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Ergonomics must be systematically integrated into the daily functions of a workplace. This requires an understanding of how to gain the support of management and labor, how an ergonomics team should best interact with the work environment and the employees doing the work, and how medical and ergonomics professionals can assist in this process.

Tony Sartin, Hytrol Customer Care Manager, recently discussed how lean manufacturing affects the customer experience. According to Sartin, lean manufacturing does not just add to the customer experience: it's all about the customer experience. Those customers can be the people who buy the project, or they can be the next stakeholder in the process. Either way, meeting the needs and expectations for customers both internally and externally is at the core of lean. As internal teams create processes and solutions to pass onto the stakeholders, it sets the stage for the company to be able to provide the ultimate experience for customers. Lean manufacturing is the link between the two, and without adopting lean, businesses will probably fail.

Hoj Engineering has been in the forklift parts and repair business for over 40 years. Expertise and experience define what Hoj Engineering brings to the forklift marketplace. The Hoj team of service technicians have an average tenure of over 10 years.

TOOLBUSINESS+HIRE, an online and offline publication for working professionals, has now published reviews for Klingspor's two diamond cutting discs, a DT600U and a DT612AB. These cutting discs are manufactured in Europe using the latest technological tools and are quality-tested on various parameters to ensure their efficiency in cutting a wide variety of metals. Both of these cutting discs are OSA approved for safety and have an ingenious design, which makes them suitable for exceptional cutting and optimum performance. Professionals looking to purchase cutting tools for their sophisticated metal-cutting tasks can count on the reviews of DT600U and DT612AB provided by this renowned publication.

The innovative new Magline appliance truck safely and easily moves heavy, oversized loads. The truck reduces user strain by supporting load in an incline position with a solid and confident latch lock attachment which stays in place when not used. The heavy duty pivot socket and tube assembly provides smooth transitions between positions. Users find the handle-activated or cable-activated self-retraction feature conveniently folds attachments to the frame.

Hydrojet, Inc. has become and remains a leader throughout the composite machining industry. In fact, the company specializes in many different areas of the composite manufacturing and machining industry, from layups to complex assemblies. With their extensive in-house capabilities and their advanced composite machines, this company is a one stop shop for fiberglass composite machining and manufacturing for all kinds of industries, such as aerospace, technology, medical, rotorcraft and more.

In 2015, the 3D printing industry grew by one billion dollars. In 2016, what seemed to be a 2015 outlier happened again, leaving the nascent industry at a five billion dollar evaluation *. As a result of this growth, the use of 3D printers has skyrocketed, and the negative environmental impact of this printing has grown accordingly. To help counterbalancing progress weight and nature sustainability is the 3D Recycling machine set. The machine set includes a plastic shredder and an extruder, allowing any user to transform common wasted plastics into any design.

Topper Tube, a new division of Topper Industrial, offers a full line of casters to meet a variety of needs. Topper Tube is an adaptable tube & joint material handling system for lean manufacturing initiatives. The system components consist of tubes, joints, and specially designed accessories. The system can be ever-changing and provides optimal flexibility line side.

Transferring parts, materials, or work-in-progress goods to another processing stage is what Seegrid VGVs do best. Lorie King Rogers noted in Modern Materials Handling, that automotive assembly plant are all about keeping the line moving.

Hytrol is pleased to announce the addition of Roy Fanning as director of manufacturing operations. Fanning was born in Dayton, Ohio at Wright Patterson AFB, but calls Rogers, AR home. In his role, he is responsible for the overall direction and success of the manufacturing area. Fanning will provide direction and support for the team as they drive continuous improvement activities for the safety of our employees, the quality of products and the value Hytrol adds for our integration partners and customers.

Whether installing a fleet of ten VGVs or hundreds, Seegrid's customer success team will supports customers from project kick-off through implementation and beyond. Post-installation, the team of experts keeps tabs on fleets, measuring productivity and suggesting ways for facilities to continually innovate.

