March 2023 Material Handling Network

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2023 MHEDA Convention & Exhibitor Showcase

provides a personal networking experience where you can meet face to face with suppliers who are there to support and connect with MHEDA distributor Members.

This will be MHEDA’s first ever convention in fun and lively Nashville! We planned a number of tours around the city where you can enjoy the unique local flavor and energy.

Your team is the heartbeat of your organization. No matter how sleek, modern or powerful your equipment or systems appear, they are fueled by humans. Beautiful, messy, imperfect humans.

We are working in an uncertain era of employee fatigue, mental health issues and low morale due to current pressures in and out of the workplace. Are you providing support when and where needed?

As leaders, it is our job to listen, react and plan for a positive and productive work environment.

MHEDA invites you to join us April 29 – May 3 in Nashville for the 2023 Convention, “The Human Factor.” We’ve designed a program to help the material handling business community gain insight on how to better lead during disruption, burnout, supply chain challenges and inflation. Take a few days to learn from experts who can help you dig through what is impacting the modern workforce, then gain practical strategies you can use to help move your team forward, in harmony.

Beyond the speakers, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the Exhibitor Showcase, where you can learn about the latest material handling products and services. The Showcase

Register now for MHEDA’s 2023 Annual Convention, April 29 – May 3. We look forward to seeing you and providing you with a memorable and productive convention experience! Read more details below or visit our website www.mheda.org/ convention2023

Learn from 14 Education Sessions, Based on Material Handling Business Trends

MHEDA is proud to present you with the opportunity to choose from 14 education sessions at the Convention. Topics are based on the 2023 Material Handling Business Trends, developed by MHEDA’s Executive Committee.

I Love It Here! How Great Leaders Create Organizations Their People Never Want to Leave Emmy Award-Winner, Author, Drummer and Workforce Expert Clint Pulver demonstrates the ground-breaking WHY of mentorship over old school management techniques and HOW every employee is just one caring person away from a phenomenal success story.

Thrive: Turning Uncertainty into Your Competitive Advantage

Meridith Elliot Powell, Hall of Fame Speaker and Author, will provide you with innovative strategies you need to redefine disruption and turn uncertainty into your competitive advantage.

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Economic Outlook

The US and Global economies are going through turbulent times with inflation, interest rates fluctuations and labor shortages. MHEDA’s favorite economist Brian Beaulieu from ITR Economics provides a look at data-driven analysis of economic trends and offers practical advice.

Demography is Destiny: A Simple Science that Shapes our Future

Listen to expert Demographer Ken Gronbach on how a tsunami of opportunity is headed right for you and why you should formulate business strategies for success based on demographic facts.

Succession Planning: A Success Story

Transferring a business can be a very complex, timely, costly, and just plain old exhausting process. Father and son team, Dr. Bart Basi and Roman Basi will present steps to create a Succession Plan.

Anti to Ally: A Story of Personal Transformation

Former Marine, Speaker and Author Joe Gerstandt distills insights applicable toward leadership, behavior change, culture change, and more effectively creating inclusive spaces and places.

Digital Strategy Roadmapping: Building a Perpetually Successful Process

Technologist Scott Klososky will help you learn a four-step model for developing a true market driven digital strategy roadmap that leads to winning market share and improving profitability.

Mastering the Emotional Energy of Leadership

Given the deteriorating levels of mental health, managing our emotional energy is more important than ever. Don Phin, Founder of HR That Works, will share strategies to help address our mental health challenges and those of the people around us.

The Impact of Inflation and What MHEDA Members Can Do About It

A myriad of economic nightmares including a global pandemic, supply chain issues, and labor shortages sparked the flame that led to a wildfire of growth in inflation. Dr. Bart Basi, Attorney/CPA, will discuss inflation challenges in the material handling industry and how you can face those challenges.

Inclusion by Design

Former Marine, Speaker and Author Joe Gerstandt brings a powerful and actionable new clarity to the concept of inclusion, what it is, why it matters, and how it happens. You will leave equipped to contribute to a more inclusive culture.

