productivity.
Built on a single global technology platform, Dematic iQ is a scalable solution from simple/conventional operations to highly integrated/automated facilities. Configurable, easy to implement modules encapsulate best practices learned over decades of material handling experience and through proprietary logistics and operational research.
About Dematic
Dematic is a leading supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain. Dematic employs over 5,000 skilled logistics professionals to serve its customers globally, with engineering centers and manufacturing facilities located across the globe. Dematic has implemented more than 4,500 integrated systems for a customer base that includes small, medium and large companies doing business in a variety of market sectors.
“Smart Packaging” producer chooses Egemin’s E’gv® Compact Counterbalance Fork
EGEMIN TO AUTOMATE PLASTIC PACKAGING COMPANY’S MATERIAL HANDLING WITH E’GV® COMPACT & E’WMS®
HOLLAND, MI—A plastic packaging manufacturer of “Smart Packaging” for healthcare and food products in operation since 1955 has elected to utlize Egemin’s E’gv® Compact Counterbalance Fork vehicles and E’wms® for finished goods material handling.
Egemin Automation was chosen by the Smart Packaging manufacturer because of the labor savings they can attain using E’gv® Compact vehicles, as well as for increased safety in the facility due to using E’gv® Compact vehicles instead of manually driven trucks. Since the complexity of the moves the vehicles will be completing is very low, personnel can complete value-added tasks instead of simple and repetitive material handling moves.
Smart Packaging extends shelf life, can monitor product freshness, and improve product safety, amongst other capabilities—and Egemin’s E’wms® is a perfect match because of the tracking & tracing module. Tracking & Tracing will allow the system to always chose the FIFO product, which reduces waste for the Smart Packaging company and ensures their customers always have the best quality product possible. E’wms®, Egemin’s warehouse mangement system, is customized for storage and location optimization, allowing for the best work flows possible from the E’gv®s. The vehicles will shuttle finished materials from packaging to storage. The vehicles will handle two different pallet types & sizes and move materials in three product areas in the facility. E’wms® will interface with the facility’s SAP system and control storage locations, quality status, vehicle systems, and transports in the facility. Installation of the system will occur in Q3 2016.
ABOUT EGEMIN AUTOMATION INC.
Egemin Automation designs, integrates, and maintains automated material handling solutions to improve the intralogistics processes in warehouses, production, and distribution. Egemin Automation offers standard and tailor-made automation solutions that enable its customers to remain one step ahead of the competition. Egemin’s target markets are distribution and logistics, pharmaceuticals, the food & beverage industry, and production. We offer advanced solutions including automated warehouse and distribution systems, automated guided vehicles, and in-floor chain conveyors. Our core activities include logistics advice, turnkey project execution, and life cycle services through the entire life cycle of installations. Egemin Group Inc., a subsidiary of Egemin NV, is based in Holland, MI, and covers all of North America with its offices throughout the continent. Egemin Group Inc. comprises Egemin Automation Inc. in Michigan and Retrotech, Inc. in New York, Michigan, and Illinois. Egemin Automation is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium and also has offices located throughout Europe and Asia, along with partners in other areas, and employs approximately 500 people worldwide.
Egemin Automation is part of the KION Group, a leading global player in intralogistics solutions. The KION Group – comprising the seven brands of Linde, STILL, Fenwick, OM STILL, Baoli, Voltas, and Egemin Automation – is the largest manufacturer of industrial trucks in Western and Eastern Europe, the global number two in the industry and the leading non-domestic supplier in China. The KION Group is headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, and is present in more than 100 countries. In 2015, it employed 23,500 people and generated revenue of around €5.1 billion.
Contact Egemin Automation Inc.
Jess Schmidt, Marketing Communications Specialist
11818 James St.
Holland, MI 49424
616 393 0101
pr@egeminusa.com
www.egeminusa.com
FOX IV President to Give Keynote Address at AIP Conference
EXPORT, PA — May 19, 2016
Rick Fox, President and CEO of FOX IV Technologies, Inc., once again will be a keynote speaker at the Australian Institute of Packaging National Conference. This year's conference is being held June 1-2, 2016 at the Crown Promenade, Southbank, Melbourne, Australia. Rick joins fellow speakers from the World Packaging Organization, Coca-Cola Amatil and Nestle Australia as well as packaging professionals from around the world. This is the second time that Rick has been asked to speak at the AIP conference.
