People to know

By Staff -- Modern Materials Handling, 9/1/2005

Appointments/promotions: FKI Logistex announces the appointment of Gary Savarese as project manager in the Northeast regional office… Intelligrated announces the appointment of Susan Rider to senior vice president of marketing… Toyota announces several management changes, including Tatsuo Matsuura to chief executive officer for Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing (TIEM) and Susumu (Sonny) Toyoda to president and chief operating officer for TIEM. Both Toyoda and Matsuura also have been named to the TIEM and Toyota Material Handling U.S.A., Inc. (TMHU) board of directors, where Matsuura will serve as chairman… Dennis P. McGrath has been named president and CEO of Weber Marking Systems… Precision Industries names Tim Mausbach to vice president of operations, branch distribution… Bosch Rexroth Corporation announces the appointment of Langley Borneman to the position of director of controlling and administration – linear motion and assembly technologies… LINPAC Materials Handling announces the promotion of Stuart Hayden to plant manager of the company's Georgetown, Ky. manufacturing facility, and the promotion of Brigitte Mader to marketing specialist… Psion Teklogix announces the appointment of Brent Felker to the position of Americas vice president, mobile solutions.

Company Alliances/Construction: Alien Technologies announces partnerships with IBM, Microsoft and Oracle to integrate software and Web access into their Gen 2 RFID reader… Matthews International has acquired the Microroller motor-driven roller technology of Sparks Belting Company... Production Basics has expanded its headquarters in Watertown, Mass.… SI Systems announces a partnership with Checkpoint Systems, Inc. for RFID compliance initiative… AP Dataweigh Systems announces a distributorship agreement with Rice Lake Weighing Systems of Wisconsin… Transplace, Inc., a logistics technology and transportation management services provider, announces that Compliance Safety Systems, LLC has purchased the assets of Transplace Compliance Services… Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., Inc., specializing in end-of-line solutions for case packing and palletizing needs, announces an integration agreement with FANUC Robotics, America Inc.