Digital Wellbeing: Keeping Your Teams on the Healthy Side of Technology

Scott Klososky, Technologist, will provide new information to identify and improve the digital fatigue that is growing in the business world.

Hiring and Retaining Employees in this Crazy Economy

Don Phin, Founder of HR That Works, will share strategies, insights, and plenty of take-home tools you can put to immediate use, including how to decide who to hire, employee referrals programs that work and how to calculate the true costs of employee turnover.

Leaders Leading Leaders

In a passionate, insightful, and humorous way MHEDA Member John Wieland, CEO of MH Equipment, shares some of his memorable leadership hits and misses – and how that helped shape his ability to lead, keep, and reward leaders.

You in The Driver’s Seat: Strategies to Put You In Control Of Your Life and Career

Business Growth Expert Meridith Elliott Powell will share the secrets every female professional needs to know to advance their career, build their skills and become the leader that organizations

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Visit 90+ Booths at the Exhibitor Showcase

Enjoy walking through the Exhibitor Showcase, where you can learn about the latest material handling products and services.

Build Your Network at the Exhibitor Showcase

The Showcase provides a personal networking experience where you can meet face to face with suppliers who are there to support and connect with MHEDA distributor and integrator members. It’s also a fun environment! Win door prizes and enjoy complimentary food and drinks in the sponsored cafés.

Happy Hour – Keep the Networking Going!

MHEDA will bring together convention attendees for a bonus hour of networking, food, give-aways and more! The Happy Hour will take place in the same ballroom as the Exhibitor Showcase.

Enjoyable Networking Opportunities

MHEDA Convention attendees will enjoy many fun networking events, including local tours, golf tournament, exciting parties and spouse/guest programs.

Local Nashville Fun

Nashville is the place to be for live music, authentic Southern eats, and a rocking good time no matter where you go. MHEDA’s 2023 Convention puts you in the heart of it all, with a Broadway location within walking distance. We are offering four fun local activities for you: Bike Tour of Nashville; Tour of the Grand Ole Opry; Golf Tournament at Ted Rhodes Golf Course; and a Goo Goo Candy Making Class!

Memorable Parties

Relax and enjoy good food and great conversation with your industry peers at MHEDA’s Opening and Closing Parties. The Convention opens with an interactive welcome event at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville and will close with a night of live music featuring a popular local band.

Give Back Event

Help the local Nashville community when you participate in the MHEDA Give Back event. Great way to feel good while networking with your peers.

Located Steps from the Heart of Nashville

MHEDA’s 2023 Convention will take place at the beautiful Grand Hyatt Nashville, located steps from the action of downtown Nashville.

Grand Hyatt Nashville

The hotel features one of the highest outdoor rooftop bars in Music City, a spa, and seven food and beverage experiences. Enjoy a refreshing swim in the outdoor rooftop pool, or lounge on the sundeck featuring panoramic views of Broadway and downtown Nashville. Both are located on the fifth-floor lifestyle level along with the fitness center and spa.

Register Today!

MHEDA looks forward to welcoming the Material Handling business community to Nashville, April 29 – May 3, 2023 to discuss and learn more about “The Human Factor.” Complete event details are available on our website www. mheda.org/convention2023. If you have any questions, please contact us at 847-680-3500 or email connect@mheda.org .

Three common workplace injuries and how to prevent them

Depending on the job, some workplace injuries can be more common than others. Understanding these types of injuries can help you prevent them from happening in the first place. The following injuries are some of the most common across several industries:

• Strains — Strains occur due to the overuse or overexertion of a muscle or tendon. Serious strains can involve partial or complete muscle tears. They often occur when an employee lifts a heavy object incorrectly or repeatedly uses a muscle in an awkward position. Even office workers can get strain injuries from awkward positioning at the keyboard.

Strains can be prevented by implementing ergonomic positions and environmental changes,

and coaching improved movement patterns. For instance, heavy objects should be lifted using leg strength, not back strength, while keeping a neutral spine. Following biomechanical techniques like this can help employees avoid straining the tendons and muscles in their back and other areas.