Rick's keynote will address Global Trends Impacting the Market for Packaging Machinery.
"Because we have a global supply chain, manufacturers and packaging professionals need to look beyond their borders," says Fox. "What is happening overseas can affect your local business, particularly when it comes to exporting. New innovations, thought leadership and regulations can help or hinder businesses. Knowing what is happening globally is key to successful global operations."
Serialization and Traceability initiatives will be discussed, including the potential use of blockchain to secure traceability information and combat counterfeiting, along with the other current trends.
The biennial AIP National Conference is the largest packaging and processing conference of its kind in Australia and New Zealand. Run by industry for industry, the AIP National Conference has been leading the way in professional and personal development for decades and is a part of the annual Packaging & Processing Week. It brings together leading experts from around the globe to in food, beverage, manufacturing and packaging..
The AIP is a professional body that caters to individual membership for all people involved in the packaging industry in Australasia.
Rick Fox is President and CEO of FOX IV Technologies, Inc. a manufacturer and integrator of automated identification and marking systems. FOX IV’s products include automated labeling equipment, blank and preprinted pressure sensitive labels.
Rick was the 2013 Chairman of the Board of Directors and is a member of the President's Advisory Council for PMMI – a 650+ member trade association in the United States consisting of manufacturers of packaging and processing equipment, packaging materials, and components with businesses located in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Order Fulfillment Solutions and a member of the Supply Chain Execution Systems groups of the Material Handling .
In 2005, Rick was recognized for his contributions to automatic identification and invited to join the AIDC100 – an international group of Auto ID and data capture professionals who have significantly contributed to the growth and advancement of the industry.
FOX IV Technologies, Inc., has been an innovator in the automated labeling and coding industry for over 30 years. They offer a full line of label printers and applicators, ribbons, labels, enclosures, printing supplies and services, material handling equipment and software solutions in order to provide fully integrated turnkey automated identification systems. The company integrates more than 25 tabletop printers and OEM print modules into rugged label printer applicators capable of operating 24/7 in a wide variety manufacturing environments. Known internationally for innovative designs, quality construction and customized solutions, FOX IV is located approximately 20 miles east of Pittsburgh, PA.
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Locus Robotics Appoints New CEO, Raises $8M Funding
Wilmington, MA – May 25, 2016 – Wilmington-based e-commerce fulfillment robotics company Locus Robotics, Inc. (www.locusrobotics.com) today announced it has hired Rick Faulk to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company is heading towards production and sales of its solutions and has appointed Mr. Faulk to lead it in this next stage of growth and development.
The company also announced today that it has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by additional funding from seed investors. The new capital will be used to expand product development and go-to-market initiatives.
Mr. Faulk is a highly acclaimed CEO with an extensive background who has successfully managed the development and go-to-market strategies of high-tech products and built businesses to significant scale. Faulk founded Intranets.com, a fast growing internet collaboration service which was sold to WebEx in 2005. He also led the successful exit of LandslideCRM to j2 Global in 2012. He was recently CEO of Intronis, a cloud back-up and recovery service, which was sold to Barracuda Networks in October 2015. Mr. Faulk has also served in key executive positions at Lotus Development, Shiva, PictureTel, WebEx, Mzinga & j2 Global. He currently sits on the board of directors at Influitive, Hostway and Ontegrity. Past board of director positions include Yodle, Bidding for Good, Virtual Computer and SkillSurvey. He has received numerous Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Businesses awards, and a Deloitte & Touche Fastest Growing Company in North America award.
“I am thrilled to join the Locus Robotics team,” said Faulk. “There is a tremendous opportunity to disrupt the exploding e-commerce fulfillment market worldwide. Locus Robotics offers a new, innovative, and cost-effective robotics solution poised to do just that.”
“We are excited about Locus’ next phase and are confident that Rick is entering at the right time to manage the Company’s extreme growth,” said Michael Johnson, Co-Founder and President/COO, Locus Robotics. “We are fortunate to have such a high quality CEO to lead our team.”
“Rick’s track record includes a long streak of wins for his customers, employees, and investors. We welcome him to the team and look forward to working together,” said Bruce Welty, Co-Founder, Locus Robotics.
