Industrial Distribution articles from February 2002

Industrial Distribution archives from February 2002

ID's Top 100. (Departments).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The opportunity to be named to the industry's best-read, most anticipated list of leading industrial distributors only comes along once a year - and it's here now. In our June issue, INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION will reveal its comprehensive...

Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp. (Company News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Datastream Systems, Inc. added three industrial suppliers to its iProcure Web-based integrated procurement network. Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp., W.W. Grainger and BOC Gases will offer their products through the iProcure network. The...

Air Systems International. (Company News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Air Systems International has been producing private label breathing air products for E.D. Bullard Co. Under the terms of a new exclusive marketing agreement, Bullard's sales force will manage the worldwide sales, marketing and factory...

Rockwell Automation. (Company News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Rockwell Automation has added to its MRO parts management services. The company will support Reliance and Allen-Bradley brands as well as more than 1,000 brands of electrical and mechanical spare parts through Outsourced MRO, a Rockwell...

Web resources. (Update).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Web site Host www.bettermanagement.com BetterManagement.com This Internet portal has information on cost management, business intelligence, planning and budgetiong, scorecarding, and value chain collaboration. www.oit.doe.gov U.S....

Consumer Interstate Corp. (Around & About).(president Kenn Fischburg)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... "Will the real Kenn Fischburg please stand up?..." Fischburg appeared in November on the TV game show To Tell the Truth. He was invited as a guest because he created the Web site www.toilerpaperworld.com and organized the encyclopedia of toilet...

Many businesses are considering restricting their employees from talking on cell phones while driving. (Around & About).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Many businesses are considering restricting their employees from talking on cell phones while driving. As cell phones have become more common, so have car accidents involving cell phone use. If an employee has a collision during a business...

BOG'S LoTOx[TM] technology. (Around & About).(pollution control equipment)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... BOG'S LoTOx[TM] technology has cut smog-forming pollutants from three power boilers at the Medical College of Ohio in a project funded by the Ohio Coal Development office. The program demonstrates technologies that allow the burning of...

Acquisitions & mergers. (Update).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Caldwell Group, Inc. acquired Woodstock Crane & Hoist Co.... Pearl Abrasive Co. acquired Blade Roller Tencarva Machinery acquired Hudson Pump & Equipment Assoc.... Johnson Wax acquired Unilever's DiverseyLever division... Applied...

Cyntell Tool Co. (Awards).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Cyntell Tool Co. was named a Supplier of the Year by the National Minority Supplier Development Council.

Applied Industrial Technologies. (Awards).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Applied Industrial Technologies received the 2001 Supplier of the Year Award from Coors Brewing Co. - Shenandoah Brewery.

CRC Industries, Inc. and Fuchs Machinery, Inc. received Industrial Supply. (Awards).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... CRC Industries, Inc. and Fuchs Machinery, Inc. received Industrial Supply Manufacturers Assn. ValueAdded Partner of the Year Awards.

Textron Fastening Systems. (Awards).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Textron Fastening Systems received a Voluntary Protection Programs award from OSHA.

Lear Corp. (Awards).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Lear Corp. received the Most Innovative Use of Plastics Award in the Body Interior category from the Society of Plastics Engineers.

The road to recovery: CEO Andrew Shearer presents his plan to lead IDG to renewed profitability. (News).(Industrial Distributors Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... ATLANTA-When Industrial Distribution Group was formed as a roll-up corporation four years ago, the idea was to become one of the largest distributors in North America while retaining the positive characteristics and independence of smaller...

Precision expands despite the downturn. (News).(Precision Industries, Bobker)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... OMAHA, NEB.-The news from manufacturers and distributors has been of budgetary cuts, layoffs, closed locations and restructuring efforts. Precision Industries, however, announced the latest in a string of acquisitions and expansions with the...

MRO Software still pursuing Datastream. (News).(Datastream Systems)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... BEDFORD, MAss.-MRO Software vowed to seek negotiations to acquire rival Datastream Systems even after its second purchase offer was rejected in January. Both companies provide plant asset management software, and MRO software's revenues...

Raise your performance. (News).
February 1, 2002... ATLANTA-The industrial Distribution Assn., in cooperation with author and sales coach Dave Kahle and several state-based industrial distribution associations, will present the 2002 Spring Workshop Series. Distributor and manufacturer sales...

ISM sees late-2002 rebound. (News).(Institute for Supply Management )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... NEW YORK--The Institute for Supply Management (previously the National Association of Purchasing Management) held its fourth annual Economic Summit here on Dec. 11. Among the reports issued at the summit was the consensus of a panel of...

Safety supplies, training aid WTC efforts. (News).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... NEW YORK--In early December 2001, INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION went on location at the former World Trade Center site to follow the ongoing efforts there. Firefighters and other rescue workers have given way to contractors and operators of...

Capital spending expected to increase. (News).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... CINCINNATI, OHIO--U.S. durable goods manufacturers will invest nearly $15 billion in capital equipment in 2002. This represents an increase of nearly 10 percent over 2001 levels, according to the 2002 Gardner Research Capital Spending survey....

Product training manuals available now. (News).(from Industrial Distribution Association and Industrial Distribution magazine)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... NEWTON, MASS.--The Industrial Distribution Assn. and INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION magazine have produced a series of product training manuals for industrial distributors. Twelve manuals are available covering the following topics: saw blades,...

