Log In  |  Register          Subscribe to Modern Materials Handling and MHPN
Zibb
Subscribe to Modern Materials Handling and MHPN

Lift truck innovation gets a boost

Staff -- Warehousing Management, 10/1/2002

While demand for lift trucks has slumped during the past 20 months, continued engineering and design innovation will have an important role in rebuilding demand, says Jim Malvaso, president and CEO of Raymond Corp. (www.raymondcorp.com). "If we bring increased value — higher reliability, lower cost of ownership, greater ease of use and higher productivity — then there will be an added incentive for lift truck buyers to buy," he adds. Malvaso's comments were made on the day he dedicated Raymond's new product development technical center and customer showroom at company headquarters in Greene, N.Y.

The 46,000 square feet facility, which Raymond started to build just as lift truck sales initially fell off, features larger and better-equipped prototype assembly and testing areas. The center also houses corporate engineering, an industrial design lab and product showroom. "Our goal is to design and ship products that are superior to the products currently in the marketplace in terms of performance and reliability," Malvaso said during the facility's dedication.

Talkback

We would love your feedback!

Post a comment

» VIEW ALL TALKBACK THREADS

Related Content

Related Content

 

By This Author

Sponsored Links

Reed Business Information Resource Center

Featured Company


Most Recent Resources


 
Advertisement

More Content

  • Blogs
  • Webcasts

Blogs


Sorry, no blogs are active for this topic.

View All Blogs RSS
Advertisements





MODERN MATERIALS HANDLING NEWSLETTERS

Modern Best Practices in the Supply Chain
Modern Product Showcase
Modern Technology Trends
Modern Early Edition
MHPN Product Alert
MHPN Product Showcase
Please read our Privacy Policy
About Us   |   Contact Us   |   Advertising Info   |   Site Map   |   FREE Subscriptions   ||   RSS
© 2009 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Use of this Web site is subject to its Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
Please visit these other Reed Business sites