• Heat illnesses — Heat illness can be a major cause of workplace injury. In fact, injuries can increase up to 15% in hot environments. Heatstroke and dehydration can damage the body, leading to fainting, nausea, and in extreme cases, death. Many times, workers need to be transported to a hospital for emergency treatment.

Workers can avoid heat illnesses by taking lots of water breaks, working in the shade as much as possible, and gradually acclimating to extreme climates. Employers should also make sure that there are cooling stations in outdoor work environments.

• Slips and trips — Slipping on wet surfaces or tripping over objects can end up being devastating. According to the CDC, about 18% of nonfatal work injuries resulting in days away from work were due to slips, trips, and falls.

Keeping the floor clear at all times can help reduce employees’ risk. In addition, posting updated signs and warnings when the floor is wet can help increase awareness and decrease the risk of falls on-site. A proactive employer could also implement a balance training program to better prepare employees.

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Three essential ingredients to transform your supply chain

What makes a supply chain great? It almost seems impossible to achieve greatness in this Amazon era. All industries are being challenged by consumer expectations, reduction of time and costs, more routes to market, international complexities, and other factors throughout the supply chain network.

Much of your ability to take control of your supply chain is not trying to tackle each and every demand being placed on you simultaneously. What happens with this approach is you keep doing things the way things have always been done. Using the same processes, tools and tactics. Guess what? You are going to continually get the same results. Perhaps those results are good, but if you want to transform from good to great then there is a ton of power in taking a moment to get a true understanding of your supply chain operations.

Eric Allais, president and CEO of PathGuide Technologies, Inc., said, “A great supply chain brings predictable, on-time performance, at the lowest cost.” This statement naturally leads one to ask, “How do you do it?” Indeed, we all want the recipe for the “secret sauce.”

At Tecsys, we’re passionate about helping companies discover their greatness. If you are on the journey of trying to achieve operational greatness in your supply chain, here are three essential ingredients you need to have.

How do you get a predictable supply chain?

Ingredient: Have a clear and consistent supply chain business strategy. Your supply chain leadership must have a clearly enforced definition of success in order to reach the long-term goals of the supply chain organization. Clarity of strategy and a strong definition of excellence drives reliability and consistency within the supply chain. Your strategy will help you develop business objectives, productivity plans and allocate resources properly. The best supply chain strategies are the ones that align with the corporate organization.

Remember that once you have the strategy it needs to be communicated to the organization thoroughly and repeatedly.

How do you build on-time performance into your supply chain?

Ingredient: Create horizontal processes within your infrastructure. This is a struggle for many organizations as it’s very easy for people to focus on their own area and lose sight of the big picture. You must break down operational barriers and connect workflows between departments to ensure critical information and activities do not fall between the cracks. Consider mapping department and supply chain workflows so that you can see the processes you have and track events as they flow. By harmonizing cross-departmental processes, you gain a greater outlook on your end-to-end operations. Use this knowledge and analytics to effectively resolve issues more rapidly and eliminate cross-functional roadblocks.

How do you make your supply chain the most efficient and lowest cost?

Ingredient: Implement technology solutions that fit your business. Implementation of technology, done right the first time, with a well-qualified partner selected for the long term will save you both time and money. You need a technology partner that can grow with you, supporting a shared business plan that clearly spells out how growth can be accomplished through shared measures. The solution you select should not only enhance your supply chain planning and network design but enable you to build scalability and elasticity into your operations. Additionally, technology can provide effective monitoring systems to help understand when your network is becoming over-capacity to eliminate potential holdups and conflicts.

By incorporating these three essential ingredients into a supply chain transformation plan, you are

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one step closer to achieving predictable, on-time performance, at the lowest cost — not to mention greatness.

Bill Denbigh serves as the vice president of product marketing at Tecsys. Bill started working in supply chain software some 30 years ago; his entire career has been laser-focused on designing and building pragmatic supply chain solutions that address the real problems that customers are facing in their supply chain operations. Bill has worked on virtually every aspect of the software in the supply chain, gaining insight into the inner workings of some of the industry’s most complex challenges; Bill, however, tackles those challenges with a no-nonsense levelheadedness that has earned him great repute both internally and among customers.

