Material Handling & Transportation
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Millwood Buys Graham Pallet Co.
November 29, 2011Millwood Inc., a worldwide industry leader and innovator of unit load and packaging systems, materials and services, as well as a leading supplier of new, used, and reconditioned pallets, has acquired Graham Pallet Co., a Tompkinsville, KY manufacturer of new pallets and lumber. The facility...
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Vortex Valves
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Pelletron Corp.
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Magnum Systems Appoints Mountain Pacific Machinery as Technical Industrial Representative
November 7, 2011Magnum Systems, one of North America’s leading designers and manufacturers of material handling and packaging systems for dry bulk solids, announces an agreement with Mountain Pacific Machinery (Mountpac), of Portland, OR, to cover the industrial markets in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho....
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George Prest Named New CEO of Material Handling Industry of America
September 29, 2011The Board of Governors of Material Handling Industry announced the appointment of George W. Prest to the position of chief executive officer of Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA). Prest will succeed John Nofsinger at his retirement as CEO on December 31, 2011. Prest brings more than 30...
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Material Handling & Transportation
September 19, 2011.pbs_img {max-height:125px;padding:5px;} Dust-Tight Drum Discharging System This system safely inverts drums of dusty powders and meters the contents into an existing vessel. The hydraulic Lift & Seal System seals drums to a dust-tight pour cone with outlet valve for a clean working...
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AAR Reports Steady Growth in Weekly Rail Traffic
July 11, 2011The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported solid weekly rail traffic, with U.S. railroads originating 285,943 carloads for the week ending July 2, 2011, up 0.3 percent compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the week totaled 236,988 trailers and containers, up 2.5...
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AAR Reports Weekly Rail Traffic Gains
June 24, 2011The Association of American Railroads (AAR) today reported gains in weekly rail traffic, with U.S. railroads originating 294,310 carloads for the week ending June 18, 2011, up 3.3 percent compared with the same week last year. Intermodal volume for the week totaled 237,682 trailers and containers,...
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Freight Rail Private Investments Support American Jobs
June 23, 2011The Association of American Railroads (AAR) told the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that the current rail economic regulatory framework allows freight railroads to sustain billions of dollars in private capital investments in the nation’s rail network each year and support more than 1.2...
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Used Container/Pallet Web Site Offers Green Value
June 16, 2011A new Web site designed to give plastic containers and pallets a second life, www.UsedContainersAndPallets.com is a green initiative-based site that allows anyone who has containers or pallets that are no longer needed to easily list their items on the site. Buyers looking for used or overstock...
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