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Magline, manufacturer of innovative lightweight route distribution solutions, recently introduced the CooLift Pallet Mover. The CooLift will decrease account service time and reduce product touches when merchandising.

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.

Hytrol Pivot Warehouse Control System (WCS) has been installed in many operations because customers commonly request that the product complement existing information systems without duplicating functions managed by other systems. This keeps the cost low and reduces risk by decreasing the implementation complexity. The WCS was highlighted in the recent issue of Robotics and Automation News magazine. Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler authored the feature article reporting on how Pivot gathers order information.

Forty-five thousand jobs have been created since 2009 specific to automotive manufacturing. Some of the businesses likely to review the merits of VGVs in 2016 include Home Depot, CVS, and Lowe's.

Topper Industrial's Topper Tube Division is a pipe joint system that is a smart, dynamic, and flexible system which can be suited for numerous applications. This dynamic pipe joint system has numerous advantages including easy to handle components made of light-weight materials.

SGR today announced that they have been featured as the best planetary gearbox manufacturer in China. This was after a survey that brought together all gearbox manufacturers. The aim of the survey was to review latest technology, innovation, progress and development in gearbox manufacturing industry.

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.

Seegrid, the pioneer and leader in vision-based autonomous industrial vehicles, announced the addition of Pete Chryplewicz to the company's strategic account sales team. Chryplewicz will be heading up the important Detroit, Michigan robotics leadership initiative. Chryplewicz was recently profiled in Robotics and Automation News.

Chris Shepard, Hytrol's Manager of Quality Assurance, recently shared the most important factors in quality assurance. "It's imperative in Lean Manufacturing that quality is assured. In a Lean environment you eliminate waste, and there's no greater waste or cost to eliminate than a quality issue. Between lost hours and lost material, quality issues are costly to your company and, ultimately, to your customer," noted Shepard.

Based on Seegrid's extensive experience implementing vision guided vehicles (VGVs) in new facilities, the company recognizes that a quick and efficient post-sale process is key to the customer's overall success. Seegrid provides a personalized Customer Success Manager (CSM) to provide critical project management throughout the implementation of the fleet of VGVs. To ensure the smoothest possible transition into using the new vehicle, ask the AGV vendor if they provide a personal customer success team.

Hytrol's Director of Software Solutions, Bill Maple, discussed how a Warehouse Control System (WCS) is beneficial to manufacturers and distributors. A primary function of a WCS is its ability to allow dissimilar technologies to communicate with one another. The more complex a system is, the more the different pieces of software need to communicate. A WCS acts as a real-time "command center" to ensure that the right information is available at the right time to allow the equipment to run at the speeds required in today's operations.

Three hundred and seventy-five automotive R&D centers are located in Michigan. Some of the businesses likely to review the merits of VGVs in 2016 include Home Depot, CVS, and Lowe's.

The motion plastics specialist igus has expanded its range of wear-resistant Tribo-Filaments for 3D printing with the chemical-resistant iglidur C210 and now offers a total of six materials using the FDM method. Prototypes and small batches for even more applications - for example in contact with aggressive cleaning agents - can be implemented with this new solution.

With the new drylin ZLW modular kit the motion plastics specialist igus offers even more versatility and designing freedom for design engineers - widths, rail distances and materials of the ready-to-install axes can be assembled according to your requirement. Thus, high-performance linear axes can be implemented at a low price.

Seegrid continues it personnel growth and expansion to address the strong demand in the marketplace. Staff has increased dramatically over 2015 and continues well into 2016. The company's strength is due to the growth of fork truck free mandates among large manufacturers and e-commerce distribution. Several Fortune 1000 firms are selecting Seegrid as the best option in lieu of AGVs, automated guided vehicles. The DCs (distribution centers) with several hundred thousand square feet and large manufacturing facilities are finding better throughput, operational efficiency, and lean manufacturing best practices.

Diacut Inc. has been producing top quality, custom-made diamond and CBN blades to grind advanced materials, such as Alumina, Quartz, Sapphire, PZT and Glass, since 1982. Custom blades are narrowed down by diamond type, bond, grit size and concentration – all in an effort to provide the best possible blade for the application.

Seegrid, the pioneer and leader in three-dimensional vision navigation, recently released an eBook addressing the use of big data in the automotive industry. Automotive manufacturers ahead of the Industry 4.0 curve have embraced big data and flexibility within their plants as a means of innovating ahead of the competition.

Hytrol continues to grow, with 2016 on target to be the best year in the company history. The growth a distribution centers, manufacturing plants, and same-day ecommerce consumer demand is the fuel of the company growth. The company is adding staff at the Jonesboro, AR corporate headquarters.

Seegrid's installation process is quick, thorough, and efficient. Seegrid's Customer Success team ensures a smooth installation and the training department provides the customer with the training tools needed to manage their fleet of vision guided vehicles (VGVs). Thanks to Seegrid's WalkThruThenWork and RideThruThenWork technology, the fleet of VGVs can be trained and put to work in a matter of minutes—not months—so the company can realize ROI faster.

David Peacock, President of Hytrol, recently shared how Lean leadership has demonstrated effective applications of leadership principles in the modern workforce. Lean leaders are people at every level of the organization who are leading change in their companies and in the industry in three main ways.

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.

Seventy-six percent of businesses fund automotive R&D in Michigan, which leads the nation. Some of the businesses likely to review the merits of VGVs in 2016 include Home Depot, CVS, and Lowe's.

Hytrol, an industry expert in automated material handling solutions, is pleased to announce the hire of Rachel Simpson as Marketing Specialist. Simpson, a Jonesboro native, joins the marketing team after two years as a website designer for a media company in Paragould, Arkansas.

Topper Tube, a new division of Topper Industrial, offers a full line of roller conveyors 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.

Hytrol and Integration Partner Hoj Engineering and Sales, makers of WarehouseOS, worked with Park City, Utah-based Backcountry.com to modernize their distribution system. The partnership was featured in the recent issue of Robotics and Automation News.