Material Handling Management articles from July 2003

Material Handling Management archives from July 2003

Fuel cells in your future: their practical application isn't as far off as you thought. (Editorial).(Editorial)
July 1, 2003... Dan Rather is the last person I'd expect to be talking lift trucks, but there he was on 60 Minutes II, making them part of my prime time viewing pleasure. There's no escaping material handling! That's not a complaint, it's a promise....

State of logistics. (News Briefs).
July 1, 2003... During his 14th Annual State of Logistics Report, presented at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, Bob Delaney made "The Case for Reconfiguration" his theme. Delaney, vice president, Cass Information Systems, and consultant for ProLogis,...

On the other hand. (News Briefs).(logistics industry)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Another report on the state of the logistics industry creates a slightly different picture than the above study by Robert Delaney. The question of product innovation and supporting the accelerated rate of getting new products to market is an...

U.S. business logistics system cost.(Illustration)
July 1, 2003... U.S. Business Logistics System Cost $ Billions Carrying Costs -- $1.444 Trillion All Business Inventory Interest 23 Taxes, Obsolescence, ...

Crown scores in design awards. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... BMW, Siemens, Daimler Chrysler, Bombardier, Porsche, Audi, Honda, Jaguar, Crown Equipment. What do all of these companies have in common? All were awarded top positions in this year's prestigious Ranking: Design awards. Crown placed third in...

Cool solution for hot distribution location. (News Briefs).(Anchorage, Alaska)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Here's an item we picked up from several news sources, including the Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News. The Anchorage Economic Development Council (AEDC) has awarded its $450,000 three-year contract to Development Counsellors International,...

MHM scholarship. (News Briefs).(Material Handling Management )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Winner of this year's $2,500 Material Handling Management honor scholarship is Laurel M. Koester of California Polytechnic State University. Koester is a multiple scholarship winner, having received awards from Alpha Pi Mu Industrial Honor...

TMS: the road has changed. (News Briefs).
July 1, 2003... The Transportation Management Systems (TMS) market grew by almost seven percent in 2002, a respectable accomplishment considering the weak economy and reduction in IT budgets. Although the future remains bright for this market, the road to...

George Henry Webb. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
July 1, 2003... George Henry Webb, chairman of the board, Jervis B. Webb Company, died April 21 at age 83. Mr. Webb is survived by his wife of 58 years, Barbara McCain Webb and their four daughters. Mr. Webb is also survived by his sister, six grandchildren...

Provia Software joins Auto-ID Center. (News Briefs).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Provia Software, a provider of order-to-delivery supply chain execution software, announced it has joined the Auto-ID Center, a global research organization building critical elements for a unique product numbering system called the Electronic...

Associations making news. (News Briefs).(material handling industry)
July 1, 2003... The Reusable Pallet and Container Coalition (RPCC) is implementing a national grass-roots campaign to promote the cost savings and waste reduction made possible by the use of reusable materials, it was announced today. "In the past, waste...

MHM editors honored. (News Briefs).(Material Handling Management)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Material Handling Management's editors took a total of five plaques in the Central Region awards program of the American Society of Business Publication Editors' annual Editorial Excellence Competition. Managing Editor Christopher Trunk...

Letters to the editors.(Letter to the Editor)
July 1, 2003... Dear Mr. Witt: I've come to look forward to your monthly work. Your May subject editorial had me going there for a minute. As I read on I thought "Something's happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear." I enjoy mystery/thrillers...

SJF Material Handling Inc. (Companies Making News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... SJF Material Handling Inc. has announced the formation of a new division, headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, to provide turnkey material handling solutions to the marketplace. Called Genesis Systems, the new division will offer...

Supply Chain Council North America. (Managers Making News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... David Demers, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Avicon, has been elected to the Supply Chain Council North America leadership team. Demers will serve on the newly formed leadership team for two years.

Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA). (Managers Making News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), the management consulting firm specializing in retailing, consumer products and health care, announced that Gary Cochran has joined the firm. He is a senior principal and director of information technology...

Material Handling Management. (Managers Making News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... John W. Davis, former publisher of Material Handling Management, has launched a company to provide marketing services for trade show exhibitors. The new firm, Guys on the Ground, combines a variety of marketing activities that successful trade...

Clark Material Handling Company. (Managers Making News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Clark Material Handling Company has appointed Brian C. Butler, president, to the position of CEO. Kevin Reardon has been appointed vice chairman of the lift truck division of Young An.

