Topic: Energy

American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) to coordinate requests for logistics support.

The conference, presented in partnership with the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA), is specifically targeted to women working in material handling.

Villa brings more than 20 years of automation experience in sales management and global business management roles in Brazil, Mexico and the United States.

Expansion enables two-day shipping of MaxLite products nationwide.

May shipments at 987,650 were up 3.3% annually, which was down from April’s 9.7% annual spread, which was the fastest rate of growth going back to February 2016.

Designed to keep stored goods above freezing in harsh winters, the insulated warehouse supports a three-year project.

While many key market themes remain intact as they relate to the industrial real estate market, there are also some apparent changes according to the May edition of CBRE’s “Americas Industrial & Logistics Trends Report.

Data shared yesterday at the Sustainable Brands 2017 conference by Brambles, CHEP’s parent company, demonstrates the possibilities for zero waste and zero emissions economies.

Modern Materials Handling editors sat down with Andrew Winston, Author and founder of Winston Eco-Strategies. He has 25 years of experience working with executives to understand how managing environmental and social issues creates business value.

HVLS industrial fans offer important benefits, including alleviating problems with improper air circulation, inadequate ventilation, stagnant air, temperature extremes, maintaining product integrity and unsafe working conditions due to wet floors.

Learn how the sprawling, 1.3 Million Square Foot Nebraska Furniture Mart-Texas Distribution Center is handling the heat and managing other air quality concerns with 98 industrial HVLS fans

Learn how the sprawling, 1.3 Million Square Foot Nebraska Furniture Mart-Texas Distribution Center is handling the heat and managing other air quality concerns with 98 industrial HVLS fans

At a press conference on Wednesday, Plug Power (Booth N207) announced that it has reached an agreement with Amazon to deploy Plug Power fuel cells and hydrogen technology in its fulfillment network.

Based on feedback from end-users and dealers, Ametek Prestolite Power (Booth S2292) developed its enhanced Wireless Battery Identification Device (WBID) that allows managers to monitor battery and charger usage for an entire fleet through continuous data collection.

Exide Technologies (Booth S2047), a global provider of stored electrical energy solutions, today announced the availability of the GNB Marathon FPX Premium Flat Plate battery for motive power applications.

Lenze (Booth S1831) has introduced the Lenze Smart Gear g350—a compact mechatronic drive unit combining a gearbox, motor, electronics and software—at Promat 2017.

Using Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) technology from EnerSys (Booth S603), NexSys batteries use an ultra-thin positive plate design that allows more plates to fit into the cell.

On Monday, Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT; Booth 2393) offered a demonstration of its browser-based software platform, ACTview—the industry’s first-ever cloud application for the remote management of forklift truck battery and charging equipment.

Because they are manufactured from a renewable carbon source, wood pallets are a sustainable product that reduces the need for non-renewable, petroleum-based materials.

Although battery maintenance is an issue for a majority of fleet managers, a variety of best practices and solutions can now be implemented quickly.