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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.

Topper Industrial, the leader in ergonomic and Fork Truck Free material handling equipment, will exhibit at the National Ergonomics Conference and ErgoExpo at Caesars Palace from November 15-18, 2016. Topper Industrial will exhibit at booth 500.

Unlike employees who take sick days, breaks, vacation days, and suffer injuries on the job, Seegrid VGVs do not have bad days. They do not cut corners, nor suffer from distraction. In over 350,000 miles of real-world autonomous operation, Seegrid VGVs have experienced zero personnel safety incidents. VGVs provide a safe, predictable way to improve the efficiency of every manufacturing and distribution facility.

Magline will exhibit at the National Ergonomics Conference and ErgoExpo at Caesars Palace from November 15-18, 2016. Magline will exhibit at booth 538. Magline will showcase the new innovative LiftPlus among other ergonomically designed delivery products.

Hytrol Warehouse Control System, Pivot, offers more visibility for improved daily materials handling. This ability creates a more efficient, more productive solution. Hytrol integration partners are using the Hytrol Pivot WCS to take control of key decisions with configuration options, including receiving item-by-item confirmation.

Join expert ergonomists and Topper Industrial at the upcoming ErgoExpo in Las Vegas from November 15-18. David Brodie, MS, CPE, Corporate Ergonomist, Cargill, Inc.; Program Co-Chair, National Ergonomics Conference & ErgoExpo recently presented a webinar ahead of the upcoming ErgoExpo conference in Las Vegas. An effective ergonomics program uses a wide array of resources, tools and opportunities to drive down risk and reduce musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace. Brodie shared firsthand examples from the program launched at Cargill to highlight how a comprehensive program comes together, and continues to grow.

Seegrid VGVs do exactly what they are trained to do—on time, every time, any time day, or night. One minute of downtime costs tens of thousands of dollars, so consistency is critical in order to meet and exceed throughput goals.

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 Conveyor Company, Inc. is proud to recognize the employees celebrating their anniversary of dedicated service to Hytrol. Employees with an October anniversary start date have more than 580 years of service.

Jim Rock, Seegrid CEO authored an article in the current issue of Industrial Engineering, titled, "Safety, Innovation and Lean Methodology Drive Massive Improvements to the Material Handling Sector."

The global conveyor systems market will reach $7.6 billion by 2022 reported DC Velocity. The forecast would mark a steep rise from the sector's 2015 sales of $5.7 billion, based on carrying heavy and bulk materials in the retail, food and beverage, and automotive industries.

Jim Rock, Seegrid CEO authored a recent article in Automation.com magazine discussing South Carolina as one of the leading locations for vision guided vehicles (VGV). With more than 250 automotive companies in the state, from Lear, Kemet, Koyo, to Michelin, BMW, and Bridgestone (to name a few), it is little wonder that South Carolina is ranked #3 in automotive manufacturing strength for many reasons.

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).

Topper Tube, a new division of Topper Industrial, 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's success reflects company growth with William DeTemple. New staff member William DeTemple, Controller, is now part of the fast-growing Seegrid team. Jim Rock, CEO of Seegrid commented, "We are thrilled to have the best and brightest talent as part of the Seegrid Team."