Business Management

Seven myths and mistakes to avoid when accelerating your business growth

As a business owner, you understand the importance of growth. Without it, your business may struggle to survive in a competitive marketplace. But with so many different strategies and approaches, it can be difficult to know where to start. Unfortunately, there are also a number of myths and mistakes that can hold you back from achieving the growth you desire. In this article, we'll discuss four myths and three mistakes of the most common myths and mistakes to avoid when working to accelerate your business growth.

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First, let's consider the metaphor of oxygen. Just as oxygen is essential for the survival of living organisms, growth is essential for the survival of your business. Without growth, your business will struggle to thrive. And just as oxygen can be difficult to come by in certain environments, growth can be difficult to achieve in certain markets. But just as oxygen can be found in abundance with the right tools and techniques, growth can be achieved with the right strategies and approaches.

#1: More customers are always better. – Myth

Many business owners believe that the more customers they have, the better their business will be. But this isn't always the case. While it's true that more customers can lead to more revenue, it's important to remember that acquiring new customers can be expensive. Instead of focusing solely on acquiring new customers, it's important to also focus on retaining and nurturing existing customers. This can lead to repeat business and positive word-of-mouth marketing.

#2: Cutting costs is always the best way to improve profits. – Myth

Cutting costs can indeed lead to increased profits, but it's important to remember that cutting costs can also lead to decreased revenue. It's essential to strike a balance between cutting costs and investing

in the growth of your business.

#3: You can't do it alone. – Myth

Many business owners believe they need to have a large team or a lot of resources to achieve growth. But this isn't always the case. While it's true that having a team and resources can be helpful, it's important to remember that you can also achieve growth as a solo entrepreneur. You can achieve growth without a large team or resources by focusing on your strengths and outsourcing tasks that you're not as skilled at.

#4: The bigger the risk, the bigger the reward. – Myth

Many business owners believe taking big risks is the only way to achieve big rewards. But this isn't always the case. While it's true that taking risks can lead to big rewards, it's important to remember that taking big risks can also lead to big losses. Instead of focusing solely on taking big risks, it's important to focus on taking calculated risks. This means carefully evaluating the potential rewards and risks before making a decision.

#5: Not having a clear vision for your business. – Mistake

Many business owners believe that they know what they want for their business, but don't take the time to put it clearly and concisely. Without a clear vision, it's difficult to set goals, measure success, and make decisions that align with the overall growth of your business.

#6: Not measuring your progress. – Mistake

Many business owners believe that they're making progress, but don't take the time to measure it. Without measuring your progress, it's difficult to know if your strategies and tactics are working or if adjustments need to be made.

#7: Not being adaptable. – Mistake

Many business owners believe that once they've

found a strategy that works, they should stick with it. But this is a mistake. The business environment is constantly changing, and what worked yesterday may not work today. It's essential to be adaptable and constantly reassess your strategies and tactics to ensure they are still effective. This means being open to new ideas and trying new approaches, even if they may seem risky.

In conclusion, achieving business growth can be challenging, but avoiding these common myths and mistakes can increase your chances of success. Remember to focus on retaining and nurturing existing customers, strike a balance between cutting

costs and investing in growth, and take calculated risks. Have a clear vision, measure your progress, and be adaptable to the ever-changing business environment. Following these guidelines can ensure a steady flow of oxygen to your business, breathing new life into your growth.

Ford Saeks, the Business Growth Expert and Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker, is the go-to expert for organizations looking to take their growth to the next level. As host of The Business Growth Show Podcast, he shares a wealth of expertise on trends, innovation, and success.

