Appointments/promotions: Gregory Borchers is promoted to vice president of concepting and estimating at Intelligrated... William Dobbins is named president and chief executive officer of Caster Concepts Inc.... Savi Technology Inc. promotes Chris Stephenson to senior vice president of global consulting services and manufacturing and appoints George de Urioste as chief financial officer... Schneider National Inc. names Tom Escott president... IPL Products Ltd. appoints John Hagan to the newly created position of national SmartCrate market manager... Kevin Bell is named northeastern regional manager at C&M Conveyor Inc.... Chris DePace joins Transport Systems Inc. as vice president of sales and marketing... Stephen Cook is appointed director of sales and marketing for Saddle Creek Corp.

Alliances/construction: Provia Software and Menlo Worldwide sign a global reseller agreement for Provia's ViaWare warehouse management system... HHP and LXE form a strategic sales and marketing alliance to incorporate HHP's Adaptus Imaging technology into LXE's MX6 product line... Lista International Corp. acquires the Ergomation product line of workbenches and accessories from Aero-Motive Co.... ORBIS Corp. opens a new sales and design office in Bentonville, Ark.... Apriso Corp. and Matrics Inc. partner to provide turnkey radio frequency identification solutions... Remstar Intl. acquires a high-speed automated case handling system from Litchi & Associates... Eaton Corp. changes the name of its industrial and commercial controls division to Eaton Electrical... Rite-Hite Corp. acquires CAEMA Verladesysteme GmbH, a Germany-based loading dock equipment supplier... The retail information services division of Avery Dennison forms a joint venture with Accesorios Textiles, a woven-label manufacturer in Guatemala... Radcliffe Inc. acquires ServPlex Corp.... Beacon Systems LLC, a materials handling consulting firm, opens in Tewksbury, Mass.... Taylor Products and Hardy Instruments partner to deliver packaging process systems.