Orbis. (Managers Making News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... At Orbis, Patrick Feeney has been named plant manager of the company's Urbana, Ohio, manufacturing plant. Also, Joe Weiss has been named director of manufacturing for the pallet and bulk division.

Sennebogen LLC. (Managers Making News).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Constantino Lannes has been appointed president of Sennebogen LLC, manufacturers of material handling equipment.

Retailers and suppliers, learning to get along. (Conference Report).
July 1, 2003... Collaboration was the talk of the Retail Systems 2003 Conference and Exhibition in Chicago. The loudest buzz was attributed to Wal-Mart's latest announcement to suppliers. Wal-Mart's senior vice president/CIO of the Information Systems...

Lessons from Siemens. (Conference Report).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Siemens Dematic is so large and diverse that there's some lesson in material handling or supply chain management to be learned from every sector. So when three sectors -- material handling automation, postal automation and electronics assembly...

Light measurements. (The Cutting Edge).
July 1, 2003... Areascan DS3 series light grids detect objects and their dimensions. Available in two lengths, the units can detect differences as small as 6 mm in similar objects and detect objects as small as 0.5 mm in length. The grids operate...

A permanent mark. (The Cutting Edge).
July 1, 2003... The Pro-Point 2331 indenting marking system is controlled with an HP Jornada Pocket PC. It will write batch codes, part and serial numbers, date and time codes and other variable information on a range of plastic and hard metal surfaces up to...

Narrow-aisle lift truck for wood products handling. (The Cutting Edge).
July 1, 2003... This narrow-aisle storage and multi-directional lift truck is helpful in outdoor applications for storing and manufacturing wood products. These 17,300 lb capacity IC Combilift lift trucks offer all-wheel drive for handling long lengths. ...

Still not out of the woods. (Transport Packaging).(wood packaging material)
July 1, 2003... If your company imports, or uses any imported products, arriving on wooden pallets or in wooden containers, there's some pending legislation you should know about. While there are plenty of efforts afoot to stop terrorists, there is a threat...

Calendar.(Calendar)
July 1, 2003... August 5 Global Logistics Specialist. California State University Long Beach campus. Sponsored by the Center for International Trade and Transportation. Phone Kerri Phipps at (562) 296-1170. August 7 Homeland Defense Training Conference:...

Do you know where your assets are? (Controls & Systems).
July 1, 2003... And do you know this information to a level of detail sufficient for the new regulations that will come into effect in October? If so, then electronic submission of all cargo contents coming to you from your overseas supply chain members will...

Industry strategy session: benchmark against the best.(material handling)(Panel Discussion)
July 1, 2003... This is the first MHM roundtable involving leaders from some of the core industries we serve. This particular group of participants represents another first: MHM's first editorial advisory board. Each participant of this roundtable has agreed...

RFID makes waves at DC expo. (DC Expo Report).
July 1, 2003... It's helpful to remember how bar coding was adopted when thinking about this new RFID technology, said Gregory Cronin, president and CEO of TrendStar Inc. - the second largest buyer of REID tags after the U.S. government. The standards for bar...

$10 trillion servile economy? (Manufacturing Management).(Editorial)
July 1, 2003... Optimism is a pain to some folks, judging from some angry letters about my column recently. I said a while ago that the huge numbers of immigrants coming to America in recent years -- both legal and illegal -- was sure evidence that the United...

OSHA surrenders on seat belts. (Compliance).
July 1, 2003... OSHA Has recanted. OSHA's current policy regarding seat belts will not be changed. The letter from Richard E. Fairfax, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's director of the Directorate of Enforcement Programs, to William J....

Storage facilities around the world. (Market Trends).
July 1, 2003... LogisticalWorld has completed an analyses of search inquiries on StorageCapacity.net, the worldwide storage portal. This online marketplace for storage space has been monitoring all search inquiries since the start of March 2002. In this...

Environmentally friendly pallets. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... Reusable plastic pallets have a static load capacity of 30,000 lb and four-way lift truck entry. Flat-surfaced sizes available include 32 in. by 30 in., 40 in. by 48 in., and 45 in. by 48 in. With a 1-in, lip, sizes are 40 in. by 48 in. and 45...

Flattop chain conveyors. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... Flattop or tabletop chain conveyors fit high volume product handling needs. Modular sub-assemblies include drive units, straight track and curve track for quick assembly of systems involving any length or complexity of layout. Precise aluminum...

