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RFID technology evolves, gains traction

News Story - 20 Apr 2006
HACKENSACK, New Jersey, United States

by US correspondent Roger Renstrom Use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology continues to make its mark in the forklift industry with implementations and expanded trials. American retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc is transitioning to newer RFID technology and system provider ID Systems Inc has disclosed additional details on a strategic agreement with Nacco Materials Handling Group (NMHG) and its units Yale Materials Handling Corp (YMHC) and Hyster Company. Wal-Mart is moving toward generation 2 RFID technology in trial locations and "sun-setting gen 1 on June 30", Rollin Ford, Wal-Mart executive vice president said. Wal-Mart, of Bentonville, Arkansas, was reportedly ordering 15,000 gen 2 readers. Simon Langford, Wal-Mart RFID strategies manager, said Wal-Mart had been piloting beta-type RFID-enabled forklifts in a laboratory for proof-of-concept tests that began in January. The firm intends soon to run pilot tests on the effectiveness of RFID-enabled forklifts at six RFID-enabled Sam's Club locations. The plans call for use of forklifts in tagging cases and pallets of goods during transport in storage and sales areas. A forklift interrogator will read location tags in shelves holding the pallets and enable workers to use the data to determine the location of tagged merchandise. ID Systems formalised a marketing agreement with NMHG on April 11, its first with a forklift manufacturer. The firms demonstrated the technology at NA 2006 in March (Forkliftaction.com News #254). Greg Smith, ID Systems vice president of marketing and corporate communications, said ID Systems would attend regional dealer meetings, assist NMHG, of Portland, Oregon, USA, in putting together a corporate strategy and work through the YMHC and Hyster sales organisations to support introduction of RFID technology. With installation and maintenance requirements, RFID represented "a new potential revenue stream for [forklift] dealers", Smith said. A system may add "a few thousand dollars onto the cost of a forklift" but ID Systems had found the payback period was about 12 months-18 months. Click here to read full story.

New South African company for Kalmar

News Story - 20 Apr 2006
DURBAN, South Africa

Kalmar has established a new subsidiary company in Durban, South Africa, Kalmar Industries South Africa Pty Ltd. The company is headed by Edwin Briggeman, who will oversee delivery of straddle...

Showcase your PRODUCTS in this newsletter!

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Include your product in this newsletter read by the biggest online audience of industry professionals active in materials handling. Insert a photo and a product description and sit back. All...

Briefs

News Story - 20 Apr 2006

New forklift for heavy jobs READING, United Kingdom Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks has introduced a new series of electric counterbalanced forklifts for the European, African and Middle Eastern markets. The Europe-manufactured...

Men accused of forklift and nut theft

News Story - 20 Apr 2006
SYDNEY, Australia

Two businessmen from south-western Sydney suburbs are in custody after being charged with stealing forklifts, assorted nuts and bakers' flour worth more than USD500,000. Jamal Ali Skaf, 43, of Villawood...

Bolzoni Auramo lift truck attachments in China

Advertisement - 20 Apr 2006

The remarkable and growing potential of the Chinese lift truck attachments market has motivated Bolzoni Auramo to make major investments in China. The company has opened a new subsidiary and manufacturing plant in the Shanghai area. The Bolzoni Auramo branch based in Shanghai is a manufacturing and commercial facility supplying the Chinese and Asian market with fork lift truck attachments, after sales services and spare parts support.

Kocema wants to be cutting edge

Fork Talk - 20 Apr 2006
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of

The new Korea Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (Kocema) president says he will help lead members to global prominence through co-operation in acquiring greater technology.

Company: AUSA

Industry Profile - 20 Apr 2006
BARCELONA, Spain

AUSA, set up in 1956 in Manresa, Barcelona, Spain, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of dumper trucks weighing up to seven tons, rough-terrain forklifts weighing up to 3.5 tons, multiservice vehicles weighing up to 2.5 tons, and concrete mixers and street sweepers.

Inside the News - Edition #255

Inside the News - 13 Apr 2006

In this week's issue, Forkliftaction.com News turns the spotlight on John Maybury, the USA-based Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA)'s president for 2006. John shares with us his passion for...

German media keeps Linde rumour mill going

News Story - 13 Apr 2006
HAMBURG, Germany

A German newspaper has reported that Linde AG plans to find a buyer for its forklift division before the northern hemisphere summer. The Die Welt report, picked up by Dow...

Linde Australia quashes rumours

News Story - 13 Apr 2006
SYDNEY, Australia

The managing director of Linde Australia says media reports on a possible sale of Linde Materials Handling are "speculation" (Forkliftaction.com News #246). In a statement to Forkliftaction.com News, Carl Smith...

Mobicon handlers make US debut

News Story - 13 Apr 2006
ARLINGTON, VA, United States

Container handling equipment specialist Powerfleet Inc has been appointed exclusive US distributor for Australian-made Mobicon container handlers. Powerfleet vice president Ryan Mouritzen said the first Mobicon to hit the US...

Omega 4D to reach world market

News Story - 13 Apr 2006
ONTARIO, Canada

Canada-based Omega Lift Distributors Inc has found a distributor to market the Omega 4D multiloader to the global market. The forklift is currently distributed through Omega's dealer network in the...

Kalmar triples crane orders

News Story - 13 Apr 2006
STOCKHOLM, Sweden

In its 2005 review, Kalmar parent company Cargotec Corp said the Stockholm-based container handling and heavy material handling provider experienced strong demand in all regions for all product lines. The...

Caterpillar briefs

News Story - 13 Apr 2006

Cat and Finning agree on remanufacturing VANCOUVER, Canada Telehandler manufacturer Caterpillar Inc has acquired a Finning subsidiary's component remanufacturing business. Under a two-year agreement, Caterpillar will provide all sales and...

Expose your business with a Forkliftaction.com ShopFront!

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Forklift driver part of insider-trading ring

News Story - 13 Apr 2006
NEW YORK, NY, United States

A forklift operator is one of 13 people charged in a USD6.7 million insider-trading conspiracy that involved Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch employees. It is the first insider-trading scandal to...

Cascade continues quest to remain at the top of materials handling industry

Advertisement - 13 Apr 2006

Cascade introduces RFHC Option for Mark 55 Push Pull attachment: PORTLAND, Oregon-USA - In its quest to remain at the top of the materials handling industry, Cascade Corporation has introduced a Radio Frequency Hydraulic Control (RFHC) option for their Mark 55 Push/Pull. The Mark 55 Push/Pull is the solution for operations that must handle both slipsheeted and palletized product. Hydraulically positionable outer platens are easily opened for conventional slipsheet handling and closed to allow pallet handling. In addition, the Mark 55 Push/Pull allows 4-way handling of the popular Mark 55 block pallet.

Person: John Maybury

Industry Profile - 13 Apr 2006
EAST LONGMEADOW, MA, United States

Meet John Maybury, the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) president, for 2006. He's a passionate man who wants to see more "new edgers" involved in the materials handling industry. Forkliftaction.com News reporter Christine Liew spoke with him this week.

Econometrics features in marketing seminar

Fork Talk - 13 Apr 2006
MILWAUKEE, WI, United States

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is hosting a marketing seminar for entry level and seasoned marketers from June 4 to June 6 at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore, Inner Harbour, in Maryland.