Mr. Welty and Mr. Johnson will remain with the Company; Welty as Founder/Chairman, will handle Corporate and Business Development, and Johnson as President/COO will handle day-to-day operations.
ABOUT LOCUS ROBOTICS
Leveraging years of direct warehouse operations experience and deep firsthand knowledge of warehouse robotics, Locus has engineered a totally new approach to mission critical fulfillment operations. The Locus platform delivers greater throughput, reduced costs and unparalleled flexibility in moving inventory and orders through a fulfillment center. This efficiency and flexibility in turn allow operators to keep up with the increasingly complex demands of channel partners and consumers. For more information, visit www.locusrobotics.com.
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Schmalz nominated for Hermes Award 2016
Major success for the vacuum specialists Schmalz from Glatten: As one of only five companies, the company achieved a prestigious place on the list of nominees for the Hermes Award. The “Oscars for engineers” is one of the most important innovation prizes for the industry globally. The prize was awarded on April 24 at the opening ceremony of the Hanover trade show in the presence of Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama.
Numerous companies had applied, and around 40 percent of the participants came from abroad. With the vacuum and pressure switch VSi, Schmalz submitted a product innovation which creates completely new possibilities for automated handling processes: Users receive important data on their smartphone or tablet directly from the switch processor. Schmalz uses NFC technology (Near Field Communication) for this, which Apple, for example, uses for its smartphone payment function.
“The nomination for the distinguished Hermes Award has great significance for us: Our innovative products from today are ultimately the basis for tomorrow’s success. We are delighted that we could prevail with the new generation of vacuum switches in this top-class field of participants,” Dr. Kurt Schmalz, managing director, said. Professor Wolfgang Wahlster, CEO of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and member of the Nobel Prize academy was jury chair.
With the vacuum and pressure switch VSi Schmalz brings the advantages of smartphones and tablets together with industrial manufacturing. Data such as serial number, process settings or the operating instructions can be read directly on the system’s site via NFC (Near Field Communication) – after a few seconds, without cables or additional power connection, with a user-friendly display, and on a device that has long been an essential part non-professional life. The user, for example the operator of a press in an automotive plant, holds their smartphone or tablet at a close distance to the switch. If there is a fault, an easy-to-understand report appears on the display. In addition, the employee is given information on the potential causes, and troubleshooting measures. This saves not only time but above all also money – vacuum gripping system downtime can ultimately quickly cause very high costs.
About Schmalz
Schmalz is a global leader in the field of industrial automation as it pertains to vacuum automation, robotic palletizing vacuum grippers, material handling vacuum lift assist devices and CNC machine vacuum clamping. The company is known for its innovative quality products, which give its customers decisive productivity improvements in their manufacturing processes, as well as its commitment to the environment and its employees. The forward looking 105 year young privately held manufacturer has continually reinvented itself with each generation and has to its credit over 450 patents to date.
TMI DEVELOPS WEB PRESENCE WITH NEW E-BUSINESS SPECIALIST
May 25, 2016, Pittsburgh, PA – TMI International, LLC - a leader in flexible PVC products for managing industrial and commercial environments - today announced the appointment of Mr. Brandon Shallenberger to the position of e-Business Specialist.
Working closely with sales and marketing, Brandon will develop TMI’s web presence to enhance the user experience and provide added value to customers and distributors. Brandon will provide primary development and management of TMI’s corporate website (www.tmi-pvc.com) as well as the Simplex clean room and data center division (www.simplexisolationsystems.com) and ongoing web initiatives.
According to David Schneider, Senior Marketing Manager for TMI, “Brandon will allow us to provide the same level of service to our customers online that they are accustomed to in person and on the phone.”
Brandon studied at Westminster College, with additional training in web design and development at the Erie Institute of Technology.
About TMI International, LLC
Founded in 1988, TMI International, LLC is a fully integrated, leading international manufacturer and supplier of innovative products and solutions designed to manage customer environments by improving work safety, cleanliness, comfort, efficiency and energy savings. TMI’s comprehensive product line includes strip doors, exclusive PVC-based strip, film, panel and sheet products, PVC-coated and laminated fabrics, air curtains, insect screens, swinging impact doors, curtains, modular enclosures and dock accessories. Services include slitting, heat sealing, interleaving, sheeting and die-cutting. The business is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA with operations in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Fontana, CA and Norcross, GA. For more information on TMI please visit www.tmi-pvc.com.
