Material Handling & Transportation
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Advanced MI Payload 1.03 Software Gains NTEP Certification
November 12, 2008Avery Weigh-Tronix LLC has announced its newest software product, Measurement Intelligence (MI) Payload 1.03, has been awarded the Certificate of Conformance by the National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP). MI Payload is a software solution for truck scale applications, where documenting the weight...
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New Keystone Award Presented to Recognize Effective Training for Dangerous Goods Transportation
November 10, 2008The first Dangerous Goods Training Keystone Award was presented last month during the Labelmaster-sponsored, third annual Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium, October 21-24, in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The award was presented to the CAP 483 team of the UK Civil Aviation Administration’s (...
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Miranda Automation North America LLC Opens New Headquarters
November 10, 2008Miranda Automation North America (MANA) LLC recently opened its new headquarters in the Houston, Texas area. MANA specializes in the design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, and support of automated processing and bulk material-handling systems with primary emphasis on bakery, snack foods...
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C&D Robotics' Assets Acquired by Euroimpianti SpA
October 31, 2008The assets of C&D Robotics Inc. have been acquired by Euroimpianti SpA, Schio, Italy, a worldwide leader in the production of automated end-of-line palletizing systems, such as scara robots, articulated arm robots, laser-guided vehicles, and automatic truck loading, with thousands of...
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Metso to Supply Bulk Material-Handling Equipment to Heavy Engineering Corp. in India
October 29, 2008Metso will supply bulk material-handling equipment to Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd. (HEC) for its material-handling project at the Steel Authority of India's (SAIL) Rourkela steel plant in Orissa, India. The plant is scheduled to commission in February 2011. The value of the order is...
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River Consulting Names Harvey Director - Material Storage and Handling Systems
October 21, 2008Tim Harvey has been appointed as Director – Material Storage and Handling Systems for River Consulting, a management, consulting, and engineering company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. River is recognized by Engineering News-Record as a Top 500 firm and by ZweigWhite as one of the fastest...
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Jervis B. Webb Company Announces Retirement of President and Co-CEO
October 21, 2008Jervis B. Webb Company (Webb) of Farmington Hills, Michigan, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daifuku Company, Ltd. of Japan, has announced the retirement of Susan M. Webb, its president and co-CEO. Webb will continue to serve on the company’s Board of Directors. She will be succeeded as...
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Litco's Inca Presswood Pallets are First in Category to Receive Cradle to Cradle Certification
October 21, 2008Litco International Inc. has announced that its Inca presswood pallets, core plugs, and boards recently received Cradle to Cradle Certification at the silver tier from McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC), for their ingredients, recyclability, and design principles. The presswood pallets are...
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Feldstein Honored for Service in Fall Protection Standards Development
October 8, 2008Joseph Feldstein, manager of MSA’s fall protection technical services, has been honored with an award for distinguished service from ASSE (American Society of Safety Engineers), the oldest and largest professional safety organization, with more than 30,000 members. The ASSE Charles V....
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Metso to Supply Rotary Railcar Unloader Systems to Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd. in Australia
October 6, 2008Metso will supply two twin-cell rotary railcar unloader systems to Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (FMG), for its Anderson Point site in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The value of the order is approximately EUR 39 million. Both deliveries will...
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