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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.

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

Ameridrill Inc. is proud to announce their new vacuum extraction services in the New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware areas. Their vacuum extraction services are an invasive method, which detects underground utilities. For those looking for drilling companies in PA, they will find that Ameridrill, Inc. services are an affordable way to access anything underground.

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.

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.”

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.

The survey was conducted as part of the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) National Barometer, an initiative funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) that aims to provide a periodic snapshot of trends in English manufacturing SMEs, as well as an overview of economic conditions and issues faced by the sector.

Steel is iron that has been combined in an alloy with other elements, such as carbon or chromium. This is done in order to guard against corrosion and increase toughness and durability. It is one of the most widely produced man made materials in the world, with a vast number of industrial and domestic uses.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler, recently authored a feature article for Business Excellence magazine. The article profiled Pinnacle Strategies’ TLS methodology. Neither Theory of Constraints (TOC) nor Lean Six Sigma is religion. Each has zealot believers who would disagree. Mark Woeppel, President and CEO of Pinnacle Strategies, acknowledges many organizations struggle with continuous improvement (CI) efforts; achieving real bottom line results, whether in cost savings or increased revenues. It has proven to be difficult; in spite of the widespread implementation of Lean and Six Sigma principles, poor results persist. The Theory of Constraints Lean Six Sigma (TLS) process generates 15 to 20 times better performance than Lean or Six Sigma alone. The root causes of poor CI program performance must be considered. A systematic framework for creating positive ongoing bottom line results is essential.

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.

Two-wheel hand trucks by Magliner can be personalized to deter theft and promote the company. Magliner extrusions are made from aircraft aluminum alloy tempered for high strength and optimum ductility manufactured to Aluminum Association Standards. Magliner steel components are high carbon content plated to premium grade condition of ASTM specification.

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.

Woodworking plans and projects are one of the most searched for phrases in Google although most people are unaware of it. Carpentry is one of the oldest hobbies and one of the simplest businesses to start. The plans and blueprints that are often assembled in magazines or reprinted on blogs can be hard to understand, not practical for a beginner and not advanced enough for an experienced woodworker. Over 16,000 downloadable woodworking plans are now available courtesy of master woodworker, Ted McGrath. Over 24 months of planning, development and research went into producing this clear and definitive package that teaches how to start a woodworking business with these expert plans.

Lift'n Buddy has created a keg attachment to be outfitted on all units universally. The keg attachment will to adjust to and tightly secure a keg. Aaron Lamb founder of Ergologistics emphasized, “It will provide the same security when lifting items from 5 gallon paint containers all the way up to oil drums.” This is new product offered by Ergologistics, makers of Lift'n Buddy, the recent Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation award winner.

In the world of business, ISO 9001 is the internationally recognized standard for quality management, and it covers the processes which are used to create and control services and products, prescribes regular control of activities to make sure customers’ needs are met, and is versatile enough that it applies to any service or product anywhere around the globe. Carr MFG recently passed the annual certification audit and is proud to be able to offer customers quality-guaranteed products for their seventh year in business. Click on the link for more information on cable assembly.

BADBOY Blasters, a family-owned company that sells sand blaster machines and soda blaster products, is opening a brand new facility to focus on custom products. Along with the specially ordered products, BADBOY will also offer non-custom goods, as well. It is worth mentioning that items such as the welded cabinets are 100% American made.

The Horlick Company a leader in the manufacture of motor-generator sets for both frequency conversion and load-isolation announces the successful completion of an army contract to overhaul and rebuild two motor generators for the Letterkenny Army Depot.

Back in 1947, Magline, Inc. was founded to “make things out of magnesium,” because products made from magnesium would offer unrivaled strength and lightness. That was a pretty forward-thinking idea back then, and paved the way to help people do their jobs more safely, with greater productivity, and with increased versatility.

Systems Application Engineering, Inc. (SAE), 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.