http://www.mhia.org/rss/news MHIA.org News & Media en-us Copyright Material Handling Industry® 2007 10 Mon, 12 May 2008 13:26:19 GMT Member News Milwaukee, WI  - RedPrairie Corporation, a leading consumer driven optimization company, today announced RedPrairie Performance Management™ for supply chain providers.  The software application that was previously available only for retailers http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7692/redprairie-announces-performance-management-analytic-solution-for-supply-chain-optimization Mon, 12 May 2008 13:13:31 GMT Member News PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Auto ID users have been quick to adopt Accu-Sort’s new camera-based bar-code scanning system. Only six months after the AV6010 Long Range Camera was introduced, Accu-Sort® Systems has had to increase its manufacturing http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7691/accu-sort--doubles-production-of-av6010-bar-code-reading-camera-systems Mon, 12 May 2008 13:05:52 GMT Member News CLEVELAND — Seegrid Corporation, one of the premier providers of vision-guided mobile robots for the material handling industry, announced the introduction of the GP8 industrial mobile robot for material handling applications. The GP8 (General Purpose http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7690/seegrid-unveils-gp8-robotic-pallet-truck- Mon, 12 May 2008 12:49:03 GMT Member News RALEIGH, NC, and CLEVELAND, OH — China, the world’s largest manufacturing base, is in the midst of a major marketplace transformation. Recent discussion about manufacturing restructuring, escalating labor costs due to tighter laws, and http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7689/material-handling-businesses-need-to-build-dual-strategy-in-china Mon, 12 May 2008 12:38:12 GMT Member News Jonesboro, Arkansas – Colson Caster Corporation, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of standard and custom application caster and wheel products, today announced it has developed and implemented new and expanded product testing exclusive http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7688/colson-develops-proprietary-caster-testing-platforms Mon, 12 May 2008 12:17:45 GMT Member News GREENE, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation’s research in hydrogen fuel cell-powered lift trucks has led to some early findings, including evaluation of performance, refueling time and lift truck design. Raymond’s research program was developed http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7687/raymond-announces-early-fuel-cell-research-findings Mon, 12 May 2008 11:52:50 GMT Member News Plano, TX – Symon Communications, a global provider of digital signage solutions announced today that The Container Store, the nation’s original and leading retailer of storage and organization products, is realizing productivity improvements http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7686/symon-assists-the-container-store--to-reach-higher-productivity-levels Mon, 12 May 2008 10:54:58 GMT Member News Bradford, PA – Control Chief, one of the leaders in the design, engineering and manufacturing of industrial wireless remote controls, is introducing its newest industrial remote control receiver. The Advantage Series remote control receiver http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7685/redefining-crane-industrial-remote-control-technology Thu, 08 May 2008 13:39:36 GMT Member News Facility managers seeking to minimize the damages and costs of vehicle/column collisions can now get unprecedented protection of both vehicles and building structures with the new Park Sentry® cushioning column protectors.    Made from http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7683/park-sentry--now-available Thu, 08 May 2008 13:31:50 GMT Member News Bradford, PA – Control Chief, one of the leaders in the design, engineering and manufacturing of industrial wireless remote controls, is introducing its newest product offering, the lightweight, durable LJ Series wireless remote control BellyBox™ http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7682/redefining-industrial-radio-remote-control-technology- Thu, 08 May 2008 13:24:23 GMT Member News Spring Lake, Michigan — Two major retailers have contracted with TGW-ERMANCO for implementation of COMMANDER™ Warehouse Control Systems for their distribution centers. In each application, COMMANDER WCS will function as a true Tier 1 WCS–providing http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7681/tgw-ermanco-wins-two-wcs-projects Thu, 08 May 2008 12:42:45 GMT Member News New Castle, DE – Sky-Trax, Inc. and GENCO Supply Chain Solutions are pleased to announce the official launch of their latest partnership venture, the Central Controlled Vehicle (CCV) Program. Due to hit the market in December of 2008, Sky-Trax and http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7680/genco-supply-chain-solutions-and-sky-trax-announce-the-launch-of-their-central-controlled-vehicle--ccv--program Thu, 08 May 2008 12:12:16 GMT Member News New Castle, DE - Sky-Trax, Inc. is pleased to announce the official commercial release of their first complete vehicle and inventory tracking solution, the Total-Trax™ system. Built on Sky-Trax’s two break-through systems, the Sky-Trax System™ http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7679/sky-trax-new-product-announcement--total-trax Thu, 08 May 2008 12:05:08 GMT Member News Waukesha, WI – Leaving no doubt that Wildeck is focused on being the leader in promoting material handling safety, the company announced a major technological advancement (patent-pending) that will be available immediately on custom mechanical http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7678/wildeck-unveils-new-autosenz--overload-detection-technology-for-mechanical-vrcs--vertical-reciprocating-conveyors- Thu, 08 May 2008 11:53:30 GMT Member News Waukesha, WI – To demonstrate the integrity and toughness of Wildeck’s comprehensive lineup of safety guard rail, the company has posted a new impact crash test video on its website at www.wildeck.com.According to Jim Hathaway, Sales Specialist http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7677/wildeck-releases-impact-test-video-to-demonstrate-guard-rail-strength