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Intelli-Lift is a new product offered by Ergologistics, makers of Lift'n Buddy, the recent Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation award winner. Aaron Lamb founder of Ergologistics emphasized, “Intelli-Lift goes beyond the remote to provide greater maneuverability for the worker in lifting awkward, heavy, and bulky materials. The Intelli-Lift sensored system allows materials to lift and lower automatically. This leaves the operator with a true hands-free functioning of the lift system.”

Antron Engineering and Machine is excited to announce the debut of a brand new company image video. Produced by their marketing and branding partner Ivy Creative, the video can be viewed at the Antron web site antroneng.com/video.

Pittsburgh-based Seegrid Corp. (http://www.seegrid.com), is the leading Robotic Industrial Truck manufacturer worldwide; industrial robots are creating more jobs in warehousing and manufacturing facilities. Seegrid will be exhibiting at booth 1531 during ProMat2013 January 21st -24th. The company has recognized the economic change in manufacturing. There is a strong increased demand for driverless industrial robots to transport goods horizontally without wire, tape, laser or other costly automated guided vehicle (AGVs) systems. These industrial robots are manufactured in America and support American manufacturing and warehousing companies— keeping America at the forefront of innovation and technology.

Materials handling solutions are increasingly being employed strategically by companies to reduce inventory levels, improve order-to-delivery cycles and help companies adjust to constantly changing consumer demand. Manufacturing, distribution, consumption and disposal are all areas in the product life cycle that rely on material handling equipment.

Since opening for business in 1998, Herk & Associates has actively recruited employees for heavy equipment jobs, specifically for the construction, agricultural and material handling equipment industries. From the very beginning, the company has strived to help employers have access to the best candidates, all at the lowest cost possible.

Australia Post had a problem. They used ball transfer tables for manual sorting of bulky international mailbags weighing up to 35 kg. This required substantial and repetitive manual effort by operators to push, pull and rotate the bags, exposing them to potential musculoskeletal injury. To address this issue Australia Post looked for alternative solutions that would substantially reduce operator input and exposure to risk of injury. With a targeted push/pull force (5kg) for a 35Kg bag, it was acknowledged that this target would in all likelihood require a powered solution, adding to operating and maintenance costs.

As an innovator when it comes to centrifuges, Heinkel is proud to announce their after sale services which include overhauls and upgrades on equipment. For those who are looking to upgrade their equipment whether it may be a vacuum dryer, double cone blender, peeler centrifuge, and more, Heinkel can be of service. Not only can these be cosmetic fixes, but also Heinkel can update one’s equipment to have the latest software, therefore allowing one’s business to stay up-to-date with all the technological advances that have taken place.

Watkins Distributing Sales and Service adopted the CooLift Delivery system three years ago and has been running its own in-house comparison with 6-wheel carts ever since. "We wanted to speed up delivery, and get more cases delivered with fewer resources, fewer trucks, and fewer people," said Mitch Watkins, President of Watkins Distribution.

Most robots are designed to be a helping hand or a high-tech tool. They help people with tasks that would be difficult, unsafe, boring, or repetitive for a human to perform. The first industrial robots performed tasks that were, “Hot, Heavy, or Hazardous,” the three-H’s, performing tasks that were too difficult or too dangerous for people. Robots exhibit varying degrees of autonomous behavior; many robots are programmed to faithfully carry out specific repetitive actions without variation and with an extremely high degree of accuracy. These actions are determined by programmed routines that specify the direction, acceleration, velocity, deceleration, and distance of a series of coordinated motions. Sometimes they mimic the motions of humans exactly, and other times they improve upon it, moving faster, more precisely, or more smoothly than humans.

Rotacaster Wheel Limited is an Australian company with a focus on innovative product design. Rotacaster is a patented multi-directional wheel quickly becoming the alternative to the swivel caster. The Rotacaster is a sturdy, robust wheel, adaptable to a vast array of applications and it overcomes many of the limitations associated with the traditional swivel caster wheel.

According to the Mayo Clinic, the best ways to limit back injury in the workplace are to modify repeated tasks, avoid over lifting, limit stresses on employees back, and to lift properly. A great way to prevent excessive stress on the back and repeated lifting movements is by using a mechanical lifting device such as the Lift’n Buddy (www.liftnbuddy.com). The Lift’n Buddy provides repeated lifting cycles to limit repetitive stress on the employee and with a lift capacity up to 500 lbs. it can provide a mobile solution to lifting heavy loads of any form. Limiting back injuries in the workplace can significantly limit missed time and loss of productivity and a great solution is the Lift’n Buddy.