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Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Group celebrates UniCarriers® Forklift’s Premier Club winners for 2022

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas has announced the winners of its Premier Club Awards for 2022. The annual Premier Club program recognizes the top ten UniCarriers Forklift dealers throughout the Americas. Award honorees set the standard to which all dealers representing UniCarriers’ brand products aspire, creating a culture of reliability and professionalism within their organizations and reflecting UniCarriers Forklift’s core values. The following 10 dealers excelled in these critical areas and earned the prestigious status as a UniCarriers Premier Club winner for 2022:

· Darr Equipment Company - Houston, TX

· Dyna-Lift - Montgomery, AL

· Equipment Depot Wisconsin - Hartland, WI

· Lift Solutions - Omaha, NE

· M&L Industries, LLC - Houma, LA

· Material Handling Supply - Pennsauken, NJ

· Vegusa Maquinaria - Mexico City, MX

· Parkway Systems - San Antonio, TX

· Select Equipment Sales - Buena Park, CA

· Sunbelt Material Handling - Dallas, TX

www.logisnextamericas.com/en/unicarriers

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Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas recognizes 2023 Dealers of Excellence

Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas announced the winners of its 2023 Dealers of Excellence program. The annual award program honors dealers representing the Mitsubishi forklift trucks, Cat® lift trucks, and Jungheinrich® warehouse and automation products across North America.

Dealers receiving this honor are recognized for demonstrating best-in-class industry expertise and providing superior customer service to the material handling industry. The 2023 winners were selected from among more than 75 Cat lift truck, Mitsubishi forklift truck, and Jungheinrich dealers within the Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas dealer network in North America.

2023 Dealers of Excellence Honorees:

o Atlantic Lift Truck, Inc.

o Bailey

o Darr Equipment Company

o Equipment Depot - Kentucky

o Equipment Depot - Ohio

o Equipment Depot of Illinois

o Fallsway Equipment Co.

o Fraza

o G&W Equipment

o Holt of California

o MADISA

o Miami Industrial Trucks

o Morrison Industrial Equipment

o Quinn Lift

o Toromont Material Handling Quebec

o Towlift

o TRACSA

o Wiese USA, Inc. (Central)

o Wiese USA, Inc. (South)

www.logisnextamericas.com/en/logisnext

Hinowa acquisition complete and now part of JLG

JLG Industries, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Hinowa® S.p.A., adding the market-leading brand to the company’s Access segment. This expansion of the JLG® product portfolio enables the company to strengthen its specialty applications offerings and increase its presence in niche industries, including agricultural, landscape, and vegetation management.

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United Rentals acquires ABLE Equipment Rental

According to the ABLE Equipment Rental website and social media, United Rentals has acquired ABLE Equipment Rental located in Deer Park, N.Y., for an undisclosed amount. Family-owned and operated ABLE Equipment Rental was founded in 1996 by Steve Laganas. As of June 2022, the company had grown to include six locations, 270 employees, and a service territory spanning six states. They recently acquired Extreme Rentals in July 2022. Further details on the acquisition have not been released from either company.

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KION North America announces monumental partnership with Impact Forklift Solutions

KION North America announced that Impact Forklift Solutions, headquartered in Dallas, TX, has joined its expansive dealer network, covering the following territories: Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, and Missouri. Impact Forklift Solutions will sell KION North America's complete product portfolio. www.kion-na.com

Toyota Material Handling announces organizational changes

Toyota Material Handling (TMH) has announced the promotion of Bill Byrd and Dan Kossow to directorlevel positions as part of a new strategic vision for the company’s organizational structure to further support and enhance operations and collaboration between corporate sales teams and its renowned nationwide TMH dealer network.

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Plus One Robotics appoints Elle Carroll as Sales Director

Plus One Robotics has announces the appointment of Elle Carroll as sales director, responsible for developing new business and expanding relationships within the 3PL and General Merchandise industries. Carroll comes to the company with significant supply chain and robotic solution experience in both sales and engineering. Prior to joining Plus One, she was employed at Berkshire Grey (Bedford, Mass.) as a principal sales solution architect responsible for designing and contracting its robotic solutions at major retailers.

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Distribution and Supply Chain Project Report

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New Distribution and Supply Chain Planned Industrial Project Growth in January 2023 Remains Unchanged from Previous Month

IMI SalesLeads announced today the January 2023 results for the new planned capital project spending report for the Distribution and Supply Chain industry. The Firm tracks North American planned industrial capital project activity; including facility expansions, new plant construction and significant equipment modernization projects. Research confirms 177 new projects in the Distribution and Supply Chain sector.

