New Media

By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 11/1/2000

Purchase packaging online

At www.instapakquick.com, you can buy Instapack Quick packaging. Products such as bubble suspension packaging and foam cushioning are available for online purchase. The site also includes step-by-step instructions on how the packaging works, product safety information, and answers to frequently asked questions. An additional feature is a calculator that allows users to enter the weight, length, width, and height of the product needing protection to determine how to properly package the product.
Sealed Air Corporation
201-791-7600

The inside story on RFID

If you're looking for information on radio frequency identification (RFID), visit www.tiris.com. Redesigned to be more comprehensive and user-friendly, the site offers information on RFID products, complete with downloadable brochures, reference guides, and application notes. The press center section of the site contains company background, downloadable graphic images, and recent news and press releases. Various case studies are also available.
Texas Instruments
800-785-7366

Customize your safety plan now

To find anything you need to know about safety, a new online resource at www.SafetyDirector.com provides a wide range of information on safety regulations, products, services, and consultants. The site also allows you to learn about OSHA and DOT regulations, and the entire experience is designed to suit your needs. Users can create customized safety plans or checklists, while the site helps them find the right products, services, or professionals to create a safe working environment.
SafetyDirector.com
212-631-0180

Logistics answers on a CD-ROM

Available on CD-ROM is the 2000 edition of the Logistics Software survey, which offers detailed information on over 1,500 packages. Individual data sheets for each software package show the system name, vendor, cost, contact individual, functions provided, and installation history. The survey references mainframe, minicomputer, microcomputer, and client/server as subsections. Users can quickly identify the packages that have the greatest potential for their operations or companies' configurations of management information systems hardware.
Council of Logistics Management
630-574-0985
www.clm1.org

Order pallet racks online

A new Web site offers direct ordering of pallet racks on the Internet. The site, www.pencorack.com, is designed for companies that need small to moderate amounts of pallet rack in the most commonly used sizes and capacities. Orders are being shipped to the 48 contiguous states, and three major credit cards are accepted for payment.
Penco Products, Inc.
800-562-1000

Auctions on the Web

Through Internet auctions, www.eOrbisB2B.com offers your business an excellent launching pad for entering the international marketplace. The bilingual site offers real-time reverse auctions. Vertical Pro Web-based bidding software, and real-time, Web bidding on requests for quote from anywhere in the world.
eOrbis.com
210-576-7600