360 degree maneuverability is achieved with Rotacaster’s direct lateral and rotational movement. Rotacaster makes manual movement of loads safer, faster and easier. The most important message communicated by safety managers is the concern and need for workplace ergonomic improvements whenever and wherever possible. Especially when workers compensation, lost work days and insurance premiums can be reduced while improving productivity.

The statistics for robots within the factory floor have changed dramatically over the past decade, with more than 90% of all robots within factory and assembly lines deployed within the automotive sector; this has changed dramatically with robots entering factories in most industries where there are repetitive tasks which do not require human supervision. Only 50% of the total number of robots deployed, are in use within automotive industries.

Mitch Watkins knows a good thing when he sees it. Watkins Distributing Sales and Service adopted the CooLift Delivery system three years ago and has been running its own in-house comparison with 6-wheel carts ever since. "We wanted to speed up delivery, and get more cases delivered with fewer resources, fewer trucks and fewer people, it just speeds up the whole process.” said Watkins

Lift'n Buddy (liftnbuddy.com) is the revolutionary mobile lifting device that combines the best of a standard two-wheeler's durability and functionality, with automatic lifting and lowering capabilities. Lift’n Buddy was the recipient of the 2012 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards for Technology Design as well as the Edison Award, Lift’n Buddy was recognized for new product innovation, in the category of Industrial Design Tools. The Lift'n Buddy has been designed with proper ergonomics and safety in mind for any person and any moving and lifting job. These mobile lifting devices, fabricated of durable, lightweight, extruded aluminum, help companies avoid the exposure of employee injury, litigation, and workers’ compensation claims.

The Rotatruck Self Supporting Hand Truck is a revolutionary hand trolley that supports the weight of the load so operators do not need to bear the weight. It reduces the risk of workplace injuries caused by manual handling tasks and directly improves productivity. The Rotatruck, also known as the RotaDolly is a self-supporting Supporting Hand Truck which won a Work Cover Safe Work Award for the best solution to an identified workplace health and safety issue.

Lift’n Buddy http://liftnbuddysafety.blogspot.com/ is talking workplace safety. According to Ergologistics (makers of Lift’n Buddy), "Make-It-Safe Monday” is a series on safety in the workplace.

Last week at PACK EXPO in Chicago, Seegrid Corp. held a press conference lead by Michael M. Hasco, Chief Growth Officer. Hasco explained, “Each company in the printing and packaging industry faces its own unique challenges, but the industry overall faces similar challenges. These challenges include the need to exceed customer demands, cut costs, improve safety and reduce waste.”

Antron is always looking for new and better ways to improve their production process. This helps keep them at the forefront of best practices in the industry and allows them to provide the best service possible for their customers.

For Antron Engineering & Machine, contract manufacturing is about being able to deliver a wide range of services in the right combination to produce the quality products their clients expect. Antron Engineering is uniquely qualified to bring together different elements of design, production, assembly and testing as necessary for every project.

Applications for the Rotacaster range from material handling equipment (hand trucks, trolleys, dollies, carts, skates) to shopping carts and luggage; from conveyor transfers, pipe rollers, and other inverted applications to robotics and patient lifts in medical settings. Rotacaster just released the latest newsletter about the omniwheel. The last issue focused on the Rotatruck; the newest issue focuses on what powers all materials handling solutions…the aptly named Rotacaster. The newsletter includes special offers which include a 50% discount on the 125mm ROTACASTER.

Rotacaster Wheel Limited is an Australian company with a focus on innovative product design. Rotacaster is a patented multi-directional wheel quickly becoming the alternative to the swivel caster. The Rotacaster is a sturdy, robust wheel, adaptable to a vast array of applications and it overcomes many of the limitations associated with the traditional swivel caster wheel.

American Packaging Corporation, the leader in full service flexible packaging, is a finalist in the second annual MH&L’s (Material Handling & Logistics) Innovation Awards.

Pittsburgh-based Seegrid Corp. www.seegrid.com, is the leading Robotic Industrial Truck manufacturer worldwide; industrial robots are creating more jobs in warehousing and manufacturing facilities. The company has recognized the economic change in manufacturing. There is a strong increased demand for driverless industrial robots to transport goods horizontally without wire, tape, laser or other costly automated guided vehicle (AGVs) systems. These industrial robots are manufactured in America and support American manufacturing and warehousing companies— keeping America at the forefront of innovation and technology.

Rotacaster launches a presence on GlobalSpec. GlobalSpec is the leading specialized vertical search, information service and e-publishing company serving the engineering, manufacturing and related scientific and technical market segments. The company provides its buy-side users with domain-expert search engines, a broad range of proprietary and aggregated Web-based content and over 70+ product and industry e-newsletters that help engineers and related professionals perform their key job tasks with the highest levels of accuracy and productivity.