Material Handling & Transportation
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Floating Rail Bridge Saves Companies Money, Time
November 17, 2009CG Railway Inc., located in Mobile, AL, operates the only rail vessel service in the U.S. market providing an alternate transportation mode between the U.S. and southern Mexico. Every four days, CG Railway provides a safe, fast, and eco-friendly rail-ferry service transporting all types of...
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B&W Ship-Loading Solution Finds Success in South America
November 3, 2009Port mobile plant specialist B&W Mechanical Handling Ltd, based at Ely in the U.K., is celebrating a double success for its unique flexible ship loading solution. One of world’s largest mining operators, Gold Fields Ltd, has, through its subsidiary Gold Fields La Cima S.A., recently...
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MPI Launches Redesigned Material Handling Web Site
October 14, 2009Magnetic Products Inc. (MPI), a worldwide provider of both magnetic and nonmagnetic material handling solutions, has launched its new product image-rich Web site, www.mpimagnet.com, which displays a catalog of over 1000 items. Along with the ability to browse the company's product catalog, the...
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Railinc Successfully Launches Umler System for Freight Rail Industry
October 2, 2009Railinc successfully launched the new Umler system, replacing the 40-year-old legacy system with modern web-based technology. The Umler system is a mission-critical application for the freight rail industry, containing vital information about rail equipment used when servicing freight customers,...
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Risun Technologies Names Wolfinger VP, Business Development
September 28, 2009Risun Technologies has announced the addition of Andy Wolfinger to its management team as vice president, business development. Wolfinger brings more than 30 years of business experience to the Risun team primarily in the bulk and intermediate bulk material handling industries. Wolfinger...
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Jervis B. Webb Co. Announces New Bulk Handling Team to Support Power Generation Industry
August 24, 2009Jervis B. Webb Co., a subsidiary of Daifuku Co. Ltd. and leading provider of material handling solutions, has announced it is expanding its core competency in coal and biomass material handling through its bulk handling team that is dedicated to the power generation industry. The team is led by...
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Chantland Recognized as Fuji Robotics' Top Distributor
July 24, 2009Chantland MHS has been recognized by Fuji Robotics as the #1 distributor of Fuji Robots in North America for the third consecutive year. Chantland MHS is one of the few companies in North America that manufactures complete systems to handle products from their raw bulk state through packaging...
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Hapman Introduces Live Online Material Testing
July 15, 2009Hapman, a world leader in powder and bulk material handling equipment and systems, introduces Hapman Live, an innovative way to help customers save time and money. “Hapman is the only manufacturer in the industry to offer online material testing,” said Greg Patterson, Hapman vice...
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Aumund Asia Opens Distribution Center in Hong Kong
July 13, 2009Fast and reliable supply of spare parts plays a critical role in any production environment. Aumund recognizes this with the establishment of its new distribution centre in Hong Kong. Customers in the Asia-Pacific region can now experience quicker deliveries and therefore much shorter overall...
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Coperion GmbH Announces Executive Board Changes
July 2, 2009Effective immediately, Coperion GmbH, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, has streamlined its executive board. Wolfgang Pöschl, member of the executive board and head of the Competence Center Compounding & Extrusion, has left the company after many years to pursue new challenges. His...
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