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At Whirlpool Corporation's 2.4-million-square-foot plant in Clyde, OH, a fleet of 54 blue robotic tuggers wind their way around the floor, automatically delivering parts every 20 to 30 minutes to some 24 drop-off locations on the assembly and sub-assembly lines. Whirlpool's use of Seegrid vision guided vehicles is currently featured in the November issue of Modern Materials Handling, authored by Bob Trebilcock, Editorial Director.

Hytrol is proud to recognize the employees celebrating their anniversary of dedicated service to the company. Employees with a December anniversary start date have more than 360 years of service collectively.

Getec Industrial, manufacturers of heat sinks, extruded aluminum, and drawn tube, provides an overview of how to select a heat sink. The problem is that every device builds up heat as waste energy during operation, energy that lowers the operating efficiency and can damage the device. Designers employ a heat sink to conduct heat away from a hot surface, distributing it across a broader area and dissipating the energy into another medium, usually air. This maintains the device temperature at the operating levels prescribed by the designer and manufacturer. Here's what's required to select a heat sink.

Hydraulic Breaker Services, LLC not only provides hydraulic hammer repairs, maintenance and parts, but also provides on-site hammer operator training sessions for those who operate the hydraulic hammers. After only one of their sessions, operators will increase their productivity. Hydraulic Breaker Services, LLC is a leader in the hydraulic hammer industry and provides services both domestically and internationally.

Nail Gun Center issues a comprehensive buyer's guide to the best staple gun models to purchase. The website contains professional staple gun reviews and a buying guide detailing on the top scoring types currently on the market.

Ingenu Inc.™, the company that delivers purpose-built IoT connectivity, today announced availability of its Machine Network™ in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Internet of Things (IoT) network will serve applications including transportation, manufacturing, logistics, smart city and wearable technologies, providing coverage to the second-largest city in the U.S., reaching more than 2,220 square miles and serving a population of over 13 million people.

The innovative Magline LiftPlus is a combination stacker, transporter, and positioner that uses an electric screw drive system for smooth, quiet lifting of up to 350 pounds. The added versatility over standard hand trucks is significant, according to Stewart Burton, general manager of applied research and development at Magline, "The LiftPlus has four wheels, so you don't have to worry about tipping it back. It has 10-inch disc brakes, so if you're unloading, it won't scoot away from you. It lifts, so once you've transported materials where they need to go, you can lift it into place for offloading and to load."

Scott Stone, Director of Marketing for Cisco-Eagle, Inc., a Hytrol Integration Partner discussed simple conveyor application rules for optimal performance. Stone explained when considering new solutions for material handling challenges, there can be an overwhelming number of options and potential vendors, technologies, or equipment types. Finding the right solution for specific needs is imperative to achieve optimal performance.

The Magliner CooLift system changes the experience for drivers and storeowners. The differences start in the warehouse, where orders are picked, loaded, and wrapped on CooLift pallets before being added to end-load trailers. This eliminates the drivers picking and loading at customer locations and allows drivers to load both CooLift and bulk pallets, potentially reducing fleet size by up to 25 percent.

Topper Industrial is offering an educational seminar at ProMat 2017, the largest expo for the manufacturing and supply chain industries from April 3-6, 2016 in Chicago, IL. The seminar will be offered twice.

Chris Visnic, VP of Seegrid Sales, explains 2015 was a banner year with over 17.5 million vehicles sold in the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal—the automotive industry is poised to continue this pattern of growth through 2016 and beyond. That doesn't mean the industry is without challenges, though. Automakers are beginning to feel the effects of an increasingly competitive market as an influx of tech companies enter the automotive game, embracing big data to identify and solve problems, and touting a "fail fast" mentality that enables the quick production of innovative new products.

Magline LiftPlus was awarded Attendees' Choice Award at the National Ergonomics Conference and ErgoExpo at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last week. ErgoExpo attendees voted for the new product offering the best opportunity to increase productivity and profitability, while improving workplace health and safety. Magline LiftPlus was one of four winners recognized from 29 total products.

Hytrol Integration Partner, viastore Systems, Inc. was featured in Robotics and Automation News. The feature, titled, "The role of experts in distribution center robotics and automation," discussed how distribution centers are facing ever shorter delivery times, requiring higher flexibility and efficient goods management.

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 Tube, a new division of Topper Industrial, is an adaptable tube & joint material handling system for lean manufacturing initiatives, has sponsored a strategic alliance with GSG Financial LLC to offer special leasing rates.

Magline proves that innovation and quality is strategic asset and competitive differentiator. More organizations in 2016 viewed quality as a strategic asset and competitive differentiator when compared with 2013; sadly the majority of organizations do not know or do not measure the financial impact of quality, according to a new report by ASQ, the leading global authority on quality in all fields, organizations, and industries.

Hytrol is pleased to announce that Cole Prince has accepted the position of Hytrol's Manager of Electrical and Controls. In his new position, Prince will be responsible for overseeing system controls projects from quoting to project planning and implementation. He will evaluate and organize procedures to assure the success of these projects. He will also be responsible for providing support for electrical and controls requests.

HLH Prototypes leads from the front when it comes to offering CNC prototyping and injection moulding services at highly competitive prices.

Hytrol and the integration partner, Century Conveyor, worked diligently with SalSon Logistics to implement an automated material handling system capable of processing the customer's large volume of product. The conveyor system gives SalSon the ability to deconsolidate five times the amount of product compared to their previous system.

Tony Sartin, Hytrol's customer care manager, recently explained how to create customer loyalty. In the past, companies have tried to do it by cutting prices and creative gimmicks, but what almost every industry has learned is that it is done by building a relationship with a customer on a great experience with the company.

Hoj engineering and fabrication teams have installed and maintained countless overhead bridge cranes to provide material handling solutions over production lines, machine shops, maintenance rooms, equipment repair and assembly. The company's overhead crane products soon expanded to providing forklifts and conveyors for these same customers.

At Whirlpool Corporation's 2.4-million-square-foot plant in Clyde, OH, a fleet of 54 blue robotic tuggers wind their way around the floor, automatically delivering parts every 20 to 30 minutes to some 24 drop-off locations on the assembly and sub-assembly lines. Whirlpool's use of Seegrid vision guided vehicles is currently featured in the November issue of Modern Materials Handling, authored by Bob Trebilcock, Editorial Director.

Coming fresh off their 11th consecutive year of a successful time presenting at The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago, Euro-Technics, Inc. gears up for 2017 with a huge backlog of orders. One of the largest industrial trade shows in the world, IMTS added even more orders to Euro-Technics' plate making for many busy months ahead.

The Magline self-stabilizing hand truck is well suited for handling loads of all shapes and sizes. Designed for improved ergonomic safety and productivity, the SS truck features enhanced rotation maneuverability, making it easy to use in confined spaces. An integrated kickstand holds the hand truck in an upright position when loading, or when a load is not present.

The Hosemaster, leading suppliers of hose, couplings and workshop supplies are well known for their ability to introduce even more amazing products each month – this month adding the 24 Litre Synairgy Direct Driven Air Compressor to their ever extending collection.