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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.

W.D. Matthews Machinery Company, the leading dealership of full-service materials handling and construction equipment in New England, has replaced business software from RMI with Equip-Soft to manage equipment rentals, sales, service, parts, and equipment and assets consisting of multiple lines including Toyota equipment.

Systems Application Engineering, Inc. (SAE), http://www.saesystems.com, a Motorola Premier Solutions Partner and a Zebra Premier Partner, headquartered in Houston, TX for more than forty years, has been a leader in Order Selection and Loading, Voice-Guided Picking, GS-1 Product Traceability, Proof-of-Delivery (POD), Direct Store Delivery (DSD), Operator Driven Reliability, Condition-Based Monitoring and Mobile Computer equipment sales.

Seegrid’s driverless GT10 tow tractor automates the movement of flatbed cars, trains, or carts and transports loads up to 10,000 lbs. safely and reliably. The GT10 tow tractor navigates throughout a warehouse or manufacturing facility using vision-guided technology; no tape, wire, laser, or magnet is used during transportation.

"Most of the hand trucks in use by our company are designed for a lot more bottles," said Michael Belcher, Director of Safety for DS Waters. "They aren't conducive to moving one to four bottles, so the sales representatives were carrying the bottles by hand. But we knew that the best way to minimize physical stress and ergonomic risk factors usually involves mechanical aid, like a hand truck."

Lift'n Buddy (http://www.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 Horlick Company, a leader in the manufacture of motor-generator sets for both frequency conversion and load-isolation, announces the successful completion and shipment of a Model 60FC-2003 motor-generator set to Atwood Oceanics.

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.

The powered stair climber by Magliner includes a self-contained, 24 volt battery; the powered hand truck is designed to climb stairs quickly and safely with load capacities up to 375 lbs.

The Pennsylvania and New Jersey drilling company is proud to now offer their environmental drilling techniques using air percussion rotary drilling. Even though the air percussion rotary drilling has been around for centuries, it is increasingly becoming more popular for construction and happens to be environmentally friendly. These drilling services in NJ can be obtained at an affordable rate and are extremely versatile.

Hydrojet announces that they are revealing the major advantages to waterjet cutting. Their equipment has the power to cut sheet material or various other surfaces and materials by using extremely high-powered water. Dynamic waterjet cutting happens to be an economical way to cut materials since there are no tools required. With this new technology of dynamic high pressure cutting it results in them being significantly faster and more precise.

TraceGains is hosting a webinar entitled, “Creating an ‘Approved Supplier Program’ as a Prerequisite for a Successful HACCP Program,” on December 12, 2012 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EST. Link to register: www3.gotomeeting.com/register/503607246. The webinar will look at how confident company executives should be when justifying the control of a hazard through an approved supplier program and the percentage of recalls is traced to supplier issues.

Arianna Russell, 25-year-old inventor and CEO of Bodacious Cases LLC., and her customizable Band-It Cases for iPhone 4 and 4S and soon iPhone 5, were featured on two consecutive "Made in America" segments of ABC World News with Diane Sawyer (5-6 December). The second night’s coverage reported her website crashed less than one minute after the first show aired due to high traffic.

Seegrid Corporation, the leading manufacturer of robotic industrial trucks, is profiled in the December issue of Logistics Middle East. Logistics Middle East reviews the latest gadgets, essential kit, and product innovations making an impact in the GCC supply chain market.

There are many different reasons why one would need the products from Diamond Tool King, as many different industries require diamond hole saws to cut through the toughest of materials. Construction, repair, and renovation, are just a few niches worth mentioning that require diamond tools on a daily basis. Featuring unique diamond drill saws perfect for working on an aquarium whether reef, freshwater, or marine display. With the multi-functionality of diamond hole saws, Diamond Tool King’s staff feel including them in their wide array of products available to customers online would be helpful for those who are shopping for diamond tools.

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Mining Equipment market in China to grow at a CAGR of 14.28 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing demand from the Coal Mining industry. The Mining Equipment market in China has also been witnessing the technological advancements in mining equipment. However, the need for high initial investment could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

Rotacaster Wheel Limited provides different wheel diameters provide the choices needed to handle light, sensitive, unstructured or heavy duty industrial level loads. The Rotacaster was developed to improve on the swivel caster wheel and it does so in a number of ways. The key improvements are:

Kim Leonard, reported for The Pittsburgh Tribune late last month a researcher’s new interactive map of 977 robot manufacturers worldwide includes about 20 Western Pennsylvania companies, and notes Carnegie Mellon University is among 20 top universities and research labs in the industry.

Unique programs improve manufacturing employment and performance by delivering the skills required to operate, maintain, and troubleshoot a modern manufacturing facility.

Until recent years, having an elevator in a residential home was extravagant and were not commonly found until today. Elevator installations in Pennsylvania have gone down in price significantly and they have become more likely to be found in residential homes. The standard elevator one may be use to seeing is the typical stainless steel doors opening and closing in office buildings or hospitals, but Pincus Elevator Company believes it doesn’t have to be that way in the home. Any customized elevator services in Philadelphia can now be created, and the Pincus Elevator Company continues to install thousands of residential elevators every day.

Australia Post and Rotacaster collaborated on the design and construction of the transfer table, with trials successfully undertaken at Australia Post's Gateway facility in Melbourne. "The smaller diameter of Rotocaster’s rollers provides support for the soft packaging, while minimizing friction and reducing the number of wheels required," says Rotacaster CEO Peter McKinnon.

Manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler recently contributed a feature article regarding solutions benefiting Magline clients with safety solutions. The article titled, “Beverage Delivery Trucks at the Heart of Safe Material Handling and Logistics” appears in the current issue of WTG Blog. The article can be found on the link: http://www.wtgblog.com/beverage-delivery-trucks-at-the-heart-of-safe-material-handling-and-logistics/

YUSA Corporation, an automotive manufacturing facility, partnered with Seegrid to improve the flow of raw material to assembly line, maintain service levels for customer shipments and improve flow from assembly to warehouse. YUSA found deploying Seegrid's vision guided pallet trucks yielded substantial and immediate benefits, including:

Ergologistics President, Aaron Lamb, highlighted information from the National Safety Council in his weekly blog, “Make It a Safe Monday.” (http://liftnbuddysafety.blogspot.com/). Lamb suggested that many firms overlook records for workplace safety initiatives and programs, suggesting, “When inspected, a company's attitude towards safety is only as good as its records. My advice is to be prepared and proud when this happens, because your motivation should be to show off how excellently compliant your company is to safety standards.”

With the CooLift Delivery System, product can be delivered to the store with up to 50% reduction in driver product touches. Orders are built directly onto a CooLift pallet inside the warehouse, and then loaded into trailers using traditional fork lifts with CooLift Pallet Adapters. The CooLift systems have demonstrably increased delivery efficiency, improved driver retention and longevity, and provided for lower fleet operating costs.