Justin Latona joined Advanced Handling Systems as a system sales engineer…Richard Murphy, president of Murphy Warehouse Company, became chair of the board of directors for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals…Drives, Inc., hired Russ Chapman, Chris Swenson and David Holcomb as regional managers…Flight Systems Industrial Products added Pam Jones and Mike Shively to its sales team…Danny Rand joined Intelligrated as vice president of Southwest operations…Intermec appointed Earl Thompson vice president and general manager for its printer and media division…Steve Simmerman joined the management team of Next View Software…The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute elected four new members to its board of directors: Jack Aguero of Pro Mach, Matt Lerner of Automated Packaging Systems, Neal Nordling of Multifeeder Technology and Robert Storms of Moen Industries…RWM Casters added two new regional sales managers: Chris Jackson in the Northeast and Chris Hosack in the Southeast…Chuck Pascarelli was named vice president of sales and marketing for Raymond Corp….Mitch Silver, CEO of Sky-Trax, was elected to the company's board of directors…Glenn Gilly was named president and CEO of Weber Marking Systems.

Advanced Handling Systems received the Pillar of Wisdom sales recognition award from Hytrol Conveyor Co.... Raymond Corp. received a Rare Bird award from the Center for Information-Development Management for its efforts to make parts and maintenance manuals viewable on a PDA or computer…Rockwell Automation entered a definitive agreement to buy Pavilion Technologies…Sky-Trax opened a demonstration facility in New Castle, Del.