Modern Materials Handling articles from July 2006

Modern Materials Handling archives from July 2006

60 seconds with ...(words with Chris Fallon)(Interview)
July 1, 2006... By Staff Chris Fallon on how IT and operations work together. My time is spent supporting our supply chain activities extending from where the clothing is made to the DC and on to the retail stores. In fact, I have four customers...

RTLS: Find a needle in a haystack.(Real time location systems)
July 1, 2006... By Bob Trebilcock, Editor at Large Real time location systems keep track of valuable assets that used to get lost in the warehouse, factory and yard. Real time location systems (RTLS) may be the fastest-growing RFID application most...

Focus on printers.(information on printers)
July 1, 2006... By Staff Rugged, affordable bar code printer Staff Housed in a rugged metal case, the PD41 bar code printer combines rugged design and functionality at a medium-range to entry-class price point. Because of its price, the PD41...

Top 20 SCE suppliers.(Supply Chain Execution's rankings)
July 1, 2006... By Staff Supply chain execution software is now a mature market, with slower growth and stiffer competition. From all indications, the overall supply chain execution (SCE) market is now mature. Sure, some segments show stronger...

Manufacturing goes back to school.(training for factory workers to automated materials handling systems)
July 1, 2006... By Bob Trebilcock, Editor at Large Manufacturers and educators are teaming up to equip factory workers with the new skills they need to work on the shop floor today and tomorrow. Ask HK Systems to name some of the biggest challenges it...

The new manufacturing skill set.
July 1, 2006... By Gary Forger, Editorial Director Education is a funny thing. We all know we need it. Yet, there can be great resistance to learning new skills even when it will help us professionally. (It probably has something to do with our genetic...

Logistics costs on the rise.(growth of business logistics)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... By Staff The cost of business logistics in the United States increased 15% last year to $1.18 trillion. Record inventory carrying costs and rising transportation costs accounted for the increase. That's according to the annual State...

FDA urges quick implementation of RFID.(Food and Drug Administration's report)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... By Staff In a report issued last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stopped short of mandating RFID technology in the pharmaceutical supply chain. However, the agency strongly encouraged drug companies to implement RFID...

Systems Inc. buys WB McGuire.(WB McGuire)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... By Staff Systems Inc. ( www.docksystemsinc.com ), maker of the Poweramp and DLM dock equipment lines, has purchased the assets of WB McGuire from its parent company, Overhead Door Corp. ( www.overheaddoor.com ). Systems plans to...

Materials handling innovator dies.(Footlik & Associates )(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... By Staff Irving M. Footlik, founder and chairman of Footlik & Associates and innovator in pallet-less warehouse design, died June 5 in Skokie, Ill., after a short illness. He was 88 years old. Footlik designed warehouses and...

People to know.(appointments)
July 1, 2006... By Staff Accu-Time Systems hired John Kinnear as vice president of international business development--Avnet Inc. promoted Jim Smith to president of Avnet Logistics--Stewart Resnick joined the sales team at Diamond Phoenix as regional...

Siemens divests Dematic.
July 1, 2006... By Corinne Kator, Associate Editor After several months of looking for a buyer, Siemens AG sells its distribution business to a private investment firm as the latest move in its history of name and ownership changes. Siemens AG (...

Demand for materials handling equipment remains strong.(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... By Staff While the overall U.S. economy is slowing down, the materials handling sector continues to enjoy a growth phase. Orders of materials handling equipment were up 29% in 2005, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And orders in the...

RedPrairie acquires BlueCube Software.(BlueCube Software )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... By Staff RedPrairie ( www.redprairie.com ), one of the world's top suppliers of supply chain execution (SCE) software, is acquiring BlueCube Software ( www.bluecube.com ). BlueCube provides store operations management software for the...

Product Showcase.(new materials handling equipment)
July 1, 2006... By Staff Lift truck reduces maintenance costs Staff The BBX series electric motor counterbalanced lift truck includes lifting capacities ranging from 4,000 to 6,500 pounds. The trucks feature both an AC drive motor and hydraulic...

Reduce, reuse, recycle.(Check Printers)
July 1, 2006... By By Noël P. Bodenburg, Managing Editor Check Printers got a 430% return on its investment in plastic containers, eliminating corrugated boxes. It's not often a project delivers a financial payback within nine months. But that's...

Konecranes buys Morris Cranes.(acqucision of Morris Material Handling)
July 1, 2006... By Staff Finland-based KCI Konecranes ( www.konecranes.com ) has purchased Morris Material Handling (www.morriscranes.com), supplier of Morris and P&H Cranes. Konecranes made the acquisition in a series of transactions that totaled...

Growth predicted in supply chain software market.(market research)(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... By Staff The worldwide market for supply chain management (SCM) software is expected to grow by 8.5% per year for the next five years, according to a study by ARC Advisory Group ( www.arcweb.com ). The market was $5.5 billion in 2005,...

Are reusable containers the key to RFID?(market research of Radio frequency identification )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... By Staff The Holy Grail in RFID today is return on investment (ROI). And the Reusable Pallet and Container Coalition (RPCC, www.rpcc.us ) thinks it may have found it. The key, says RPCC executive director Jeanie Johnson, is...

Toyota celebrates 250,000th lift truck.(Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Inc's 250,000th lift truck )(Brief article)
July 1, 2006... By Staff Toyota ( www.toyotaforklift.com ) produced its 250,000th lift truck last month at its plant in Columbus, Ind. Toyota executives on hand to celebrate the milestone presented the lift truck--a four-wheeled internal combustion...

By leaps and bounds.(Custom Marketing Services's new facility)
July 1, 2006... By Bob Trebilcock, Editor at Large Automation was the answer when Custom Marketing Services jumped from a 150,000 square foot DC to one with 500,000 square feet. For many companies, finding growth is the biggest challenge. Custom...