MISSISSIPPI: Production studio is planning to invest $150 million for the construction of a sound stage complex, warehouse, and office facility on Mill St. in JACKSON, MS. Construction will occur in two phases. Construction of Phase I is expected to start in Spring 2023, with completion slated for late 2023.

LOUISIANA: Film and production studio is planning to invest $100 million for a 262,600 sf expansion of their warehouse, storage, studio, and office complex in ALGIERS, LA. They are currently seeking approval for the project.

The following are selected highlights on new Distribution Center and Warehouse construction news.

Distribution and Supply Chain - By Project Type

• Distribution/Fulfillment Centers - 15 New Projects

• Industrial Warehouse - 163 New Projects

Distribution and Supply Chain - By Project Scope/Activity

• New Construction - 86 New Projects

• Expansion - 45 New Projects

• Renovations/Equipment Upgrades - 42 New Projects

• Closings - 9 New Projects

Distribution and Supply Chain - By Project Location (Top 5 States)

• Texas - 13

• Ohio - 12

• Florida - 10

Largest Planned Project

• California - 12

• Michigan - 11

During the month of January, our research team identified 4 new Distribution and Supply Chain facility construction projects with an estimated value of $100 million or more.

The largest project is owned by Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), who is planning to invest $480 million for the construction of a warehouse, office, and maintenance facility in QUEENS, NY. They have recently received approval for the project. Completion is slated for late 2026.

Top 10 Tracked Distribution and Supply Chain Project Opportunities

TENNESSEE: Tire mfr. is planning to invest $174 million for a 600,000 sf expansion and equipment upgrades at their manufacturing and distribution facility in DAYTON, TN. They have recently received approval for the project.

INDIANA: Freightliner dealership is planning to invest $70 million for the construction of a 215,000 sf sales, service, and warehouse facility at 1631 W Thompson Rd. in INDIANAPOLIS, IN. They are currently seeking approval for the project.

VIRGINIA: Flooring, countertop, and wall tile distributor is planning to invest $62 million for the construction of a 548,000 sf distribution center at 2821 Holland Rd. in SUFFOLK, VA. They have recently received approval for the project.

MISSOURI: Fashion retail company is planning to invest $60 million for the renovation and equipment upgrades on a 604,000 sf distribution center in RAYMORE, MO. They have recently received approval for the project.

MINNESOTA: Municipality is planning to invest $59 million for the construction of a 160,000 sf office, warehouse, vehicle maintenance, and storage campus on 145th St. W in ROSEMOUNT, MN. Construction is expected to start in Spring 2023. They will relocate agency operations upon completion in 2024.

SOUTH CAROLINA: Cold-chain logistics company is planning to invest $50 million for the construction of a warehouse facility at Patriot Blvd. in NORTH CHARLESTON, SC. They are currently seeking approval for the project. Construction is expected to begin in Summer 2023, with completion slated for late Summer 2024.

NEW YORK: Logistics service provider is planning to invest $38 million for the construction of a 220,000 sf warehouse in VALLEY COTTAGE, NY. They are currently seeking approval for the project.

ALABAMA: Beverage distributor is planning to invest $33 million for the renovation and equipment upgrades on a warehouse and office facility at 401 N. Water St. in MOBILE, AL. They are currently seeking approval for the project. They will relocate their operations upon completion.

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Product Showcase

PAC Machinery brings top automatic bagging machines and the new options in sustainable packaging to ProMat

PAC Machinery (PAC) is bringing top automatic bagging machines and the NEW options in sustainable packaging it makes for these baggers to the biggest manufacturing and supply chain event of 2023 – ProMat. PAC Machinery, at exhibit N8321, will showcase the Rollbag® R785, R1285, R3200 Fulfillment Automatic Bagger, and the Rollbag R3200XL along with sustainable bag options including NEW curbside recyclable paper mailer, options. www.pacmachinery.com

Pacline Conveyors unveils robotic loading system at ProMat

Pacline Conveyors has announced the launch of its new Robotics and Automation division, which will focus on integrating Pacline conveyor systems and robotics to offer a greater scope of turnkey solutions for valued distributors, integrators, and end-users. The new division has its own dedicated facility and will provide efficient conception, design engineering, project management, on-site support, and installation throughout North America. www.pacline.com

KEEN Utility Reno delivers a lighter and faster work boot in an outdoor tradition

New for Spring 2023,

KEEN Utility's Reno delivers a lighter, faster work boot steeped in outdoor tradition, but designed for the demand of the modern work site. This versatile boot features KEEL BELLOWS FLEX technology, an ergonomically engineered system designed to offer multidirectional flexion making bending, squatting, kneeling, and knee-down work up to three times easier.