With the white Tribo-Tape made of iglidur W160, igus has extended its range of variable liners with an antibacterial and UV stable material. Therefore tribologically stressed surfaces in hygiene-sensitive applications, such as in medical and laboratory equipment, can be lined quickly and easily.

Rowing is considered a strenuous, but healthy and effective sport. However, if no suitable body of water is available, only going to the gym or buying a stationary training device for your living room is an option. The RowTrike of the Portuguese engineering company Solien changes that. The action of the three-wheeled device is comparable to the original rowing motion on water, but the trike moves forward, instead of backwards as with a rowing boat. Moreover, the RowTrike can be manoeuvered like a bicycle to the left and right and thus travel on straight roads in the city as well as on winding country roads.

Topper Industrial, leader in the material handling equipment industry, shared a new report between NIOSH and the Canadian Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD), a detailed report about Observation-Based Posture Assessment: Review of Current Practice and Recommendations for Improvement was created.

Seegrid's ability to advise and support customers from initial scope to daily analysis of VGV fleets is how the robotics leader ensures the best, most efficient solution—for years to come. Application engineers at Seegrid are experts at spotting inefficiencies. The team works with customers using best practice, lean manufacturing tools and technologies to optimize operations.

Many manufacturers and distributions centers rely on forklifts to stack, lift, or position items. The Magline LiftPlus offers many of the advantages of a forklift—and many other capabilities as well—in a smaller, more efficient, more cost-effective package.

Hytrol recently announced Justin Ray as the new Systems Engineering Facilitator. Ray will be in charge of the company's Projects and Systems Design Engineering Teams, guiding and monitoring large systems projects from the quoting process through systems design and order entry. He will evaluate and organize procedures to assure the success of these projects. This is a new position that will aid the Systems Department and Hytrol's Integration Partners with planning and implementation of projects.

Tony Sartin, Hytrol 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.

The current issue of Occupational Health & Safety magazine features Ed Brown (founder of Topper Industrial) who is considered the father of the North American fork truck free (FTF) movement. Brown said, "The fork truck free approach will work for any company that operates production lines and processes that are normally fed materials using forklifts; many leading distribution centers are considering driverless options."

Magline innovations are almost always driven by customer demand. An important customer of Magline needed a new kind of bottled water truck to eliminate their route sales representatives from picking up one or two bottles by hand to carry to their customers.

Topper Tube, a new division of Topper Industrial, offers a full line of metal joints to meet a variety of needs. Topper Tube is an adaptable tube & joint material handling system for lean manufacturing initiatives. The system components consist of tubes, joints, and specially designed accessories. The system can be ever-changing and provides optimal flexibility line side.

Seegrid VGVs allow manufacturers and distributors to do more with less. Optimizing workflow processes and cutting costs out of operations is accomplished with consistent and efficient delivery of goods. With VGVs in place, employees are redeployed to value-added roles.

Magline LiftPlus is an alternative to fork trucks and the safety concerns they bring to the job. Manufacturing journalist, "This powered product demonstrates the innovation commitment to the manufacturing and materials handling sectors and those customers who requested durable, ergonomic, and quality equipment to allow safe use and transport without wasting time waiting for forklifts," said Andrea Horner, Magline vice president of marketing, in the current issue of Occupational Health & Safety magazine.

Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. is on target for 2016 as its best sales year in history. As the company continues to grow to keep up with demand, they have now reached over 1000 employees. Hytrol has an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) for all employees. Hytrol offers employees several retirement benefits including its 100% company funded defined benefit pension, its 100% company funded ESOP, as well as the opportunity to participate in a 401(k).

Avanti Engineering, an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of Screw Machined Products and Precision CNC Turned Parts, successfully hosted the students from Lake Park High School at this year's MFG day 2016. The program was a great success with students given hands on experience on the Screw Machine Products and CNC Swiss machining process. The company hosted this event to allow the students get an up close experience of the manufacturing process as it aims to fill the manufacturing skills gap that exist today.