Companies seek data protection. (Technology Update).(Recall Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... How secure is your data? After the initial shock of September 11, many companies began to look at their own disaster preparedness, both of their facilities and their corporate data. "We've seen a lot of companies looking into the...

Clicklogistics upgrades software. (Technology Update).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... BOSTON-Clicklogistics, a provider of logistics technology and management services, recently released version 2.0 of its transportation management system. The software has four additions to the old program: new optimization routines, a carrier...

Selltis launches WebPARTNER[TM]. (Technology Update).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... NEW ORLEANS-Selltis LLC, a provider of industrial sales automation software, recently released a partner relationship management tool called WebPARTNER[TM]. The product is an add-on to Selltis' sales force automation and customer relationship...

Faspac Systems provides manufacturing capabilities. (Technology Update).(business management software Uniquity)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 1, 2002... LA JOLLA, CALIF.-Faspac Systems, Inc., provides integrated manufacturing capabilities in its business management software, Uniquity, a complete industrial distribution software suite for Microsoft(R) Windows(R). Faspac supplies software for...

Power to the people: TECO Pneumatic Inc.'s flat organizational structure and empowered sales force build strong relationships that enhance technical sales. (Cover Story).
February 1, 2002... TECO PNEUMATIC, INC. witnessed the birth of Silicon Valley and has grown with the high tech industries it serves. Founded as a manufacturer rep agency in 1937, the Pleasanton, Calif.-based company became a fluid power distributor in the '50's....

Cut costs to Reap rewards: Here's a look at how distributors can reduce costs to survive or even prosper in a downturn. (Finance).
February 1, 2002... THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN DIFFICULT FOR THE manufacturing sector and its suppliers. Distributors need to cut costs, both to remain profitable and to continue to be a valuable and cost-effective part of their customers' businesses. There has...

Strength in numbers: Marketing the independents; IBC works to give independent distributors and manufacturers sales power. (Marketing).(Industrial Buyers Consortium)
February 1, 2002... IBC (FORMERLY INDUSTRIAL BUYERS CONSORTIUM) has come a long way in its brief three-year existence. Created in 1999 as a buyer's group, IBC has become perhaps the fastest growing distributor/manufacturer cooperative in the nation. Formed to...

Technical Backup: To provide the best service, manufacturers' reps need to know more than ever before about solving technical problems.
February 1, 2002... NO ONE IN THE SUPPLY chain is more responsible or gathering and disseminating information than the middlemen -- distributors and industrial representatives. They are required to understand and pass on ever increasing amounts of technical data...

Supply chain misery: If you're fed up with SCM, try the value-added selling approach. (Strictly for Sales).(supply chain management)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Let's see. It was Lopez at GM; then it was group purchasing organizations - co-ops; then it was online ordering (aka EDI); then it was integrated supply; then it was the Internet; then it was online bidding; now, it's supply chain management....

'Cool' cylinder is a hot prototype: Liquid-coolant-aided design could open new markets for rodless cylinders. (Fluid Power Product Selling).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... A rodless cylinder that could be a breakthrough product for high-temperature applications is being tested in Europe, according to one of its designers. Mechanical applications engineer Stephan Barry, of Hoerbiger-Origa Corp, Glendale Heights,...

Orders, shipments down sharply. (Fluid Power Product Focus).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... The chart of shipments and orders for pneumatic and hydraulic products for the last 12 months stands in stark contrast to that of the year before, according to the National Fluid Power Assn. In its survey of about 100 member companies, the...

Returning to sound ideas: The ideas of W. Edwards Deming can help companies survive today's business challenges. (Manufacturer's View).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The foundation for today's quality control structure was built on the rock known as W. Edwards Deming, the person most credited with introducing innovative quality control techniques to U.S. industry. Statistical Process Control, data...

The tough times go on: Slumping software sales and high-tech consolidation could impact IT purchasing this year. (Systems & Software Technology).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The new millennium is proving to be a challenging time for the computer industry and its distributor customers as they negotiate one hurdle after another. Just as companies were recovering from frantic and costly efforts to ward off the...

Investing in the future: Decisions made five years ago boosted Davis Controls' competitiveness. (On the Web).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... As a distributor of industrial instrumentation, it is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate ourselves based on product or technology alone. The most effective way to define our value proposition is to provide better, more complete...

Recipe for disaster: Five easy steps to bankruptcy for the independent distributor. (Final Word).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Do you get tired of fighting the same battles every day? Do you get the impression that your supplier really isn't your "partner" and your customers only give lip service to loyalty? Do you wish you could just stay home and play golf, or watch...

Cost cutting still takes center stage. (Editorial).(layoffs in the manufacturing industry)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Despite expectations that the end of the manufacturing recession finally may be in sight, this is still the time for distributors to took for ways to reduce costs. In this month's issue (p. 37) we present a special report detailing ways...

Earnings drive long-term performance. (Market Index).(Editorial)
February 1, 2002... In our January column, we discussed how growth rates, sales levels, earnings, etc. mean virtually nothing in a vacuum. Over the short-term, company stocks move on variance from expectations. However, we also noted that the stocks of truly...