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Uwe Keller - new Vice President Sales Americas at Leuze electronic
Owen, May 23, 2016 – Leuze electronic completes its Vice Presidents Sales team for the restructuring of its global sales activities. In addition to the Vice President Sales Europe, Patrick Kraemer, and the Vice President Sales Asia, Matthias Höhl, Uwe Keller will assume the function of Vice President Sales Americas beginning on July 1. Already in April 2016, he supported subsidiary Leuze electronic Inc. - USA as interim manager. His function as Vice President Sales Americas will initially include responsibility for the sales regions of USA, Canada and Mexico. Other countries in South America will follow successively. “With Mr. Keller, we gain a competent addition to the sensor people who has extensive international experience in the establishment and control of sales organizations in distribution and sales networks,” says CEO Ulrich Balbach, to whom Uwe Keller reports directly. The global networker, who has lived in the USA for 7 years, was employed for 20 years by one of the global leaders in the electronic technology sector. The focus of his sales activities in recent years was in the USA. He also has extensive experience and success in Latin America.
Leuze electronic GmbH + Co. KG In der Braike 1 73277 Owen
Ph.: +49 7021 573-0
Fax: +49 7021 573-199
E-mail: info@leuze.de
Web: www.leuze.com
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CLARK SUPPORTS THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL FORKLIFT SAFETY DAY AND HOSTS SAFETY AWARENESS EVENTS AT ITS LEXINGTON CAMPUS
Lexington, KY (June 3, 2016) – CLARK Material Handling Company, underscoring its commitment to the safe use of forklifts and importance of operator training, is hosting a community-wide forklift safety awareness event at its Lexington campus on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in support of the third annual National Forklift Safety Day. The program will run from 11:30AM to 1:30PM and is open to the public. CLARK is located at 700 Enterprise Drive in Lexington, KY at the intersection of New Circle Road and Old Frankfort Pike.
A full schedule of events planned to endorse and promote National Forklift Safety Day include:
• An open house including plant tours at 11:30AM and 12:30PM
• Special Flag Raising Ceremony at 12:00 noon, in honor of Flag Day
• “Lift Truck Rodeo” competition and safety demonstrations
• A display of aftermarket safety products
• The premiere of the new CLARK video, “Forklift Safety: Pre-Shift Inspection”
• Local media coverage including a live radio remote by 98.1 FM ‘The Bull’, WBUL
• Free lunch – prepared by Smokin’ Jax Grill
• Door prizes
In addition to the activities in Lexington, CLARK executives will participate in the Industrial Truck Association (ITA) National Forklift Safety Day events taking place June 14 in Washington, D.C.
“It is vitally important to emphasize the safe use of forklifts and proper operator training,” stated Dennis Lawrence, President and CEO of CLARK. “Forklift safety is not just a one day per year focus. At CLARK, forklift safety is our top priority every day. We are proud to join with the ITA and our fellow forklift manufacturers to raise awareness about the safe use of forklifts and the continual need for operator training.”
In further support of forklift safety, CLARK is offering customer discounts on select safety products purchased during June, 2016. Additionally, CLARK is conducting a lift truck operator instructor training certification course for a number of area companies.
National Forklift Safety Day, sponsored by the Industrial Truck Association, serves as a focal point for manufacturers to highlight the safe use of forklifts and the importance of operator training. This day provides an opportunity for the industry to educate customers, policymakers and the administration on forklift operating safety practices.
About the Industrial Truck Association
For 65 years, the Washington-based ITA has been the leading organization of industrial truck manufacturers and suppliers of components, parts and accessories that conduct business in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The organization promotes international standards development, advances engineering and safety practices, disseminates statistical information and holds industry forums for learning and networking.
About CLARK Material Handling Company
CLARK Material Handling Company, an industry leader since its production of the first gasoline-powered material handling truck in 1917, will be celebrating 100 years in the material handling business in 2017. Headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, CLARK is a privately held global company and has built more than one million forklifts across its history. CLARK supplies a full range of internal combustion and electric trucks and parts which are distributed through its global network of more than 550 dealers. For additional information on CLARK, its products or to locate a dealer visit www.clarkmhc.com or call toll free (866) 252-5275.