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Seegrid's CTO, Mitchell Weiss, discusses 2017 automation trends in the recent issue of Occupational Health and Safety Magazine. Weiss mentions safety issues, including ergonomics, repetitive motion, health impact issues, and legislative initiatives causing impacts for 2017. Weiss oversees the engineering and manufacturing departments, providing system designs and architectures, as well as the company's technology roadmap. Weiss' influential expertise includes automation systems in electronics manufacturing, automotive, warehousing, and distribution.

Topper Industrial, the global leader in industrial carts and leader of the North American Fork Truck Free movement offers the advantage of leasing versus purchasing new fork truck free equipment.

Hytrol and integration partner, McCombs-Wall, worked with LD Products to create an energy-efficient automated material handling system capable of growing with the company. While meeting the standards to qualify for LEED-certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the new system allows for future expansion, including increased capacity, accuracy and speed.

In a recent blog post, Seegrid's CEO, Jim Rock, discussed how the new federal guidelines for driverless autonomous vehicles will impact innovation. Because the guidelines will not vary from state to state, this is a gift for automation innovators because it means adhering to just one national standard as opposed to trying to navigate 50 disparate sets of regulations. The major tech and auto players agree that state and local governments should support the federal guidelines.

Once again, the opportunity to apply for the international manus award will now be open for companies and individual developers. Whether serial applications for the industry or individual parts – anyone can apply with a polymer plain bearing application. The winners will be awarded at the 2017 Hannover Messe, and the prize money is up to 5,000 euros.

With the standard zigzag energy chain module, igus offers a space-saving and cost-effective solution for vertical applications. The zigzag module can be individually configured thanks to the e-chain's modular design and delivered quickly. This offers solutions for guiding energy and data in the theatre, lighting and storage industries as well as in hydraulic work platforms.

Topper Industrial shared recent National Safety Council data revealing that while most companies have begun reporting on leading indicators, 24% still depend on lagging indicators. Similarly, a full one quarter of respondents' employees do not have access to technology, making real-time reporting nearly impossible.

Hytrol recently highlighted Jessica Odom, Employee Training Specialist. Odom, explained, "What excites me most about working at Hytrol is the wealth of knowledge that I have access to each day. We have several employees with 10-20 years of experience here at Hytrol. In the training world, it is sometimes challenging to find an external source for information that is a custom fit for your organization. A lot of times we have all the information we need within these walls! It also helps that people take so much pride in what they do here so they are always willing to share their best practices."

Today's Motor Vehicles speaks with Seegrid executives about self-driving car safety. High-tech lift trucks and material handling systems share environments with pedestrians and human-operated vehicles, showing that autonomous vehicle technology can be used safely.

Topper Industrial addresses common myths of adopting industrial carts in fork truck free manufacturing environments. The first myth is "Carts are too difficult to push."

The Magline LiftPlus can stack, position, and lift products, no matter how specialized the need. The Magliner LiftPlus does more than just transport—it's a mobile stacker, positioner, and lifter that can navigate tight spaces a forklift can't. These qualities make it useful in a wide range of industries, even for specialized or niche manufacturing operations.

Dotcom Distribution is a strategic eCommerce logistics firm focused on serving B2B and B2C multi-channel operations through statement packaging, fast fulfillment and freight management services. Hytrol and integration partner, Conveyor Handling Company, collaborated to produce an automated material handling system capable of both current and future growth. The new system accommodates increased capacity, accuracy, and speed, while creating a significant reduction in labor. This Hytrol-produced video demonstrates the results of the partnership.

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.

Seegrid's CTO, Mitchell Weiss, discusses 2017 automation trends in the recent issue of Occupational Health and Safety Magazine. Weiss mentions safety issues, including ergonomics, repetitive motion, health impact issues, and legislative initiatives causing impacts for 2017. Weiss oversees the engineering and manufacturing departments, providing system designs and architectures, as well as the company's technology roadmap. Weiss' influential expertise includes automation systems in electronics manufacturing, automotive, warehousing, and distribution.

David Peacock, Hytrol President, recently discussed 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," noted Peacock.

In a recent blog post, Seegrid's CEO, Jim Rock, discussed how the new federal guidelines for driverless autonomous vehicles will impact innovation. The guidelines afford a glimpse into the future by clarifying the scope of what will be allowed and what won't. Those working in the autonomous space (tech companies, suppliers, automotive companies) see the range of feasibility with regards to the federal guidelines. Some of the guidelines will be a challenge to implement; of the fifteen points on the Federal guidelines safety checklist, below are the highlights ranging from most feasible to I'll-believe-it-when-I-see-it:

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.

Joe Hurley, Senior VP of Supply Chain at Giant Eagle, noted, "Travel time is the number one enemy of a labor standard, therefore, having a VGV moving product is very advantageous from a labor standards perspective. Unlike other AGVs that have wires ground or placed in the concrete, or reflectors on the racks, we wanted to be very flexible with how we can change routes. One of the keys to that flexibility was having our union personnel to be able to retrain the robot into a new route based upon business demand."

Topper Industrial shared recent National Safety Council data revealing that while most companies have begun reporting on leading indicators, 24% still depend on lagging indicators. Similarly, a full one quarter of respondents' employees do not have access to technology, making real-time reporting nearly impossible.

Seegrid, the pioneer and leader in three-dimensional vision navigation, was recently profiled by CNBC. According to CNBC, Pittsburgh-based Seegrid has been making vehicles drive autonomously for a dozen years. The company, founded in 2003, develops sensors and software to move industrial trucks around manufacturing facilities and distribution centers for companies like Whirlpool, Volvo, BMW, and Jaguar.

Jonathan Noell, Hytrol's Customer Training Specialist, recently explained why sales has changed significantly in the past 20 years. Buyers seeking more information online before contacting a sales team has created the need for updates in the sales process. Rather than scrambling to make that happen, companies are beginning to find the function of sales enablement is a critical new component of their process.

Topper Industrial, the global leader in industrial carts and leader of the North American Fork Truck Free movement offers the advantage of leasing versus purchasing new fork truck free equipment.

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.

Dotcom Distribution is a strategic eCommerce logistics partner focused on serving B2B and B2C multi-channel operations through statement packaging, fast fulfillment and freight management services. Hytrol and the integration partner, Conveyor Handling Company, collaborated to produce an automated material handling system capable of meeting the customer's current business needs, while also allowing for future growth. The new system accommodates increased capacity, accuracy, and speed, while creating a significant reduction in labor. This Hytrol-produced video demonstrates the results of the partnership.