New Media

By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 9/1/2000

Updated web site

An updated Web site, www.bushman.com, is easy to navigate and it includes literature download capability. Features include the ability to request a quote online, new product and safety information, and a schedule of upcoming trade shows. The company has also introduced a new site for its West Bend Equipment Division, westbendequipment.com. The site includes information and photographs of custom and specialty hydraulic lift tables, mechanical and hydraulic upenders, load inverters, coil mounting systems, and die and mold handling equipment.
Bushman Equipment, Inc.
262-790-4200

Learn online

Online automatic data capture technology seminars are a new feature of www.compsee.com. The Web portal incorporates voice, video, and data to make learning easier and faster. Educational resources cover communications networking, such as radio frequency data communications, host technology issues, and most aspects of automatic identification. Viewers interested in receiving notice of upcoming seminars should register at www.compsee.com/register.asp?id-001.
Compsee, Inc.
800-628-3888

Keep up with AIDC

Daily news and practical tips for automated identification and data capture (AIDC) end users are now available at www.DataCaptureBiz.com. The new Web site offers information related to the bar code, smart card, radio frequency identification, and bio metrics industries. Other features include a searchable buyer's guide, a calendar of industry events, application data and career opportunities.
BizSpace
816-300-5555

Easy equipment purchasing

A free Web site for equipment purchasers, www.traceem.com, allows users to submit their specifications online for materials handling equipment. They may also specify what vendors they want to hear from, a time period for vendor responses, and the maximum number of responses they are willing to accept. A related site, www.vendorleads.com, is structured so vendors can rapidly access leads for their specific product line and contact the purchasers directly.
Allfin Corp.
908-359-7129

Video on battery maintenance

Learn the keys to safety and speed in performing battery maintenance and extending battery life in the informative 6 minute video, "Battery Maintenance Solutions." It shows how a facility, with the use of water injector systems and battery-watering monitor, can save money as well as time.
Philadelphia Scientific
215-616-0390

Better ergonomics

The Web site www.magliner.com covers the entire scope of ergonomic handling equipment for route delivery in the foodservice, beer, bottled water, soft drink, and vending industries. It also includes company background, trade show information, and answers to frequently asked questions.
Magliner
800-MAG-LINE

Managing pallets and more

A logistics and information system manages the flow of pallets and other shipping platforms and containers throughout industrial supply chains. The system provides reverse distribution with a single-source contact. PalletNet e-portal is a browser-based interface that delivers secure access to customers of the supply chain location of their pallets and shipping platforms. Offering a full range of personalization options, the system has the capacity to use bar codes with radio frequency identification tags to track individual pallets and the equipment transported on them.
Pallet-Net
561-338-7763