Modern Materials Handling - June 1, 1999

The Anatomy of a Scissor Lift is a review of scissor lift components and their safety issues. The booklet includes a detailed layout of a scissor lift as well as a detailed description of each part. Vestil Manufacturing Co.

• COMMON SENSE HANDLING
• Improving warehousing efficiency

• ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
• U.S. economy keeps getting better and better

• EDITORIAL
• More for you on the Web

• INTERNET UPDATE
• It's an interactive world

• MANUFACTURING
• Performing "puff and stuff" with a moon buggy
• COVER STORY
• New systems drive Jeep throughput to record level

• NEW PRODUCTS
• Lift truck features operator enhancements
• Lift truck moves more product in less time
• Motion controller is easily programmed
• Hand-held/fixed-position 2-D scanner
• Heavy-duty casters
• Orderpicker has easy operation
• Sortation systems
• Gravity conveyor is multi-purpose
• WMS features pick-pack-and-ship software
• ERP balances orders with workload capacity
• Storage and retrieval system facilitates staging
• Drive-in storage racks
• Lift truck strobe
• Tracking technology in a chip
• Height/tilt indicator for lift trucks
• Electric chain hoist handles up to 3 tons
• Cabinets offer safe storage for hazardous materials

• NEWS & TRENDS
• FOR THE RECORD
• COMING IN JULY
• Automation speeds cargo terminal
• CRISIS IN KOSOVO
• A supply chain of hope Caring for the Kosovo refugees
• OBITUARY
• Industry leader L. West Shea dies
• PACKAGING
• Demand grows for reusable shipping systems
• People
• Material Handling Industry elects new CEO
• Survey
• Facilities get bigger but fewer

• PROBLEM SOLVING IDEAS
• Conveyor belt clips cut costs

• PRODUCT FOCUS
• Conveyor products roll along
• Flexible manufacturing
• A wide variety of products
• Customized power and free conveyors
• Overhead conveyors
• Handles tight corners and merges
• High speed accumulation
• Transveyor system
• Save space with spiral conveyors
• Modular conveyors
• Assembly conveyors
• Controlled gravity conveyor
• Medium-duty conveyor
• Heavy-duty conveyors
• Non-synchronous assembly conveyors
• Total-systems approach
• Conveyors on a roll
• Flocked-chain for product protection
• Skatewheel conveyors
• Accumulation
• Overhead modular units
• Spiral elevator conveyor
• Overhead conveyor
• Spiral belt conveyor
• Diverter systems
• Transfer car
• Zero-pressure accumulation control system
• Spiral, curves, and more
• Adapts easily to line needs
• Quick ship units
• Solutions in sorting and conveying
• Modular conveyors from stock
• Improve efficiency
• Conveyors for many uses
• Flexible manufacturing
• Low profile conveyors

• PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Justification course on CD-ROM

• SUPPLY CHAIN
• Distribution: Only as good as its weakest link

• TECHNOLOGY REPORT
• The value of WMS

• THAT'S INTERESTING
• Wondering about warehouse management?
• Do it yourself bar codes
• Hiring made easy

• WAREHOUSE OF THE MONTH
• How Pep Boys revs up orderpicking efficiencies