Modular conveyor components. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... This brochure or CD outlines Taylor conveyors sold exclusively through the ConveyorMart. Provided are cost-effective, performance-designed, rapid delivery tabletop conveyors. For pricing or to request a CD or a brochure go to...

Shelving flexibility. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... All-welded shelving unit is made from 12-gauge steel. It measures 40 in. by 20 in. by 72 in. There are nine drawers in the lower section of the cabinet and four adjustable shelves, each with a load capacity of 1,600 lb. Each drawer comes with a...

Pick a maintenance strategy. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... Simulation tool automatically models different maintenance strategies to evaluate their cost and effect on a business. It quantifies improvements from different strategies to key performance indicators such as on-time deliveries, delivery...

Catching spills. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... The Ultra-IBC SpillPallet Plus provides secondary containment for bulk containers. The units use a polyethylene 360-gal sump with four all-polyethylene supports and heavy-duty deck. Weight capacity is 8,500 lb. The pallet has a low profile of...

Multiple storage. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... Steel shelving, pick racks and storage cabinets offer a variety of storage solutions. The steel shelving systems, made from 22-guage steel, are available singly or with bin systems. For small parts storage and organization, shelf bin systems...

Orderpicking. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... The SSCM Stock Selector gives operators lots of control, All control functions are located on the elevating operator compartment and platform. Operators can pick orders at various levels and move safely to another location without lowering the...

Labeling vials. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... The Model ST400 Rotary Label Applicator labels a variety of vialsized products at speeds to 50 per minute. Web width is 4.5 in., with a standard 12 in. diameter label roll. Once a product is detected, the rotor automatically removes it from the...

Dock seal keeps products dry. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... The AquaShield Dock Seal System keeps external moisture out of the loading/unloading area of your dock with a wiper pad that engages the trailer at the door. It works simply and requires nearly no maintenance. It covers trailers 12'9" to 13'6"...

Racking flexiblity. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... This portable rack has a tubular steel base and columns to store product in otherwise wasted space and can change locations to handle product throughout your facility. Four removable corner posts allow safe stacking to six levels high. The unit...

Storing and retrieving heavy parts. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... Shelves with a cantilevered mini bridge crane store heavy items such as printing cylinders, wave guides, dies, molds and fixtures. Users roll out the shelf, lower the crane and pick up the needed item. Then, they set the item on a cart out of...

Move items between floors. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... The dual access MegaLift Vertical Lift Module offers a means of connecting multiple work areas, enabling items to be stocked on one floor and removed on another. It is an enclosed unit of vertically arranged trays, an extraction platform and...

Leveraging exisiting systems. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... TXP transaction processor software manages one or more workzones, each using a different type of storage and retrieval system. The software can also work with manual and automated storage and retrieval systems including shelving and racks,...

Maintaining AGVS. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... The sysMAX program helps improve automated guided vehicle performance. A comprehensive analysis tool, its reports detail, per vehicle, scheduled maintenance, system errors such as false stops and any non-system errors. Transbotics Corp.;...

Easy access to PLC data. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... Cimplicity Machine Edition Logic Developer PDA software lets users interface a Palm handheld device to any GE Fanuc Series 90 and VersaMax PLC. Running on Palm operating system 4.0 or greater, the program lets users view default reference...

Higher storage. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... The Extended Height Bulk Boxes feature a re-engineered base that creates 40 in., 44 in., and 50 in. heights without the use of extension rings. An extra-deep, 21-in. drop door on the 48-in, side eases access to contents. The reinforced base has...

Lift truck for heavy-duty applications. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... The new Series H170-360HD lift truck is available in nine capacities ranging from 17,000 to 36,000 lb. The latest, heavy-duty pneumatic lift truck series combines ergonomics and technology to ease the operator's job. The optional ComfortCab II...

Less operator fatigue. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... The BPT-50 hand pallet truck has a load capacity of 5,000 lb. Its galvanized cast pump housing is protected from collisions, is corrosion resistant and is protected from dirt and water contamination. The handle offers three positions, up, down...

Magnetic attraction. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... Magnetic grippers allow safe and easy movement of steel objects or all shapes and sizes. Used with an air balancer, suspended from an ErgoSysRail overhead crane, they lift materials where vacuum may not be possible. The units are equipped with...

Corrugated printing. (Product News).
July 1, 2003... The VXJet Printing System prints codes directly on corrugated surfaces. It's available in four models. Features include automatic speed and direction sensing, printing to within 1/2 in. of case bottom and the ability to print from one to three...