AAR reports increase in weekly rail traffic

AMT gains presence in Brazil through Sao Paulo Technology Center

YRC Worldwide to present at Wolfe Conference

SME launches revolutionary knowledge edge

MAPI releases report showing MH manufacturing orders flat for 1st quarter

MHIA May 2013 report indicates guarded optimism

March U.S. manufacturing technology orders see 30% monthly gain

YRC Worldwide announces 2013 Destination Green Award Winners

The Association of American Railroads celebrates National Train Day

AAR reports increase in weekly rail traffic

DuPont packaging survey results: ‘convenience’ food packaging changed our lives

TEKLYNX partners with Niceware to provide integrated solution support for channel partners

Accellos named in 2013 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 for 3rd Year

Innovative Johnson Controls education collaboration recognized by the Milwaukee Business Journal

UniCarriers Americas awarded top dealer sales professionals with trip

Multi-conveyor LLC receives ACUITY Safety Achievement Award

MH Equipment opens new Midwest branch

Zip-Pak expands global services with new Brazil facility

Herndon Products, Inc. receives Performance Excellence Award

CLARK recognizes 2013’s top parts and service managers

AAR reports increase in weekly rail traffic

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported an increase in traffic for the week ending May 11, 2013, with total U.S. weekly carloads of 280,986 carloads, up 0.6 percent compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the...

AMT gains presence in Brazil through Sao Paulo Technology Center

With an industry that is growing in both size and diversity, Brazil is quickly becoming a global power in manufacturing. AMT-The Association For Manufacturing Technology is increasing its presence in this up-and-coming market with the opening of its...

YRC Worldwide to present at Wolfe Conference

YRC Worldwide Inc. Chief Executive Officer James Welch and Chief Financial Officer Jamie Pierson will deliver a company presentation at the Wolfe Research Global Transportation Conference on Thursday, May 23, 2013 , at 8:50 a.m. EDT .  The...

DuPont packaging survey results: ‘convenience’ food packaging changed our lives

Recloseable packaging and microwaveable plastic trays were named top packaging breakthroughs that most impacted peoples’ lives over the last 25 years in an on-line survey hosted by DuPont .  Together the two categories of invention captured...

SME launches revolutionary knowledge edge

From high school technology classes and engineering professors to manufacturing professionals trying to solve a production problem or plant managers wanting to train their workers, reliable information is a necessity. As manufacturing professionals...

MAPI releases report showing MH manufacturing orders flat for 1st quarter

The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation ( MAPI ) quarterly report for the three months ending January 2013 shows new orders for the material handling segment flat. This report, with a detailed look at the health of the domestic manufacturing...

March U.S. manufacturing technology orders see 30% monthly gain

March U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $507.91 million according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was up 30.4% from February and up 3.2% when...

Accellos named in 2013 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 for 3rd Year

Accellos announced that it has been included in the 2013 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 by  Supply & Demand Chain Executive  Magazine. This year marks the third consecutive time Accellos has received the distinction. The 12th...

Uncovering talent & potential at every stage of employment

It is a widely accepted business practice to use a personality assessment, such as the Caliper Profile, during the hiring and selection process. The assessment uncovers aspects of the candidate's personality that may be hard to identify during the job...

Hy-Tek reaches 50-year milestone

At the Hy-Tek Material Handling headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, long-time employees who left a mark on the company have their names engraved on a wall. Twenty-seven names are engraved on the William K. Slife Foundation Wall, which recognizes employees...

Customer are different today

Customers are better informed, better educated and expect much more from their suppliers than they did twenty years ago. Customers today have a narrower focus. They adhere to the philosophy of – “Do what you do best & hire the rest.”...

Customer satisfaction and market share

Customer service (satisfaction) is an attitude displayed by every employee within the dealership. It is not a separate department within the dealership. It is the whole dealership. World-class customer service requires that everyone provides superior...

Multi-tasking, Focus and other stuff

I just had a conversation with a sales manager at my last seminar.  The gist of it is this:  he has so many competing responsibilities; it is difficult to spend time with his sales team.  Sound familiar?  It should.  I have...

Navigating going forward

Navigating is not as easy as it sounds. First you need to know where you are starting out, and more importantly know where you plan to wind up. Then you have to have access to all the information you use to navigate to ensure you will get where you...

Flow storage system accelerates company’s expansion

Expanding business in a tough economy isn’t easy, but that’s how Crider makes it look, having just added a 100,000 sq. ft. warehouse to its Stillmore, Ga. facility to accommodate all the new business it’s getting.  But before...

Rexroth’s GoTo focused delivery program adds products, capabilities

Rexroth has made significant new additions to the product offering in its popular GoTo focused delivery program, bringing the total GoTo offering to more than 4200 products. The addition of a broad range of hydraulics products and the recent release...

Acuity Brands introduces new PARATA family of RGB LED luminaires

Acuity Brands, Inc. introduces new color changing PARATA™ RGB LED luminaires from Winona®. Available in linear cove, spot, flood and linear configurations, PARATA LED luminaires offer premium lumen output and efficacy for indoor and outdoor...

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks announces new forklift

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks announced  a new series of 8,000-12,000 lb. capacity diesel pneumatic tire forklift trucks. The FD40N1-FD55N1 Series features a new diesel engine that provides a 21.6% increase in fuel efficiency. The engine, which...

Enhanced electric lift truck series added to Yale line-up

Yale Materials Handling Corporation announced the launch of an upgraded electric rider lift truck series with a capacity of 8,000-12,000 lbs. Designed to make a leading electric lift truck more advanced, the new Yale® ERC080-120VH lift truck series...

Boston Gear and Bauer Gear Motor introduce Series 2000 inline helical gear drives and gear motors

Boston Gear and Bauer Gear Motor have recently announced the addition of inline models to the existing family of Series 2000 right angle helical gear drives and gear motors. Utilizing the voice-of-the-customer, the new Series 2000 inline helical gear...

Customer feedback results in tough new electric rider lift truck series

Hyster Company announced the launch of the Hyster® E80-120XN electric rider lift truck series — a new generation of electric rider lift trucks resulting from extensive input from customers and operators in the automotive, paper and manufacturing...

ITW Warehouse Automation introduces new upgrades to VTP palletizers and VPS software

ITW Warehouse Automation (ITWWA) announces the latest improvements to its VTP Palletizers and VPS software. Already one of the industry’s most proven software platforms, ITWWA’s VPS software has been upgraded to enable pallet patterns...

June 2013 Calendar of Events

Here is the calendar of events for June 2013. June 18 - June 20, 2013 Guangzhou International Forklift and Accessory EXPO  

July 2013 Calendar of Events

Here is the calendar of events for the month of July 2013. July 4 - 7, 2013: Material Handling World EXPO Pragati Maidan | New Delhi, India

Material Handling Wholesaler digital issue with over 120 advertisements and product listings!

Click here for the current (June 2013) issue of Material Handling Wholesaler.  If you or someone in your company who would like to receive the magazine digitally on a monthly basis  click here to subscribe. To subscribe to...