Thu, 08 May 2008 11:41:41 GMT Member News Milwaukee, WI - RedPrairie Corporation, a leading consumer driven optimization company, announced today that leading hospitality and entertainment company, Gaylord Entertainment, has implemented RedPrairie’s Workforce Management and Performance http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7676/gaylord-entertainment-implements-redprairie-s-workforce-management-and-performance-management-solutions Thu, 08 May 2008 11:28:46 GMT MHIA Press Releases (Charlotte, NC | May 8, 2008)  When NA 2008 ended on April 24, nearly 20,000 industry professionals went back to their companies armed with material handling & logistics solutions for their supply chain operations. This year's event featured http://www.mhia.org/news/mhia/7675/na-2008-success-demonstrates-importance-of-material-handling---logistics-solutions- Thu, 08 May 2008 11:20:07 GMT Member News Rick is a 30 year veteran of the material handling and controls industry with experiencein sales and marketing, technical support activities, and customer support for materialhandling controls systems. His new responsibilities include oversight of all http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7674/rick-hamel-joins-the-insight-automation-team Thu, 08 May 2008 11:14:32 GMT Member News Steve is a 15-year veteran of the material handling and controls industry with experiencein sales and marketing and technical support activities for material handling controls products. His new responsibilities include oversight of all sales activities http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7673/steve-inabnit-joins-the-insight-automation-team Thu, 08 May 2008 11:05:42 GMT Member News Milwaukee, WI  – RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimization company, is introducing a new release of its E²e™ supply chain execution solution suite.  The enhanced solution provides new and upgraded http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7672/redprairie-improves-flow-of-goods-from-manufacturing-to-store-shelf-with-latest-e-e--supply-chain-execution-suite-release Fri, 02 May 2008 17:06:38 GMT Member News RALEIGH, NC — With the explosion of e-commerce, direct to consumer (DTC) companies are beginning to realize that their reputations are immediately impacted by the success of their distribution center (DC) implementations. In the white paper, http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7670/consumer-direct-dcs--handle-with-care Fri, 02 May 2008 16:01:36 GMT Member News Germantown, WI – April 2008 – Cory Thiel has joined WAGO Corporation as Product Manager – Interconnect to oversee the growth of: Printed Circuit Board-mount terminal blocks and connectors, Multi Connection System (pluggable PCB http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7669/cory-thiel-to-lead-wago-interconnect-division-as-new-product-manager- Thu, 01 May 2008 15:20:10 GMT Member News Minneapolis, Minn. –  SICK (www.sickusa.com), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, today announced the launch http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7667/new-high-performance-camera-system-designed-to-improve-efficiency-of-logistics-processes Thu, 01 May 2008 15:13:06 GMT Member News The CLV620 and CLV630 line of bar code scanners from SICK are compact, yet powerful new tools for a wide range of logistics applications, such as distribution warehouses and parcel/postal operations. Developed in collaboration with customers, these http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7666/sick-previews-new-high-performance-bar-code-scanners Thu, 01 May 2008 14:56:14 GMT Member News Pittsburgh — Seegrid Corporation, one of the premier providers of vision-guided mobile robots for the material handling industry, today announced the launch of its Founding Distributor Program, a distribution network of dealers and resellers http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7665/seegrid-announces-founding-distributor-program-for-sales--service-and-support-of-its-industrial-mobile-robots Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:35:42 GMT Member News Covington, GA – Komatsu Forklift U.S.A., Inc. is excited to announce that they will be displaying for the first time in the United States, their hybrid electric forklift.This exciting new technology, covered by 7 patents and with 7 additional patents http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7655/komatsu-forklift-unveils-new-hybrid-electric-forklift Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:28:17 GMT Member News Greenville, SC – Foxfire announced the launch of a new product offering, WMS Express. Foxfire’s WMS Express is a preconfigured version of its award-winning, enterprise warehouse management system combined with a rapid implementation service http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7654/foxfire-launches-wms-express--a-warehouse-management-system--wms--designed-for-rapid-implementation Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:25:30 GMT Industry News The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) in cooperation with the College-Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE) and the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) recently launched Gateway—the first-ever http://www.mhia.org/news/industry/7653/new-job-posting-web-site-available-for-material-handling---logistics-students Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:26:41 GMT MHIA Press Releases The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) will conduct its annual press conference during the 2008 Material Handling & Logistics Show and Conference (NA 2008).   Scheduled Speakers Include: John Nofsinger - Chief Executive Officer, http://www.mhia.org/news/mhia/7204/mhia-to-hold-annual-state-of-the-industry-press-conference-during-na-2008 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:30:31 GMT Member News (Sharpsville, PA, USA) Cattron Group International, a leading global manufacturer of remote control products and professional services for the industrial, mining, commercial mobile and railroad markets, will be holding a press conference at NA 2008 http://www.mhia.org/news/members/7613/cattron-to-hold-press-conference-at-na-2008