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Magline, best known for two-wheel aluminum hand trucks used in the route distribution industry, solved the tire lifting challenge with LiftPlus. The all-in-one lift, transporter, and positioner is a workforce multiplier that kicks in productivity with no need for special training or licensing. It is the lean and ergonomic answer to moving heavy tires. LiftPlus was designed for ease of use and to keep workers on the job and free from injuries; lifting 350 pounds easily with an all-metal frame platform and a screw-driven lift that delivers smooth precision that hydraulics or chains just cannot match.

Topper Industrial will be exhibiting at ProMat 2017, the largest expo for the manufacturing and supply chain industries from April 3-6, 2016 in Chicago's McCormick Place at booth #S3814.

Hytrol President David Peacock recently discussed how to achieve lasting success as an organization through managing growth in a recent blog article on the company's blog, The Hytrol Experience.

With custom bolt production, custom steel fabrication and galvanizing services all under one roof, Madden Bolt is able to improve turnaround times and reduce administrative overheads. One call to one service provider for end-to-end solutions.

The development in modern industrial production is driven by fierce competition according to Ed Brown, CEO and Founder of Topper Industrial. Brown, who holds various patents in regards to material handling equipment advancements, suggests that both innovation and cost control are two important factors for success. Lean production, including continuous improvement achieved with kaizen events, as well as Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints, benchmark the reality of market-driven developments including shorter product life cycles, and extreme SKU proliferation.

Hytrol is pleased to announce the addition of Jimmy Brandon as chief financial officer, effective January 16, 2017. Brandon is the third CFO in our company's 70-year history.

Fork truck free initiatives are supported by Theory of Constraints (ToC), according to Topper Industrial. The underlying premise of the Theory of Constraints is that organizations can be measured and controlled by variations on three measures: throughput, operational expense, and inventory. Inventory is all the money that the system has invested in purchasing things which it intends to sell. Operational expense is all the money the system spends in order to turn inventory into throughput. Throughput is the rate at which the system generates money through sales.

At the 2016 SPS IPC Drives, igus presented its new CF29 servo cable series – one of several new high-end cable families for continuous motion in e-chains with an outer jacket made of halogen-free TPE. This product range extension offers completely new possibilities for energy supply to drives, for users with very tough requirements such as ambient temperatures or small installation space.

The motion plastics specialist igus takes a completely new approach to drive technology: the SLTI3 lead screw unit offers customers the highest degree of variability in the design of their individual linear axis. Made possible by 3D printed carriage and shaft end supports. This means that lubricant-free and maintenance-free lead screw units can be implemented cost-effectively and very quickly according to customer requirements.

Topper Industrial will be exhibiting at ProMat 2017, the largest expo for the manufacturing and supply chain industries from April 3-6, 2016 in Chicago's McCormick Place at booth #S3814.

Lisa Richardson, a systems product engineer at Hytrol, was recently highlighted in Hytrol's Employee Spotlight, a monthly blog post series highlighting one of Hytrol's employees. Hytrol's company culture is fueled by its dedicated employees. Richardson's job responsibilities include reviewing orders, purchasing long lead items and assisting other designers to maintain a consistent design throughout a specific system.

Cameron Gillespie, the Digital Marketing Manager for Maybury Material Handling recently discussed how companies are having to reinvent their strategies surrounding customer loyalty in a blog article on The Hytrol Experience.

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A low maintenance system to replace impact idlers at transfer points has been developed by mining solutions provider, Tega Industries, to ensure uninterrupted travel of conveyor belts in the toughest conditions.

Fork truck free initiatives are supported by Theory of Constraints (ToC), according to Topper Industrial. The underlying premise of the Theory of Constraints is that organizations can be measured and controlled by variations on three measures: throughput, operational expense, and inventory. Inventory is all the money that the system has invested in purchasing things which it intends to sell. Operational expense is all the money the system spends in order to turn inventory into throughput. Throughput is the rate at which the system generates money through sales.

Jeff Christensen, vice president of products at Seegrid, recently discussed in Food Logistics magazine how the chronic shortage of qualified labor in the food and logistics industry is boosting interest in automation, including automated lift trucks.

Hytrol supplied sliding shoe sorter conveyors for Dollar Shave Club, a company specializing in grooming and personal care products, as it expands as an e-commerce company. The Hytrol conveyors transport cartons and envelopes from both the main packing area and the pick-to-light packing stations. The cartons are sorted to 36 destination bins based on zip code. Hytrol also employed routing software from Creative Logistics Solutions. Hytrol was featured as part of Dollar Shave Club's successes in a recent article published by DC Velocity.

David Peacock, president at Hytrol, evaluated how innovation affects customers in his latest blog post "How Innovation Affects Customers." He explained that a commitment to innovation means "…a commitment to creating solutions that excite customers. By focusing on customer satisfaction, innovation improves Hytrol's service, strengthens collaboration and enhances the overall customer experience."

Today's Motor Vehicle is a business-to-business trade publication dedicated covering design, engineering, and manufacturing topics for the motor vehicle world. Markets covered include passenger cars, light trucks, commercial trucks, and off-highway equipment.

Topper Industrial recently introduced a blog series regarding common myths about industrial carts in fork truck free manufacturing environments. The blog discussed the misconception that industrial carts require significant training for proper use.

Magline, the global leader in the material handling industry, and Rotacaster, makers of the omni directional, multi-purpose wheel, introduced the ergonomically innovative Self-Stabilizer Hand Truck. The Self-Stabilizer Hand Truck improves both ergonomic safety and productivity, delivering an immediate ROI (return-on-investment). Magline released a video demonstration of the new hand truck.

Seegrid, the pioneer and leader in three-dimensional vision navigation, demonstrates how labor costs can be reduced with Seegrid's vision guided vehicles (VGVs). Labor accounts for 72% of lift truck ownership expenses. Vision guided vehicles crush labor challenges by providing an affordable an effective transport solution—no overtime or growing labor rates. VGVs handle the repetitive delivery of goods, leaving the value-added work to their human coworkers. Optimizing workflow processes cut costs out of the operation with consistent and efficient delivery of goods.

Topper Industrial will be exhibiting at ProMat 2017, the largest expo for the manufacturing and supply chain industries from April 3-6, 2016 in Chicago's McCormick Place at booth #S3814.

Ask Hytrol is a video series aimed at helping customers maintain their conveyor systems. The newest video addresses how to properly determine belt tension on a belted conveyor. Jon Noell, Customer Training Specialist at Hytrol, explained in the video, "Proper belt tension is one of the most important practices in maintaining the life of a conveyor. Everything on a belted conveyor is built in the premise of rotation."

Magline, the global leader in the material handling industry, will be exhibiting several innovative products at ProMat 2017, the largest expo for the manufacturing and supply chain industries from April 3-6, 2016 in Chicago, IL. Magline will be at booth #S5219.