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Modex 2012, slated for February 6-9, will showcase more than 500 exhibits and include a comprehensive educational conference. The event, to be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, will offer an array of products to help improve productivity at your company.
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The University of Nissan Forklift’s mission is to create a state-of-the-art educational platform that establishes Nissan Forklift Corporation’s service technicians and salespeople as the most highly skilled and knowledgeable material handling equipment representatives in the industry.
Posted on 02/07 at 10:40 PM
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News • Lift Trucks • Forklifts • Education • Nissan Forklift Corp. • Permalink
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equipment.
Posted on 02/07 at 10:33 PM
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Tompkins Associates, a leading-edge supply chain and business solutions provider, announced today that the company will begin operating under the new trade name of Tompkins International.
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News • Supply Chain • Tompkins International • Permalink
In a joint press conference yesterday, Intelligrated (Booth 2900) and SDI Group USA (Booth 707) announced the launch of a new, co-owned and managed operation in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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News • Automation • Supply Chain • Modex 2012 • Intelligrated • Permalink
News • Automation • Supply Chain • Modex 2012 • Intelligrated • Permalink
New orders for materials handling equipment grew by 15% in 2011 while shipments of equipment grew by 17.1%.
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Materials Handling • Modex 2012 • Economy • Mhia • Material Handling Industry Of America • Permalink
If you don’t think of casters as a vital component in the overall scheme of materials handling, think again. Whether it’s a manufacturing facility or warehouse, everything rolls, said Mike Twitty, sales engineer for RWM Casters (Booth 5021).
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News • Storage • Modex 2012 • Casters • Permalink
Customers always knew Psion’s ruggedized products would hold up for seven to eight years, said Mike Wills, VP of North America sales for Psion (Booth 1505), but they worried the technology would become obsolete long before that.
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News • Modex 2012 • Automated Data Capture • Psion • Permalink
VoxPilot, a new software suite from Voxware (Booth 1414) gives logistics executives unprecedented visibility into work as it progresses, and immediate access to corrective tools when action must be taken.
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News • Voice • Modex 2012 • Automated Data Capture • Voxware • Permalink
Plug Power (Booth 4114) showcased its new low-power Class 3 GenDrive fuel cell unit.
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News • Lift Trucks • Forklifts • Modex 2012 • Fuel Cells • Plug Power • Permalink
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