STORAGE, HANDLING & DISTRIBUTION
Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. installs touchpath manufacturing execution system to increase production capacity Houston, Texas-headquartered forklift manufacturer Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (‘MCFA’) has implemented international supply chain solutions provider TouchPath’s ‘TouchMES’ manufacturing execution system, integrating it with the company’s ERP system to increase production capacity and support expansion, it was announced today. From its 860,000 sq. ft., 850 employee Houston-based plant MCFA manufactures and distributes Mitsubishi forklift trucks, Cat® lift trucks and Jungheinrich® warehouse products, via a network of 450 dealers across North, Central, South America and the Caribbean. TouchPath has operations in the UK (Halifax HX1 5ER) and the USA (High Point, NC 27265). www.touchpath.com
Konecranes Demag UK partners with WES Lifting equipment manufacturer and service provider, Konecranes Demag UK Limited, has reaffirmed its commitment to providing equal employment opportunities by entering into partnership with the WES. The move is consistent with the company’s objective of promoting the engineering sector to women and recruiting female employees to establish a more diverse workforce. Konecranes Demag is taking an active role within the WES, attending the organisation’s events and adopting best
practice procedures. The company will also advertise technical vacancies on the WES website, job boards and newsletters to make job opportunities more accessible to female engineers. Konecranes UK HR Director, Karen Winfield, stated: “This is an issue about which I am passionate and I am delighted that Konecranes Demag is working with the WES to inspire and support women in engineering careers.” www.konecranes.co.uk
KASTO KASTO manufactures manual, semi-automatic and fully automated bandsaws, circular saws and hacksaws. The company also builds compact industrial warehouses for computer-controlled storage and retrieval of bar, tube, profile, sheet and other materials. Systems can be either standalone or interlinked with saws, other machine tools, and more. KASTO’s service encompasses planning, design, software development, project
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management, execution, service and support from a single source. KASTO Ltd is the subsidiary serving the UK and Ireland with offices, demonstration facilities and a showroom in Milton Keynes. We would be delighted to meet with you to explain more on our stand 610 in hall 19 at the MACH 2020 show, which runs from 20th to 24th April at the NEC in Birmingham. www.kasto.com/uk