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NORD DRIVESYSTEMS exhibits High-Efficiency Drive Solutions at ProMat 2023

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS will be attending this year’s ProMat to showcase its reliable supply chain solutions. Their modular product design delivers versatility with over 20,000,000 unique configurations of gearboxes, electric motors, and variable frequency drives – eliminating the need for costly custom components. NORD will display these specialized solutions at ProMat Booth N8325.

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Hauling Solution for wide undercarriage construction equipment, Felling's LP HD Tags

Felling Trailers, Inc. adds the Low Pro Heavy Duty (LP HD) models to its deck-over tagline. Wideset heavy construction equipment like midsize crawler excavators and dozers can be challenging for any seasoned equipment hauler. The equipment is typically oversized, particularly heavy, and unique in shape (length, height, and width). The LP HD has been designed and engineered for transporting heavy (near 50-60K load capacities) wideset loads, like excavators, dozers, and other construction equipment.

www.felling.com

Product Showcase

UNEX showcases space-saving solutions at ProMat 2023

UNEX Manufacturing, Inc. will be showcasing its dynamic solutions for manufacturing, fulfillment, retail, and logistics in Booth #S3527 at ProMat, March 20 – 23, 2023 in Chicago, IL. UNEX

Manufacturing will be showing visitors how companies can transform their supply chains through demos of their dynamic storage, picking, packing, and assembly solutions. UNEX will demo its industry-leading SpeedCell dynamic storage system and its mobile picking cart companion SpeedCartt. www.unex.com

OZ Lifting launches Aluma-Lite Davit Crane

OZ Lifting Products LLC has launched the Aluma-Lite series of ultra-portable davit cranes, available in 500 lbs. and 1,000 lbs. capacities. Each model is available with three bases: a pedestal, socket (flushmount), or wall mount. The AlumaLite 500 weighs in at 24 lbs. It offers a capacity of 275 lbs. at horizontal; 330 lbs. at 22.5 degrees; and its full capacity at 45 degrees. AlumaLite 1,000, meanwhile, weighs in at 47 lbs. It offers a capacity of 550 lbs. at horizontal; 650 lbs. at 22.5 degrees; and its full capacity at 45 degrees.

www.ozliftingproducts.com

Plus One Robotics demonstrates Parcel Handling Solution at ProMat 2023

At ProMat 2023 in booth N7921, Plus One Robotics will be demonstrating its parcel-handling robotics platform for warehouse and distribution centers including its Pick One Parcel induction solution and its “Human-In-TheLoop” (HITL) remote supervisor software. These demonstrations include the ability for booth visitors to partake in a Virtual Reality (VR) experience where via a VR headset they will be virtually transported to a warehouse facility to “race against the robot” in a pick-and-place process.

www.plusonerobotics.com

One user interface for all devices in the warehouse from Picavi

Picavi will be highlighting their software at ProMat 2023: One of the main topics at booth S3459 is the user interface of the pickby-vision specialist. Independent of the higher-level system, users can operate this not only on smart glasses but also on many other devices if required. To increase productivity and minimize errors, more and more companies are supporting their warehouse staff with wearables, for example in picking or returns management.

www.picavi.com

Hyster forklifts win two Product of the Year awards

Hyster Company announces that two of its forklift models have been voted as top products of 2022 by readers of Material Handling Product News and MaterialHandling247.com. The J230360XD36/48 was voted the year’s top lift truck and accessories product, while the H40-70A was elected the year’s best ergonomics and safety product. Powered by a factory-integrated lithium-ion battery, the J230-360XD36/48 offers lift capacities up to 36,000 pounds, bringing zero emissions and performance.

www.hyster.com

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